If you haven’t already done so at a local retailer or restaurant, it’s time to meet Sawatch Artisan Foods (sawatchartisanfoods.com). The 3-year-old company — craft sister outfit to commercial-scale Kansas
Lauren Ripko has coordinated some of the Front Range’s biggest festivals: Rocky Mountain Showdown, Denver’s Big Air, People’s Fair, and the Colorado Restaurant Association’s Taste of Pikes Peak.