The South Pearl Street Farmers Market

This past weekend we traveled to Denver, Colorado to see Bob Dylan, live in concert.  Neither Josie or I have ever seen Bob Dylan in Concert and both of us being from Minnesota thought it would be a great opportunity to see him since we would be hanging out in the Durango, Co area for the next couple a weeks.  While I love Bob’s older music, I wasn’t aware of his latest direction of music genre he plays these days and was disappointed that I didn’t recognize any of the songs they played.  In short, it wasn’t the Bob Dylan we expected, or the type of music we enjoy.  On the up side, we stumbled upon the South Pearl Street Farmers Market in a suburb of Denver.  It’s one of the best Farmers Markets we’ve experienced.  You can feel the uplifting energy as you walk among the venders.  The market is a pet friendly event, so you can be assured to encounter lots of four legged friends.  There are many quality vendors that can assist you with filling your G.A.S. tank.  Since we had a limited time to spend at the market, we focused on a few that attracted our attention.  The first we stopped in to investigate was The Joy Nut Co.  Inspired Snacking.  Brandon Barnhills’ mother Debbie shared some of the history of her son Brandons’ journey.  Being a single father, Brandon was inspired to create a healthy snack for his daughter Taytum Joy, meaning “Bringer of Joy”.  His dream became a reality and has created a delicious line of taste healthy snacks and granola.  Another vendor we visited was Cultura Craft Chocolate.  Owner/operator/chocolate maker Damaris Ronkanen created her own line of chocolate influenced and inspired by ingredients and techniques she experienced during her childhood trips to her family’s hometown in Mexico.  This bean-to-bar chocolate making company has a mission to create truly amazing chocolate that has greater transparency, sustainability, and accessibility.  Finally, we stopped to check out the Altan Alma Organics booth offering wonderful, hard to find organic dried fruits, nuts, grains, flours, legumes, spices and seeds for sprouting micro-greens. They also have a variety of local Colorado products. You can visit their organic store at 4593 N Broadway in Boulder, Colorado or visit their Facebook page.  If you find yourself in the Denver area on a Sunday between May and November, it’s definitely worth checking out.