More Columbia Farmers' Market

LFLF couldn't cover it all in 1 post, so we promised more on the Columbia Farmers' Market.  This is the crowd almost 2 hours after market opened!  We were quickly impressed with the number and variety of meats available at the market.  Being so far from our home, we couldn't take advantage of the opportunity, but we saw several shoppers with coolers for their meat & cheese shopping.  

We spent some time talking to the fine folks from Sho-Me Farms about their trademarked "Born Tender BEEF".  One thing led to another and we found out that they raise Shorthorn cattle and know our local PA farm friends & farmers' market vendors, McElhaney Family Farm.  It's a small world!  But just look at their great sales set up.  The car-hauler trailer has a chest freezer up front for a stash of beef to supply the meat cases.  The case permits a really nice display of the packaged cuts of beef.  The trailer is perfectly clean & contains a poster of meat cuts and brochures for customers.   Fantastic job!  They were also one of several vendors displaying the  Agrimissouri  logo.

And, let's add to that, Sho-Me Farms Pastured Poultry .....

Next on our rounds we found the Goatsbeard Farm cheesemaker who was chatting with her customers.  Another nice display!

Here's another of the meat selections at the market.  Grass-fed lamb anyone?

And last, but not least, among all of the meat vendors scattered through out the market, we found this offering!   LFLF has only encountered one other farm selling emu products at a famers' market from our days as a Penn State Extension Educator.  

Tomorrow ...... we continue the tour with baked goods & fantastic heirloom winter squashes & pumpkins!