Americans’ love affair with farmer’s markets — especially in urban areas — has boosted the alt-meat sector along with other food evolutions nationwide.
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Bored while recovering from a leg injury, Steve Scott amused himself by developing a veggie burger formulated with beets, hemp hearts and other “ingredients you can pronounce,” he says.
That was only three years ago. Now, thanks to an early and foundational position at the Boulder (Colo.) Farmers Market, Onyx Heartbeets LLC, the company he founded with life and business partner Melissa Cooper, is on the verge of turning a profit and is…