Thalken Mercantile opened in Lafayette in 2022 with a focus on providing carefully curated, high-quality products and creating a welcoming community space. Owners Hana Lash and Will Conklin designed the store as both a retail shop and a place where people can relax, connect, and feel at home. The store features a diverse selection of goods including home decor, candles, bath products, coffee, and greeting cards. The owners emphasize supporting local artisans and small businesses, sourcing many products from Colorado makers. The store also includes a beverage counter offering coffee, tea, and other drinks. Thalken has become known as a gathering place where customers can browse, enjoy a beverage, and spend time in a thoughtfully designed environment. The name Thalken comes from a Norwegian word meaning to speak or converse, reflecting the owners' vision of creating a space for community connection.

Adam Bratter's food trailer delivers 'the silkiest hummus on the planet' and falafel that are 'chewy outside and hot, fluffy and verdant inside, they sing with a perfect blend of fresh herbs, spices and garlic.' Committed to organic ingredients to avoid herbicide-sprayed garbanzo beans, Bratter emphasizes his approach: 'I work alone, so speed is definitely not our thing. The falafel are hand-scooped to order. It's genuine slow food.'

Three Leaf Farm owners Lenny and Sara Martinelli specialize in organic heirloom vegetables and herbs across their 17-acre certified organic farmstead in Lafayette, supplying 100 percent of its produce to five well-known restaurants, three of which are located in downtown Boulder.

The effort finds its foundation in the Colorado Grain Chain. Bouvier was one of the founding members of the organization, which started about the same time as she was launching Pastaficio. Jones Farms Organics, which is the first business in Colorado to receive Regenerative Organic Certification (ROC), also was an early member.

Today, Grain Chain members include 16 bakeries, 13 farms, 16 breweries and distilleries, and eight restaurants. As the organization grows—with increasingly more farmers cultivating organic and regenerative grains and food businesses sourcing grains from local farmers—it has become a powerful movement.

Pontus Jakobsson, a third-generation beekeeper from Sweden, brings traditional beekeeping expertise to Colorado through Bjorn's Colorado Honey. 'I, of course, want to say it's the most important animal that we have on the planet. Every fourth bite you consume, it's there because of bees,' says Jakobsson. The company offers diverse honey varieties including traditional clover, spun varieties, and flavored options like sweet and spicy or lemon zest, alongside apiary products like propolis and royal jelly, selling at Boulder County Farmers' Markets and South Pearl Street Farmers' Market in Denver.

Formerly Lafayette Florist
Located in predominantly residential area
Close to many amenities – Restaurants, Banks, Shopping
High traffic area with heavy store front presence

Sanitas Brewing Company is thrilled to announce the opening of its third location at 400 West South Boulder Rd, Suite 1650, Lafayette, CO. This new 3,700 square foot taproom, complemented by a sprawling 17,000 square foot patio, will officially open its doors to the public with a grand opening on Saturday, August 10th, 2024. 

Condé Nast Traveler may have deemed Lafayette one of the best small-town day trips from Denver, but it’s also worth a permanent move. It’s blossoming from its rural origins, with scenic views of the Rocky Mountains. Just 35 minutes north of Denver and 25 minutes east of Boulder, it also sits at a prime corner location between two of Colorado’s most popular cities.

Denver's award-winning Family Jones Distillery expands nationwide with direct-to-consumer shipping through Cask & Barrel Club. Source: PR Newswire

As currently envisioned, the development would create a new mixed-use development with an 8,000sf +/- retail/commercial building on the corner of Baseline and Carr, with residential townhomes and duplexes on the eastern portion of the site. The retail building will provide the necessary parking in an adjacent parking lot to the south of the building, with retail storefronts facing Baseline and addressing the corner. The parking lot would be screened from the existing residential neighborhood to the south of the alley.