Lakeside Meats

Angola, IN

Just south of the Michigan-Indiana border, Charrissa Rager and her family run a “Farm-to-Fork” butcher shop in Angola. They’re going into their eighth year of owning Lakeside Meats, which is a go-to for many locals in the area when it comes to meats, seafood, deli items, and other specialty grocery products.

Charrissa and her husband Trent have been in agriculture for a while, with Lakeside Farms dedicated to growing non-GMO crops such as corn, beans, hay, and straw. They grind their own feed from this which is used to raise their livestock of cows. This is where the idea of the market came to life.