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that would want homegrown “We have never had a bad (3) as well as Lee’s daughter than when I took over when
beef. He would feed them and comment about Shorthorn Kayla (16), continue to raise I was 24. But one thing re-
drop them off at the locker for beef,” said Jan. “Our cus- beef and operate Elbee Farms mains the same, my love for
the buyers to pick their cuts. tomers love Lee’s beef, the with the rest of the Bigham the Shorthorn breed.”
Many people would forget quality, texture and every- family. From 1915 to 2021,
live price and butcher fees, so thing. The feedback is always the entire original 480 acres
he backed off selling it until great.” purchased by Walter remains
a new local option presented Lee takes care of feeding, in the Bigham family name
itself. transporting, and process- with an additional
Riverside Market in Blue ing fees at Frankfort Locker. 1,000 acres added
Rapids, Kansas, is a local He delivers meat to River- by Lee’s family.
grocery-style store that sells side Market on an as needed “Many things
local produce, flowers, and basis. have changed in my
Shorthorn beef. “The hardest part is know- lifetime,” Lee said.
“People want locally ing how much will be sold. I “From handwrit-
raised, fresh food,” said Jan try not to get too far ahead of ten pedigrees and
Bergkamp, owner of River- the game, so it sticks to the looking at cattle
side Market. “People want to fresh aspect the customers in person to online
know where their food comes expect. I have learned ev- registrations and
from. Our niche is fresh and erything is seasonal. For ex- photographs of cat-
local, we want that to be the ample, stew meat is popular tle, it is different
vibe when people come in.” during fall
The Bergkamp’s started and win-
the market in a used car ga- ter.”
rage when the big grocery Lee and
store in Blue Rapids went his wife
broke and shut down. Lee J anelle
contacted them about the along with
market carrying his beef. The their chil-
Bergkamp’s had bought beef dren, Is-
from Lee before and knew it abel (10),
was good so they decided it Kenny (7)
would be the only beef they and Elijah
would carry in the store.
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