Three Leaf Farm Tour and Interview w/ Lafayette Colorado Farmers Market

Tucked along the quiet bends of Coal Creek in Lafayette, Colorado, Three Leaf Farm is more than just a working farm—it’s a sanctuary for inspiration, creativity, and connection to the natural world. Here, we grow organic herbs, flowers, and produce for our own local restaurants and Tea Company, care for animals who call the farm home, and invite our community to explore the rhythms of the Earth through seasonal events, workshops, and gatherings.

Rye Resurgence Instagram post on Daily Grains

When you consume fresh baked(short shelf life), locally source sourdough bread, you’re practically rewarding yourself and your stomach! Cottage bakery’s like Daily Grains specialize in these kinds of healthier breads.

Penny's Pie Shop: Lafayette Cottage Bakery Specializing in Laminated Pastries

Penny's Pie Shop is a cottage bakery based in Lafayette, Colorado, run by Jocelyn, a mama to a toddler and a medical speech language pathologist by day and an aspiring baker by night. The business started during the pandemic in 2020 as a way to bring people together and create moments of joy through baking. Jocelyn bakes from the heart and finds inspiration from childhood flavors, with her favorite creations being any sort of laminated flakey pastries, especially fruit pies. Penny's Pie Shop attends the Lafayette Farmers Market every other week, where Jocelyn shares her handcrafted pies and pastries with the community. The shop also takes orders for special gatherings, baby showers, birthdays, and gender reveals, creating custom baked goods for life's celebrations. As a cottage bakery, Penny's Pie Shop brings artisanal baking directly to Lafayette customers through farmers market appearances and custom orders, combining professional speech pathology work with passionate after-hours baking that celebrates traditional techniques and nostalgic flavors.

Switch Gears Farm grows for Nederland

Located just north of Hwy 66 in Longmont, Colorado, Switch Gears Farm is a one-acre vegetable farm started in December 2020 and is fully operated by Brett Matson and Vanita Patel.

Brett’s journey into growing food started in western Pennsylvania, where Brett worked for his grandfather’s dairy operation. Brett still remembers being 10 years old, dipping a coffee cup into a huge stainless-steel tank full of unpasteurized milk, and thinking it the best thing he’d ever tasted in his life. As Brett took more sips, he remembers wondering why milk from the store doesn’t taste like this. It up another world: into growing and raising food straight from the source.

Vanita, on the other hand, doesn’t have direct farming experience. However, she’s a nerd at heart and loves the challenges of problem solving. You can find her working the markets or helping behind the scenes to make sure the farm has the resources it needs.

Three Leaf Farm Tour and Interview w/ Lafayette Colorado Farmers Market

Tucked along the quiet bends of Coal Creek in Lafayette, Colorado, Three Leaf Farm is more than just a working farm—it’s a sanctuary for inspiration, creativity, and connection to the natural world. Here, we grow organic herbs, flowers, and produce for our own local...

After Working in the Edibles Industry for Years, This Woman Is Now Serving Gourmet Mochi

Using modified versions of her Japanese grandmother’s recipes, owner Madeline Dunhoff is bringing authentic mochi, onigiri and curry to local farmers’ markets, and offers delivery/catering orders across the greater Denver metro area.