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Three families opened a new Amish store near Buffalo in 2020, offering a wide variety of hand-grown and homemade foods, including in-season produce; baked goods; canned fruits, vegetables, pickles, jams, and jellies; butter; raw milk; and candies. They also sell sorghum from Missouri, and maple syrup from Wisconsin.

In 2023, the families built an addition to the store, because of its popularity. In 2024 a new building is planned next to the adjacent store; it will be for bulk foods and handcrafted furniture, among other items.

Full-time employee Samuel Miller says, “We have a lot of local customers, and during the summer we attract many tourists on their way to Yellowstone, the Tetons, and other attractions in West.”

Adds co-owner Daniel Yoder: “We offer homemade donuts on Saturdays, using recipes that have been handed down within the Yoder family for generations. The donuts are a big hit; people tell us they have never had a donut like the ones we make.”

The store also carries a variety of items handcrafted by members of the three families or their Amish relatives on the East Coast, including birdhouses and feeders, youth and adult clothing, quilts, rugs, pot holders, cutting boards, indoor and outdoor furniture, and home decorations.

Yoder’s Country Market is open Mondays through Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.