Goodnight Loving Natural Beef: Keep it local: There is no better beef than all-natural, free-range, high-plains Colorado beef. Buy yours direct from local ranchers via Goodnight Loving, named for the historic cattle-drive trail from Texas to Colorado. Prices are good – a 16-ounce tri-tip runs $16, a special-event dry-aged prime rib roast just $110. Burgers and gift packs, too. Stock up; steaks are cheaper if you buy in bulk.|gnlbeef.com, or call 888-465-4465|Tucker Shaw
Beary Beary Tastee Bakery: You piled into the car way too early for this year’s leaf-peeping trip, so by the time you get to Fairplay it’s high time for a gingersnap and a cup of joe. Buy a dozen cookies for the car and pass them around for the rest of the day. Cinnamon rolls, too, if that’s how you roll.|600 Main St., Fairplay, 719-836-3212.|
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KIND Bars: Chock-full of whole nuts and fruit chunks, these energy bars actually taste good. One taster said: “I’m a fig fan, and it had plenty of that. Moist. Chewy. Fruity, but not gummy. No aftertaste. Surprisingly filling.” Not only are they tasty and good for you, they do good. Five percent of the profits (it’s the fastest-growing energy bar brand) goes to the Peace Works Foundation, which encourages business cooperation “among people of opposing beliefs in volatile regions, such as the Middle East and Indonesia,” and supports the OneVoice Movement that gives moderate Palestinians and Israelis the means to be heard.|Major grocery stores; |Kristen Browning-Blas
