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According to Steven & Susan Schwen - The Oak Center General Store, built in 1913, was resurrected in 1976 and is dedicated to rebuilding a better world from the earth up. The store carries locally raised grass-fed and pastured poultry, beef, pork, lamb, buffalo, elk and eggs, as well as organic produce, fruit and herbs, fair trade organic coffee and bulk organic dried grains and herbs. Bedding plants and perennials are available in season, as well as a full line of gardening tools and homesteading supplies. All the farmers we use as suppliers comply with our Minnesota Farmer Growing Practices Pledge, which includes treating livestock humanely by providing them with pasture, access to outdoors and fresh air, using no hormones or antibiotics in feed, maintaining and building healthy soils by rotating crops annually, using compost, cover crops and green manures, reducing tillage, and rejecting the use of GMOs, chemically treated seeds, synthetic toxic materials, irradiation and sewer sludge. They also work in cooperation with other farmers and neighboring communities to create a more sustainable way of life for future generations. Oak Center General Store is also home-base for Earthen Path Organic Farm, a 14-acre fruit, herb and vegetable farm that raises pastured chickens, lamb and eggs and provides part of the produce for our CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program. The CSA sells shares and provides produce for weekly pick-up (deliveries are also available). Products can be purchased directly at the store and we also ship within our region. We are located on Highway 63, 10 miles south of Lake City, or 25 miles north of Rochester. We are open 9 AM to 6 PM Monday through Saturday and some Sundays. For more information contact Oak Center General Store at: folkforum@riverland.org You can fax Oak Center General Store at 507-753-9902.