Photo by Cyrus McCrimmon, The Denver Post

It’s heartening to work with companies that are doing things right. We hate to brag about our clients, but Panorama Meats fits snugly in that category. Their latest business initiative with the Northern Arapaho Indian Tribe in Wyoming makes sense on so many levels. It brings a healthy, organic, environmentally sustainable, humanely raised grass-fed beef to Whole Foods Markets customers in the Rocky Mountain region. And, it offers financial rewards for the Northern Arapaho, who have raised cattle on the Wind River Indian Reservation for decades. Read more about it in this major feature story that appeared in the Denver Post on Sept. 30.

Denver TV’s 9News aired a video report two of its newscasts Sept. 17 about the people of of Lockton Companies‘ Denver office donating workboots to a construction-trades class in Aurora. We helped Lockton gain some recognition for this act of generosity. You can read the written version, “Risk-management company donates ’safety’ to needy students,” here, or view the video directly below.

The highlight of yesterday’s Naturally Boulder Days conference was Dr. Fred Kirschenmann’s keynote address, which detailed the challenges ahead for those involved in agriculture. I first encountered Fred 20 years ago while working with Coleman Natural Meats, and he continues to amaze me with his smart, practical approach to agriculture. In addition to managing his own 3,500-acre farm in Iowa, Fred is a Distinguished Fellow at the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture in Iowa, and is President of the amazing Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture near Tarrytown, New York. (more…)