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2012 SUCCESS 25 STORY AND PHOTO BY SHARON SULLIVAN I f good clean meat, free of hormones, antibiotics and other artificial ingredients is important to you, consider visiting Fisher’s Market Premium Natural Meats, 625 24 1/2 Road. Full-time butcher Ron Bonds will cut any meat the way you like it and offers many different rubs and marinades. Bonds is passionate about his work and the fact that Fisher’s carries natural, high quality meat. “We had prime T-bones last week, sold them all,” Bonds said. “There are not many places in the valley, if any, that sell prime beef. Most grocery stores sell choice beef,” a lower grade. Fisher’s Market buys their free range, cage-free chickens from Boulder Natural Meats. The chickens are all hormone and antibiotic-free. The pork is also natural, containing no additives, hormones or antibiotics. Sausages made on the premises contain nothing but meat and seasonings. Clean meat is important for a lot of people, Bonds said. You won’t find warnings of “includes BHT, or BHA” on Fisher’s meats. And “there’s a big flavor difference,” Bonds said. “You can hold one of our steaks and a commodity steak and you can smell the difference.” An array of sausages, chorizo, breakfast sausage, Polish sausage, Andouille and veal brats are all available at the store. There’s also buffalo meat, lamb, artisan salami and a large selection of seafood. And there’s exotic meats: Pheasant, quail, ostrich, crawfish, mussels, rabbit and fresh shell fish. “We also just bought a smoker for the market,” Fisher-Pollock said. “We will be able to smoke ribs, brisket, pork butts, anything really, and sell by the pound.” And that’s not all. Fisher’s Market also sells local eggs from free-range chickens, locally-grown seasonal produce and milk from Graff Dairy, 581 29 Road. “It’s exciting in the summer,” Fisher- Pollock said. “We have everything.” There are breads, gluten-free products, cheeses, Big B’s apple cider from Hotchkiss, and sushi-making supplies. There’s also Italian meatballs, jalapeno poppers and chicken fireballs for cooking at home. “We do parties — meat and cheese, or seafood trays and side dishes,” Fisher-Pollock said. Jay Pollock has run the shop ever since his wife’s family bought the business, formerly called Farmhouse Natural Meats in 2009. Shoppers can even stop at Fisher’s Market for some lunch to go. The shop offers soups and sandwiches. One can order a sandwich made from Boar’s Head deli meats or choose from a few prepared items such as coleslaw, cowboy beans, pasta or crab salad. 625 24 1/2 Road, Unit B 970.245.2500 www.shopfishersmarket.com HOURS: Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.- 7 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FISHER’S MARKET PREMIUM NATURAL MEATS Natural, hormone-free meat a specialty at Fisher’s Market C E L E B R A T I N G Y E A R S I N B U S I N E S S 2009 Fisher’s Market opens for business. 2009 Today’s Home joins Colorado Avenue. 2009 Turn the Page Bookstore keeps it local.
