Photo courtesy of Tomboy Butcher
Some holiday traditions start with a recipe. In Telluride, many of them start with an order from a local butcher. Tomboy Butcher, the Telluride shop run by Sadie Farrington, has opened holiday orders for 2026, with roasts, duck, quail and salmon for Hanukkah, Christmas and New Year's. In Sadie's words, everything comes to you fresh, never frozen.
Holiday | Order by | Delivered |
|---|---|---|
Hanukkah | December 1 | December 3 |
Christmas | December 10 | December 21 to 23 |
New Year's | December 10 | December 28 to 29 |
Angus Prime Rib Roast, from $204
Angus Beef Tenderloin, from $120
Stuffed Quails, $23
Sadie Farrington opened Tomboy Butcher in September 2019, and Telluride Magazine has described it as the only whole-animal butcher shop near Telluride. Her focus is on knowing where the meat comes from: pasture-raised, local and heritage-breed animals from ranchers and farmers across southwest Colorado. Beyond the holidays, Tomboy Butcher runs monthly butcher box subscriptions, picked up at the shop on Vance Drive.
That's the kind of business that makes a mountain town feel like home. Ordering your holiday roast from someone who knows the rancher by name turns one dinner into a tradition: the same butcher, the same table, the whole family gathered around it year after year.
When the holidays are the reason you own here, the home itself should make hosting easy. Buyers who gather family every December tend to look for a kitchen with room for more than one cook, a dining space that seats everyone at one table, ovens big enough for a standing rib roast, and a fireplace to settle in by after dinner. Plan the timing too: Tomboy's Christmas deliveries land December 21 to 23, so book your arrival to meet them. With over two decades in Telluride and Southwest Colorado, and as a CLHMS and REALM Global Exclusive Member, I help buyers find the house their family will come home to every holiday.
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A whole-animal butcher buys entire animals from farms and ranches and breaks them down in-house, using every part rather than ordering pre-cut boxes. As Sadie told Telluride Magazine about one heritage pig, "We utilize the whole pork."
No. Tomboy Butcher says its holiday orders come to you fresh, never frozen.
Yes. Tomboy Butcher offers butcher box subscriptions year-round, picked up at the shop at 763 Vance Drive in Telluride.
The best part of a Telluride holiday isn't only the snow on the San Juans. It's the local people who make the season feel personal, from the butcher who cut your roast to the neighbors around your table. If you're dreaming of hosting your own Colorado holiday, start with our luxury property search for homes for sale in Telluride, CO, or explore Telluride real estate by area.
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Anne-Britt Ostlund | Founder & Luxury Real Estate Broker, Mountain Rose Realty
220 E Colorado Ave, Suite 211, Telluride, CO