Local Producers
The Merc Co+op’s commitment to providing local foods and products is not just a whim, it is written into the Ends that have guided our co-op for 50 years.
We work hard to build strong business relationships with local farmers and producers. Over 25% of the products we sell are grown, raised or made within 200 miles of The Merc Co+op. That’s $4,289,299 of sales in 2023 that directly supported our local economy. When you purchase local products from the co-op, you become part of these local social and economic networks that we work to create. When you put locally grown and locally raised food on your table, you become part of a sustainable local food system.
How Do We Define Local?
Products labeled Local at The Merc Co+op have been raised, grown, or made within 200 miles of our stores. We’re thrilled to work with more than 200 local producers and vendors from our neighborhood.
Number of Local Producers
Become a Local Producer
Are you interested in partnering with the co-op? Tell us more about your farm or business by filling out the form at the button below. You may also choose to familiarize yourself with our product guidelines for more information.
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Meet Our Local Producers
Alma Creamery
Alma, KS
cheese
Anthony’s Beehive
Lawrence, KS
honey
Arden Wood Designs
Ottawa, KS
reusable cloth bags
artisan kombucha kc
Kansas City, MO
kombucha
Bauman’s Cedar Valley Farm
Garnett, KS
eggs
poultry
Beisecker Farms
Baldwin City, KS
Apples
Be Love Too Farm
Edgerton, KS
sprouts & wheatgrass
b.e. nurtured
Lawrence, KS
candles & body care
Bigg's BBQ
Lawrence, KS
barbecue sauce
Black Drip Coffee
Kansas City, MO
coffee
Blessed Thistle
McClouth, KS
medicinal tinctures
Bon Ami
Kansas City, MO
cleaner
BoysGrow
Kansas City, MO
Sauces, salsas
Broadway Roasting Co.
Kansas City, MO
coffee (our cafés use this, too)
Brian Goodman Photography
Lawrence, KS
greeting cards
Café Amoon
Lawrence, KS
baklava, garlic sauce
Campbell Gardens
Centerville, KS
candied jalapenos
Caramelo's
Lawrence, KS
Sonoran tortillas
Cascone's
Kansas City, MO
pasta sauce & pizza sauce
Cedar Lane Farm
Cummings, KS
produce
Central Soyfoods LLC
Lawrence, KS
tofu, tempeh
Chestnut Charlie’s
chestnuts & pecans
Chlorofields
Lawrence, KS
sprouts
Circle Pecans
McCune, KS
pecans
Cooper's Honey Company
Peculiar, MO
honey
Cursed Candle Co.
Lawrence, KS
candles
Darla's
Lawrence, KS
salad dressing & chocolate truffles
Ann Dean Photography
Lawrence, KS
greeting cards
Earth Flowers
Lawrence, KS
succulents & veggie & herb starters
Farm To Market
bread (our deli uses this, too!)
Farmer Direct Foods
flour
Free State Brewery
beer
Fullwell Granola
Lawrence, KS
granola
Glitter and Rust
Lawrence, KS
greeting cards
Goddard Farm
Lecompton, KS
cheese
Grace's Best Cookies, LLC
Parkville, MO
cookies
Grandma Hoerner's Foods, Inc
Alma, KS
fruit preserves
Great Harvest Bread Co.
Lawrence, KS
bread
Green Dirt Farm
Weston, MO
Half Day Creamery
Topeka, KS
yogurt in glass jars
Hammerpress
Kansas City, MO
letterpress greeting cards
Handmade Fire
Lawrence, KS
hot sauce
Hawley Honey
Iola, KS
honey
Hildebrand Farms Dairy
Junction City, KS
milk, cream, butter
Hidden Hollow Farm
Quenemo, KS
eggs
Hilary's Eat Well
Lawrence, KS
veggie burgers, veggie bites, salad dressing
Hillsdale Bank BarBQ
Hillsdale, KS
barbecue sauce
Hoganville Family Farms, LLC
Olathe, KS
sauerkraut
Hometown Granola Shop
Oskaloosa, KS
granola, jam
Honey Del Farm
Lawrence, KS
eggs
Homestead Ranch
Oskaloosa, KS
body care
hot mamas bayou
Kansas City, KS
Creole seasoning
Hugo Tea Company
Kansas City, MO
tea
Indigo Wild
Kansas City, MO
candles & body care
ioway bee farm
White Cloud, KS
honey
Irick Farms
Linwood, KS
produce
Juniper Hill Farms
Lawrence, KS
produce
Kanbucha
Lawrence, KS
kombucha
kansas premium meats
beef
Konza Media Group
Wichita, KS
greeting cards
Lebanese Flower
Lawrence, KS
hummus, Mediterranean foods
Leo Risin’ Foods
honey, soy sauce
Life Balance
Mission, KS
superfood shots
Lilac Moon Apothecary
Lawrence, KS
aromatherapy
Lindyspring Drinking Water Co.
Topeka, KS
water
LFK Press
Lawrence, KS
screenprinted stickers, magnets
Love Grub
Lawrence, KS
dog treats
Louisburg Cider Mill
Louisburg, KS
apple cider
Lucky Elixer
kombucha
Maggie’s Farm
Lawrence, KS
produce, flowers, knitted hats, greeting cards
Susan Mallamo
Ottawa, KS
warm-a-babies
Mama Lupe’s
Moundridge, KS
tortillas, tortilla chips
Margarita's
Kansas City, MO
salsa
Marie Antoinette's Gluten-Free Bake Shop
Wathena, KS
gluten-free baked goods
Meat LLC
Lawrence, KS
meat, cheese
Mediterranean Market
Lawrence, KS
hummus, Mediterranean foods
Mellowfields Farm
Lawrence, KS
Mindfully Made
Overland Park, KS
elderberry syrup
Missouri Organics
Kansas City, MO
compost (and the co-op’s composting partner)
Kansas City, MO
hummus, Mediterranean foods
Moon on the Meadow
Lawrence, KS
Moonfluf
Lawrence, KS
organic cotton candy
morning light kombucha
Hiawatha, KS
kombucha
Nash's Red Barn Farm
Leavenworth, KS
eggs
Nectar Republic
Bel Aire, KS
candles
New Grass Bison Company
Shawnee, KS
bison snack sticks
New Roots for Refugees
Kansas City, KS
produce
Notkwyta Ranch
McLouth, KS
eggs
Oak Ridge Farm
Baldwin, KS
mushrooms
Pat and Rachel’s Garden
Olathe, KS
produce, frozen veggies
Tony Peterson
Lawrence, KS
greeting cards
Phoenix Woodworking
Lawrence, KS
wooden ornaments
Pinole Blue
Wichita, KS
blue corn tortillas & beverage
Pitmaster LT
Shawnee, KS
sauces and rubs
Quiet Trees
Lawrence, KS
CBD products
Repetition Coffee
Lawrence, KS
River Rat Skate Shop
Lawrence KS
shirts, printed license plates
Rolling Prairie CSA
Roots Mix
Shawnee, KS
bloody mary spice mix
Salem Farms
Topeka, KS
produce
sandy bee acres
honey
Senor Stan's
Baldwin City, KS
salsa
Shelley Produce
Lawrence, KS
produce
Silva's
Kansas City, KS
tortilla chips
Simone Chickenbone
Wichita, KS
lip balm
James Snow
Burlingame, KS
bee pollen
South Baldwin Farms
Baldwin City, KS
apples, apple cider
Spring Creek Farm
Baldwin City, KS
produce
Stone & Sparrow Farm and Mill
flour
Summit Hill Garden
sway coffee roasters
Kansas City, MO
coffee
Sweet Love Farm
Oskaloosa, KS
eggs
El Taquito
Kansas City, KS
tortillas
Taylor Farm
Lawrence, KS
produce
Trails West Farm
Eudora, KS
produce
Treehouse Berry Farm
Ottawa, KS
salsa, jam
Two Sisters Farm
Lawrence, KS
lettuce & greens
The Urban Onion
Vesecky Farm
Baldwin City, KS
poultry
Voigts Farm
Wellsville, KS
produce
Wakarusa Ridge Ranch
Overbrook, KS
beef
Wakarusa Valley Farm
Lawrence, KS
produce
Wheatfields Bakery
Lawrence, KS
bread
Jason Wiebe Dairy
Durham, KS
cheese
Wild Alive
Lawrence, KS
fermented foods & condiments
Wyldewood Cellars
Mulvane, KS
elderberry juice
yippee cafe
Lawrence, KS
coffee
Yoli Tortilleria
Kansas City, MO
tortillas
Z's Divine Coffee Roasters
Lawrence, KS
coffee
1Canoe2
Fulton, MO
greeting cards