Earth Day at The Kitchen cafe in Boulder, Colorado, means a celebration of locally harvested foods—with farmers as the honored guests. The simply prepared food, such as pork with mushrooms and fennel, roasted baby carrots, radish and turnip salad, and sticky toffee pudding, is passed, family-style, from table to table. Pull up a chair and let the fare inspire you. Then re-create The Kitchen’s fresh and doable dishes with these featured recipes at your house this Earth Day (April 22) or any day.

Visit The Kitchen café
1039 Pearl St. , Boulder, CO 80302 ; 303/544-5973; www.thekitchencafe.com.

Stop in for a meal of locally produced food, a glass of wine, or one of The Kitchen’s special-event meals, such as the Earth Day Dinner. The Kitchen is open seven days a week: weekdays for breakfast starting at 8 a.m., lunch, afternoon menu, and dinner starting at 5:30; Saturday and Sunday brunch from 9 to 2, and dinner from 5:30 until close. Reservations suggested for evening dining. The Upstairs Wine Lounge is open Tuesday through Saturday from 4 p.m. to midnight. Monday night is Community Night, with a multicourse dinner served family-style at large tables. It’s a great way to meet Boulder locals and visitors alike ($35 per person; reservations required). Check the Web site for photos, recipes, information about their eco-friendly ways, and their complete list of local and national purveyors.

Guide to The Kitchen’s local purveyors
When owners Hugo Matheson and Kimbal Musk created The Kitchen, they wanted a fresh take on the corner cafe—a place with a strong sense of community, right down to the locally produced food. Ask Hugo who grew the carrots or where the chicken came from, and he’ll tell you the person’s name. He’s all about creating lasting relationships. Here are some of the local, small-scale farmers and purveyors used by The Kitchen and featured in Country Home’s “Earth Day Dinner” story in the April 2007 issue.

Haystack Mountain Goat Dairy
1121 Colorado Ave., Ste. A, Longmont, CO 80501
This dairy provides The Kitchen with a variety of locally produced goat cheeses, including Boulder Chèvre and Haystack Feta (made with goat’s milk). 720/494-8714; www.haystackgoatcheese.com.

Cure Organic Farm
7416 Valmont Rd., Boulder, CO 80308 (tours by appointment)
Anne Cure grows more than 90 varieties of organic vegetables, and herbs, plus raises laying hens for eggs and tends several honeybee hives. 303/666-6397; www.cureorganicfarm.com.

Monroe Organic Farms
25525 Weld County Road 48, Kersey, CO 80644
Jacquie and Jerry Monroe run the oldest organic farm in Colorado as a CSA (community-supported agriculture). 970/284-7941; www.monroefarm.com.

Munson Farms
75th St. and Valmont Rd., Boulder, CO 80301
Bob Munson sells his pesticide-free sweet corn, pumpkins, and other produce at his local farm stand and Boulder County Farmers’ Market. 303/442-5330; www.boulderfarmers.org.

Conscious Coffees
Currently based in Breckenridge, Colorado, Mel Evans-Glenn and Mark Glenn supply The Kitchen with fresh-roasted, fair-trade organic coffee. They will soon open a new location on Pearl Street in Boulder. 970/453-5353; www.consciouscoffees.com.

Long Family Farms
25480 CR 80, Eaton, CO 80615
For 51 years, this family-run farm has been providing pork that is hormone- and antibiotic-free and raised outdoors. They also sell beef and lamb. 970/454-2977; www.longfamilyfarms.com.