Coffeyville is getting ready for a new grocery store, Nichols Hitching Post. John and Sherrie Nichols of Nichols Trading Post in Parsons are opening their 2nd location in Coffeyville, and owner John Nichols tells us about the food and produce auctions (click to hear John on KGGF airwaves).
John said they are looking for a space to hold auctions in Coffeyville like they do in Parsons. The store auctions are separate from the Amish produce auctions, and if they have them in Coffeyville to "clean up" the store, John said the location for the auction will need to have an open area and big garage doors for deliveries.
Note that the produce auction in Dennis, Kansas, has a "massive amount" of food grown by local Amish farmers, and while they have not jumped through the hoops to get the USDA "Organic" symbol, the Amish grow their food organically without harmful pesticides.
They are shooting for April 1st grand opening, but it might be closer to the middle of the month.
