One of my favorite things about photographing local markets in Boulder is meeting the makers...the people who pour their hearts into every jar, batch, and creation. Each booth tells a story of passion and purpose, and through my camera, I get to capture that spark of authenticity that makes Boulder’s artisan scene so special.

Smiling woman holding freshly baked bread at the farmers market, enjoying the local artisan food scene.

This week, I spent a morning photographing some incredible local businesses: The Little H ouse of Tempeh, Bee Yourself Honey, Spark and Honey, Ray Road Nut Butter, Hand Pressed Flower Jewelry and Monroe Organic Farm. Each one brings something beautiful and delicious to our community.

Man smiling and handing out samples at The Little House of Tempeh booth at the farmers market.

The Little House of Tempeh: Cultivating Conscious Flavor

Little House of Tempeh is a small, family-run operation based in Fort Collins, Colorado, dedicated to crafting organic, soy-free and unpasteurized tempeh using beans and seeds rather than just soybeans.

They emphasize traditional fermentation for live cultures and probiotics, with a mission rooted in both health and sustainability.

Man at The Little House of Tempeh booth smiling at the camera at the farmers market.

Man laughing while talking to a customer about samples at The Little House of Tempeh booth at the farmers market.

Woman at the Ray Road Nut Butter booth smiling and engaging with a customer at the farmers market.

Jars of Ray Road Nut Butter glowing in the sunlight at the farmers market.

Ray Road Nut Butter: Handmade with Heart

Ray Road Nut Butter was launched by founders Micah, Kate & Atticus Pyle in 2023 out of their home kitchen in Colorado, because they were dissatisfied with commercial nut-butters full of oils, sugars, and gums.

They committed to making nut butter they would feed their own son. These ingredients include: pure roasted nuts, organic where possible, and full transparency in ingredients.

Bee Yourself Honey: The Sweet Glow of Boulder

Bee Yourself Honey grew out of a love for bees, art, and community: the makers studied the world of bees—its matriarchal structures and pollinators—and created a business where people, bees and land all thrive.

Their space is envisioned as more than a honey producer: a place for creativity, play, advocacy, and ecological relationship through companion planting and wildflowers.

Bee Yourself Honey booth at the farmers market displaying honey jars, candles, and tasting samples.

Jars of handmade chapstick displayed at the Bee Yourself Honey booth at the farmers market.

Hand-poured candles displayed on a table at the Bee Yourself Honey booth at the farmers market.

Spark and Honey: Flavor with a Twist

Spark + Honey was founded by Lisa Steinkamp out of a frustration with typical snack options: her goal was to create a granola with premium, whole ingredients, organic maples syrup and Colorado honey, lots of nuts and seeds, and no artificial additives.

The brand name evokes a “spark” (campfire, simpler times) and “honey” (local ingredient) to capture that feeling of wholesome snack.

Man with an orange beard smiling at the Spark and Honey booth at the farmers market.

Man wearing a hat and sunglasses at the Hand Pressed Flower Jewelry booth at the farmers market.

Close-up of earrings with hand-pressed flowers at the farmers market.

Hand Pressed Flower Jewelry: Nature You Can Wear

Hand Pressed Flower Jewelry came out of a creative impulse to capture nature’s fleeting beauty in wearable form. Using wildflowers, resin, and careful craftsmanship, the maker crafts each piece as a quiet celebration of flora, memory, and artistry turning a pressed bloom into something you carry with you.

Man smiling at the Hand Pressed Flower Jewelry booth at the farmers market.

Close-up of dainty bracelets featuring hand-pressed flowers at the farmers market.

Men selling fresh potatoes at the Monroe Organic Farm booth at the farmers market.

Man smiling while holding green onion leafy greens at the Monroe Organic Farm booth at the farmers market.

Monroe Organic Farm: The Roots of Community

Monroe Organic Farm is one of Colorado’s oldest organic farms: established in 1936 by the Monroe family in Weld County, the farm has been growing produce organically (even before the term existed) for generations.

Each of these creators from honey gatherers to flower pressers to organic farmers, embodies what makes Boulder so special: authenticity, artistry, and connection. Through photography, I aim to honor their stories and celebrate the small details that make local craftsmanship so vibrant.

When we support local, we nurture the roots of community and creativity that sustain us all.

Self-portrait of Jessie Greenberg smiling, wearing a red dress against a white background.

Who is Jessie Greenberg Photography?

Jessie Greenberg, an educator and portrait photographer based in Boulder, Colorado. Jessie’s work captures local families, entrepreneurs, events, women's empowerment, and more. There is always a story waiting to be told!

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Capturing Local Flavor: Boulder’s Artisan Makers Through My Lens