Hi! My name is Laraina and my family has a long history of canning. I’m actually a fourth generation canner. I started canning while working at a friend's restaurant in Nederland, when my dad was out visiting. The restaurant used a variety of pickled veggies in their bloody Marys.
One day the owner asked if we could make some pickles for the restaurant. So we made pickles for them to use in the bloody Mary’s l started making lots of other great pickled vegetables such as, pickled; okra(my favorite), green beans, garlic, pickles, asparagus, jalapeños, brussels sprouts and beets.
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People really liked them and started asking me if they could purchase some from me. This is how my business got started. I then began getting into local holiday markets and eventually into farmers markets.
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Now I’m in 14 farmers markets across the front range. I'm thrilled that I was able to learn this from my dad and turn it into a business!
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I source my produce form local farms I work the farmers' markets with. I love what I do and am happy to spread the deliciousness to as many people as possible!
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