Growing a 100 year old Meat Market in Rural Kansas

Farming on Purpose

“I think that it’s important for consumers to know that when you are in a rural area you cannot receive the same products, sometimes at all.”

In this episode, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Ashley Comeau. Ashley and her husband, Adam, are the current owners of Brant’s Meat Market in rural Kansas. Brant’s Meat Market has been in operation for over 100 years and Ashley talks about the history of the store and the Brant family and the processes they had in place to run the meat market. While still wanting to hold and honor traditions of the family and the store, Ashley and Adam also want to expand their customer reach and opportunities the meat market is able to fulfill. Ashley also shares about opening a second location and the highs and lows that came with a second store. Ashley and Adam love working with their community to provide high quality meat as well as local meat.

About our guest: Ashley Comeau, Brant’s Meat Market - Kansas

Adam and Ashley Comeau, natives of Rooks County, Kansas, are the owners of Brant’s Market. Ashley attended Fort Hays State University for her Bachelor's Degree and earned her Juris Doctorate at Washburn University School of Law. Ashley works full-time with Jeter Law Firm in Hays and Adam works full-time for Ellis County EMS. In 2018, together they purchased the historic Brant's Meat Market, located in Lucas, Kansas, from the Brant family, and soon after expanded to a second storefront location in Plainville, Kansas, where they reside. The business has been the recipient of several statewide awards, including being selected by the Kansas Sampler Foundation as one of the "Eight Wonders of Kansas Commerce" and being named the "2021 North Central Kansas Regional Retail Business" by the Kansas Department of Commerce.

If you are interested in learning more about Ashley and Brant’s Meat Market, visit their Facebook page and website.

At a glance:

• History of Brant’s Meat Market in rural Kansas.

• The transition of ownership of Brant’s Meat Market to Ashley and her husband Adam.

• Aspiration of future growth of Brant’s Meat Market.

• Working with local beef producers.

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I’m your host, Lexi Wright. I started the Farming on Purpose Podcast from a passion for sharing the stories of agriculture from generations past, preserving the skills and lessons learned along the way, and ensuring the best of that is passed onto those who will continue to lead the way into the future of production agriculture.

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