Vendors

Beaver Valley Poultry is a mother-daughter family operation.  Our hens are housed on our family farms and are free to roam over the farm.  They are supplemented with non-GMO feed.  

Beaver Valley Poultry is licensed to sell in Nebraska & Kansas.

The Cross-K Beef Way

We live and work on our small family farm in southwestern Nebraska.  Together we work to bring high quality, USDA inspected beef directly from our family's farm to your family's home.  

At Cross-K Beef, we strive to raise beef in a natural, ethical, and humane way because it is better for the cattle and for the consumer.  Our belief is that If you follow natural grazing principals and mimic the way the bison grazed the prairie, you can produce great tasting beef that is better for the land and better for the consumer.  

This also requires breeding cattle that perform well on grass instead of in a feedlot like most.  We focus on smaller cattle that can fatten well on grass and don't need the high-fat diet that is typical today.  Your beef is hung for 3 weeks for the most tender steaks and the best flavor.  

Our cattle graze native grass over the summer, cover crops spring and fall, and a little organic, non-GMO cornstalks over the winter.  We do planned grazing that ensures the cattle are on the best source of feed possible at all times.

Ross & Becky Kurkowski
Madrid, Nebraska

Global Hues is a socially responsible boutique that exists to break the chains of poverty + trafficking + slavery. By cultivating transparent business relationships with artisans in vulnerable communities around the globe, we are able to offer a curated collection of handmade home goods, food, jewelry, bags, and more. These partnerships create opportunity, and opportunity creates hope, not only for artisans, but for their families and communities as well.

Global Hues loves to help with custom orders for churches, schools, businesses, events, fundraisers, and more. Please send an email to info@globalhuesmarket.com to learn more.

Laura Clause founded Global Hues in 2018 to make an impact on the global tragedies of poverty, trafficking, and slavery. She is passionate about raising awareness, educating others, and helping people across the globe rise out of poverty. Laura lives in McCook with her husband, Matt, and their five young kids.  

Follow us on Facebook and Instagram: @globalhuesmarket

We are a southwest Nebraska family that loves hard work, each other, and farm life...preferable all at the same time.  Our families have been in farming & ranching for generations and we both grew up on working farms.  Over the past two decades, we have re-homesteaded our own small slice of heaven…improving the farm, the land, and ourselves in the process. We live on a vintage-style, working farm complete with cows, chickens, small orchard, & large garden.  

We raise grain-finished beef:  wonderful, buttery smooth steaks & well-marbled roasts.  Using intensive, rotational grazing and cover crops, we work with the cattle to regenerate this land we've been blessed with.  Our artisan beef is grain-finished in small batches producing a taste profile & marbling that is premium.

Along with these cattle, wheat & forage are grown on our cropland. We also pasture hens to produce a nutrient-dense egg.  

Chris & Paula Sandberg

Stratton, Nebraska

Hillside Blooms is an inkling of an idea that sort of took over the Rodewald home. Since settling in McCook in 2003, the beauty of plants and flowers has been a fascination (obsession?). This year, we took a risk and amped up the color. Along with our four rapidly growing kids, we’re excited to share some of that beauty we love with our community through our cut-flower hobby farm.  

Life is beautiful. Take it in.

John and Michelle O'Dea, along with their two youngest sons-John G and Jake- operate a diversified cattle farm that includes breeding heifer development, cow calf, finishing, custom haying and club calf enterprises. Beef and replacement cattle are available year around.

John G works off the ranch and is transitioning into a welding and fabrication business and Jake and Michelle operate a catering business and food trailer that goes by the handle of "Fatty McGills ".

John and his sons represent the fifth and sixth generations of O'Deas raising and feeding cattle in Nebraska, dating back to the late 1860s in south central Nebraska and over 100 years here in Southwest Nebraska.  

The entire family is passionate about rural America and keeping our small communities viable. Check them out on Facebook at O'Dea Beef Customers group page or simply by friending John O'dea.

John O'Dea Beef Protocols:

• Zero administered hormones or in feed antibiotics. Antibiotics are only used on an individual animal basis according to need. 
• Cattle are on grass in family groups until 150 to 200 days of age. 
• Calves are weaned, fed in a growing phase a minimum of 150 days then grain finished for 120 days in small groups to avoid stress and injury. 
• Cattle are harvested every couple weeks so we can achieve optimal finish level for our customers. 
• We utilize crop aftermath, ethanol co products, grain screenings and locally sourced corn for our finishing rations.
• Pens are walked twice daily by the same people so any problems or injuries are dealt with early so we can keep the stock as happy and comfortable as possible.

Gene Jolly was raised on a sheep ranch in Eastern Colorado and has found his home raising sheep north of Stratton, Nebraska.

When asked why he likes to raise them, he'll answer, "Going out on the prairie and watching them, their personalities and mannerism, it's good for my soul."

Loup River Beef is a 5th generation start to finish family cattle operation.

"Our beef is born and backgrounded on our ranch in the beautiful Nebraska Sandhills. From there they are finished on a high-quality corn-based ration that we produce at our farm in Northeast Nebraska. One of our greatest joys is having the privilege to have our family be apart of every aspect of these animals' lives. We look forward to doing business with you."

Sincerely, The Villwoks

Saltwater Hills raises Pacific Whiteleg Shrimp at our farm 3 miles south of McCook. Our shrimp are sustainably raised using zero chemicals or mechanical filtration. We let biology and nature do what she does best to deliver a product that is truly unique, especially to us landlocked Nebraskans. 

Shrimp are harvested the day of pickup and you will never see a frozen shrimp come from our farm. The flavor is very mild, sweet, and the absolute best tasting shrimp you’ll find. It is a favorite with chefs around the world, and now you have access to the freshest of the fresh, grown proudly right here in McCook, NE. 

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for supporting our family, local food producers, and the future of agriculture and food in our amazing corner of the world!

HISTORY

Sehnert’s Bakery dates back to 1521 in Erfurt Germany. Richard Sehnert brought the first Sehnert’s Bakery to the USA in the late 1800’s. During the 1900’s ten Sehnert families had bakeries in the United States. The last Sehnert’s Bakery is run by Matt & Shelly Sehnert – the 4th USA generation right here in McCook, Nebraska.

Matt’s parents, Walt and Jean Sehnert started serving McCook and the southwest Nebraska Community in 1957. A long-time pillar on the bricks of Norris Avenue, Sehnert’s Bakery is a gathering place for groups of friends, sweethearts, and business meetings. Sehnert’s has created a relaxing atmosphere to escape for a bit from the hectic pace of life. From morning coffee, espresso and homemade donuts and pastries to fun and unique sandwiches, soups and salads; join us at Sehnert’s to feed your body…and soul.

MATT & SHELLY SEHNERT

Shelly and I met in ballroom dance class at the University of Nebraska. After college, I attended the American Institute of Baking in Manhattan, Kansas. My father and grandfather graduated from the same school when it was located in Chicago. Three years were spent in the Denver, Colorado area where Shelly and I landed great jobs with full benefits and matching 401K programs. Why did we leave Colorado for rural Nebraska?  LIFESTYLE.  We made a conscious choice to live out our lives in a place that shared our core priorities for living.

Shelly and I have backpacked through Europe, traveled many places and experienced many beautiful cultures. Although we’ve enjoyed many places, we feel blessed to be able to earn a living, raise our family and create a fulfilling life right here on the Golden Plains. Thanks for that.  -Matt

LET'S KEEP IT GOING!

At Sehnert’s, we believe that a strong community needs all of us to share our time, talents and treasure. That is why we invest by supporting our community in many ways including serving on boards and committees that we enjoy. Being mindful and intentional helps us create the community where we all want to live and the community that we hope to pass on to the next generations. We want to make McCook and southwest Nebraska an even better place to live, work and play.

We are proud of Sehnert’s Bakery & Bieroc Café. We appreciate our crew that works so hard while making it all fun. We are thankful for our patrons who allow us to live, earn a living and raise our families right here on the Golden Plains. Let’s keep it going!

The Prairie Garden is located on a bit of prairie in the southwest corner of Nebraska. We are pretty passionate about small scale farming and providing fresh, nutritious food for our community. Life is too short to eat flexible cucumbers and wilted salad greens. True health comes from eating the best kind of food. 

We grow responsibly and believe that pesticides and herbicides are damaging to the environment and human health. Even though the farm isn't certified organic, we grow using organic practices.  Weeds are controlled by cultivation, stale seed bedding, soil solarization, and hand weeding.  Each year we take soil samples and add naturally occurring fertilizers and amendments. Healthy soils grow healthy vegetables! 

Want to come see for yourself? We love to show our community how their food is grown, but prefer if you contact us first to make an appointment. We're a working farm and we gotta keep planting those seeds.

Ryan & Lonetta Zimmerman

Madrid, Nebraska