Best of Summit 2016 & 2017 & 2018 & 2020, 2021 & 2022!
Best of Summit 2016 & 2017 & 2018 & 2020, 2021 & 2022!
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Red Buffalo Coffee & Tea is a community oriented coffee and tea house that seeks to provide exceptional service and quality products to Silverthorne's residents and visitors.
Founded in 2010 by Erin Young, Red Buffalo Cafe seeks to foster a sense of community and home. Often her family can be seen running around the cafe. Erin, family, and staff all believe in giving back and regularly volunteer with local, national, and global initiatives.
Carbon Offsets- We currently run all LED and Halogen bulbs from the bathrooms to the overhead lights. We also insulate our building and piping and thus use ZERO therms of gas to heat our unit.
Sourcing- Over 80% of our products come from an 80 mile radius. We also ask our suppliers that ship to us to ship using recyclable materials.
Community Action- Adopted 1/2 Mile of Blue River Clean Up and partnering with community organizations for sustainability education.
Coffee shops help form a sense of community. Whether people come to chat with friends or conduct business with associates, coffee shops around the world are a gathering place for people. Because we consider Silverthorne such a good home, we continually do what we can to support our great community as they help support us. For example, starting in 2017, Red Buffalo led the charge with the Silverthorne Chapter of the Summit Chamber of Commerce to eliminate school lunch debt for the Summit School District Elementary Schools. This initiative has raised over $20,000 for kids lunches.
Erin is the proud owner here at Red Buffalo. When Josh came to us he said “Erin is simultaneously the weirdest and coolest person I know.” That has my favorite quote because it is perfect for her. You can catch her ripping lines down the mountain, and judging anything from a small local rail jam to X-Games and Dew Tour. It’s just as cool to hear her nerd about coffee (or classical music). Her passion for it shows in her knowledge about it (ask her about the boiling temperature at elevation sometime). Erin’s love for coffee and the community is amazing. Stop in on a weekend (when COVID cases are down) to hear some music from completely local artists! I’m sure if you’ve been around the county for a while you already know Erin, but if you don’t hopefully you get to meet her here.
Nicole is our Shop Manager! She has several years of barista experience and is excited to bring you the best that specialy coffee has to offer. She has an amazing rescue dog named Clover and spends much of her time taking this fur-baby for hikes.
Josh has proven to be a great addition to the team. (Even if it is just because we need someone to reach things up high, haha.) I can only say that because you’ll find him cracking just as many jokes about us behind the bar. He came to us from Keystone, and is as ambitious about coffee as he is about all of his outdoor activities. You may catch him before, or after the climbing gym while he’s not on duty at Red Buffalo, but on or off duty he’ll definitely be cracking a joke. Come say hi while Josh is working, you might get the chance to hear a great idea or joke!
Sam began at Red Buffalo back in 2018. While she has explored other endeavors during this time, she is back with us again and we couldn't be happier! Sam loves to garden and spend time outdoors with her boyfriend and puppers. Her favorite drink is an iced coffee cream soda.
Coming to us in 2022, Diana is a calm breeze that moves through the cafe. After spending some time baking in France (!!), Diana also has a side-bakng business at the Dillon Famer's Market. You can catch LumiBaking there on Friday's through the summer.
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