by Central Staff They’re often referred to as “grocery surplus” or “dented can” stores, but Joan Burgett likes to refer to their store, Burmac Groceries, as the longest running mom-and -pop food store in Chaffee County. It’s also the only peacock ranch in the region. Joan’s husband Doyle first started the store in a back room behind his salvage yard east of Salida, along with Tom McCoy, he began buying overstocked items from General Foods and offering them for resale to the public. Doyle went on to open a larger store at the site of the old skating rink in ...