Producer wholesaler sues Alfalfa’s Market over alleged nonpayment, claims Market is insolvent

BOULDER — A produce wholesaler is suing Alfalfa’s Market over alleged non-payments for tens of thousands of dollars worth of food, and claimed that the longtime natural-foods grocer is insolvent.

In a complaint filed last week in the U.S. District Court of Colorado, Denver-based Big Sky Trading LLC claims that Alfalfa owes it $76,019 for a range of produce from December 2020 to the beginning of March. That figure is alleged to be larger once interest and attorney’s fees are included.

In particular, Big Sky alleges that Alfalfa’s is insolvent, but continued to mislead it into thinking that it had the funds…