After hearing about it from my brother, my wife and I went to Ellsworth this weekend. We live in Millard and had never heard of the store. In fact, we thought it was new. What a cool little store. We walked in and immediately were greeted by someone saying “hi” from the register. We started looking at some frozen meats, and within a minute, one of the owners approached us and greeted us in person. They told us all about the history of the store and where we could find different products. That is beyond cool, and that made us customers right there. These are local products by local farmers.
There was a great restaurant in Benson. They served Plum Creek Farms chicken. OMG, that was good. To our surprise, they had it at Ellsworth. Nebraska meats, eggs, ice cream, frozen pizzas, you name it. This is not a huge store by any means, but we can tell from the service and different things they do that it is mighty.
Take my advice, take the small drive from Omaha, and get to know and support these people. Farmers have good years and not-so-good years, but most importantly, they provide us with amazing products. Stores like Ellsworth offer us an opportunity to give back to the many sacrifices local farmers sometimes have to make.
