New store offers consumers fresh, local products

The small town of Spring Valley has welcomed the owners and workers at A Butchery Shoppe into their community as the new business opened its doors Dec. 18.

A Butchery Shoppe is owned by Fadra Greene, Kevin Olson, Dale Volkert and Robert Kramer. Greene said they have already been well received in the community, calling response "great."

"The outpouring of support from this community and the surrounding communities this week [week of opening] has been amazing," Greene said. "Word travels fast in small towns and there is quite a buzz right now."

Starting their business in Spring Valley brought Olson back to where his parents started their meat shop. Greene said the "A" in A Butchery Shoppe is in honor of Olson's mom Audrey. Olson's parents started their meat shop in Spring Valley in 1978 and eventually moved the business to Woodville.

When the chance to start their own business in Spring Valley arose, Greene said she and the other partners decided the area was right for what they wanted to do.

"The opportunity arose when we heard the grocery store (Spring Valley Foods) was closing and we felt this community would be a perfect fit for the vision we had for the store," Greene said.

Offering customers a fresh, quality product is very important to A Butchery Shoppe. Greene said they want to provide "clean label" products for people to eat.

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