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Tiered ratings

To be listed in green, eateries must have a very high offering of sustainable foods and must demonstrate sustainable foods to be a key goal of their business. Other criteria may include full local or organic meals offered regularly. To be listed in black, eateries must have a significant offering although reasonably there is still room to improve the offering. Items in gray have a small offering. Some judgment is used.

Definitions

100% grass-fed beef - from cattle that have eaten only grass or forage throughout their lives, indcluding during 
        their final few months of "finishing"
Antibiotic-free - animal raised without antibiotics. Does not refer to antibiotic residue-free meats, which is already 
        a USDA requirement
GMO - genetically modified organism
Hormone-free - excludes poultry and pork which the USDA already requires to be raised without hormones
Local - grown or raised in CO or WY
Locally-procured - purchased from CO or WY whereby some value-added operation (excluding distribution/ 
        grocers) is performed. Raw ingredients may or may not be from CO or WY 
Organic - USDA-certified organic
Organically-produced - made using organic standards, but not USDA-certified
Organically-grown - grown using organic standards, but not USDA-certified
Pasture-raised - animals spend most of their time living on a pasture & may have access to shelter
Semi-organic - may include some or all of: raised without antibiotics, hormones, or synthetic pesticides,, non-
        GMO (where GMO is more prevalent). This is not a USDA-certification.
Wild - undomesticated food

Exclusions

Local non-organic beer, as it is commonly available
Eateries having an insignificant offering (condiments only, for example) 
AniMeat that may have come from a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO)
Fish, except local wild-caught
Grocers, meat processors, distributors as a local source unless source is local, organic, pasture-raised, etc.
Foods meeting USDA minimum requirements (e.g., Hormone-free poultry, pork, bison. Antibiotic-free bison)
Bottled water
Caterers, unless their sustainable offering is consistent 
In-house prepared

items excluded as locally-procured (e.g., in-house roasted coffee)