ROSS SHAFER
When Ross Shafer set up his own bike brand in 1981, he decided his new business venture should be named after his pervasive culinary addiction, and Salsa Cycles was born. Sadly, he can’t stomach the same amount of the spicy condiment now, at age 69, but he makes a mean go-to healthy soup that he gives us the recipe for, as we talk to him at his Petaluma, California home.
“My wife and I live on a farm. We have pigs, goats, chickens, ducks, turkeys, bees and sheep. Oh, and cats and dogs! We have a lot of fresh food here and that’s what we eat a lot of. My wife’s the farmer and I’m the guy who makes stuff and pays for the farm. I don’t cook…
