Give Local: Alfalfa’s Market Features Boulder’s Best Organics™ “Organic Gift Baskets in a Box”



In time for Thanksgiving and the holidays, Alfalfa’s Market in Boulder, a champion of local and regional products, will feature organic gift baskets from Boulder’s Best Organics™—unique gift box collections filled with local Boulder- and Colorado-made products, presented in beautifully illustrated, reusable gift boxes featuring artwork from noted Colorado painter Jim Freeheart.

Boulder, CO (November 21, 2011) – Colorado shoppers looking for healthy, organic and eco-friendly gift baskets for the holidays need only visit Alfalfa’s Market in downtown Boulder. There, they can find unique, “grab-and-go” gift collections from Boulder’s Best Organics™ featuring organic products made by Boulder- and Colorado-based companies.



Unique among gift basket offerings, Boulder’s Best Organics™ hand-packed gift collections are filled with gourmet and artisan products from local businesses. The appealing gift collections are presented in beautifully illustrated, reusable keepsake gift boxes featuring the Flatirons of Boulder and other local scenes painted by renowned Colorado artist Jim Freeheart. Also, included in each gift set is a full-color storybook sharing the stories of many of the local producers featured in Boulder’s Best Organics™ gift boxes.



“Alfalfa’s is excited to feature Boulder’s Best Organics gift boxes for the holidays,” said Dale Kamibayashi, Purchasing Director for Alfalfa’s. “As a Boulder owned and operated retailer, we support local products whenever we can. Boulder’s Best Organics offers gift boxes featuring some of our leading Boulder-based natural and organic products manufacturers, and we think this is a great way for our customers to support these local companies this holiday season.”


Known locally and nationally as a pioneer in natural and organic products retailing when it first opened in 1979, Alfalfa’s reopened on Earth Day 2011 as an independently owned and completely modernized full-service natural products grocery under the leadership of original Alfalfa’s cofounder Mark Retzloff and other noted organic industry and independent retail veterans. The store is embracing locally based producers, as Boulder is known nationally as an epicenter of natural, organic and sustainable products business.



“Boulder’s Best Organics gift baskets are perfect for people who want to support local and also share their commitment to health, fair trade and the environment. We are also a great choice for green-minded businesses who want to deliver a memorable gift to clients, customers, employees and VIPs,” said Best Organics CEO Seleyn DeYarus.





In time for Thanksgiving and the holidays, Alfalfa’s is offering three select Boulder’s Best Organics™ gift basket themes. The gift sets featured in the store include gourmet organic food, coffee, tea, snacks, body care and eco-friendly items from local companies including:  Bobo’s Oat Bars; Boulder Organic Coffee Roasters; Colorado Spice Co.; Chocolove; Colorado Mountain Jam; Life Opening Chocolates; Olomomo roasted nuts; St. Claire’s Organics; Seth Ellis Sun Cups; Teatulia organic teas; Venus & Vetiver beauty care products; and hand-crafted yunomi teacups by Boulder artist Candace Newlove.




“We are long-time fans of Alfalfa’s Market and are happy to have the store and its great team serving the Boulder community again,” said Best Organics co-owner Steven Hoffman. Hoffman also serves as a board member of Naturally Boulder, a trade association promoting the growth of natural, organic and sustainable businesses in the Boulder/Denver region. “As such, we are pleased and honored to have our locally made gift baskets showcased in the store. It’s a strong network of local supporting local supporting local, and that’s win-win-win.

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About Boulder’s Best Organics™ and Best Organics Inc.

Boulder’s Best Organics™ is a local gift basket brand presented by Best Organics Inc. of Boulder, CO. Best Organics, a majority woman-owned company, is a leading provider of hand-packed, "organic gift basket in a box" collections featuring gourmet organic foods, personal care and other eco-friendly items from local, regional and U.S.-based producers and leading brands. Its gift collections—America’s Best Organics™, Colorado’s Best Organics™ and Boulder’s Best Organics™—feature unique local, regional and national organic products. Gift basket collections are presented in colorfully illustrated, reusable keepsake gift boxes featuring paintings from renowned Colorado artist Jim Freeheart. The company's Boulder's Best Organics™ gift box collections, featuring organic products from Boulder and the Rocky Mountain region, are featured in Alfalfa's Market, a leading natural and organic products retailer in Boulder, online at www.AmericasBestOrganics.com, and for corporate sales. Best Organics Inc. is a member of the Organic Trade Association, Colorado Proud, and Naturally Boulder, and is a Green America-approved business. Contact gifts@bouldersbestorganics.com or call 303.499.ORGANIC (6742).