Boulder has always been a hub for natural foods — Radio Nibbles

An excerpt from a newspaper article by John Lehndorff, where he first coins the term “Tofu Town.” (KGNU/John Lehndorff)

Boulder has always been a hub for natural foods — Radio Nibbles KGNU News

On today’s Radio Nibbles, KGNU’s John Lehndorff talks about Boulder’s history of natural foods, from tofu to granola.

Lehndorff will host the Tales of Tofu Town event on March 30 at the Museum of Boulder, with natural foods pioneers Sheldon Romer of Rudi’s Organic Bakery and Mark Retzloff, co-founder of Alfalfa’s Markets and Aurora Organic Dairy.

White Wave Soyfoods bumper sticker. (KGNU/John Lehndorff)

Joining them is Steve Hoffman, founder of Compass Natural and former Editorial Director of Natural Foods Merchandiser magazine.

Tickets can be found at museumofboulder.org/events/tales-of-tofu-town.

The Colorado Sanitarium Health Food Company is one of the first natural foods companies. They produced cereal and ‘nut foods’. (KGNU/John Lehndorff)

In local food news, The Lowdown is open at 2731 Iris Avenue, the former site of Murphy’s and The Local.

Slow Food Boulder County and the Lafayette Farmers Market are hosting the final CSA Fair of the year, from 11 am – 2 pm, on March 29 inside the cafeteria at Lafayette’s Pioneer Elementary School. East County farms will be on hand, offering multiple sizes of weekly produce boxes. Details can be found at slowfoodboulder.org

This story aired on The Morning Magazine, KGNU’s weekday morning show featuring local news and community members. Click here to listen to other episodes of The Morning Magazine.