Ashbourne Farms is the agricultural legacy of W.L. Lyons Brown and Sally [Shallenberger] Brown. A wedding gift to the young couple in 1937–several Scottish Shorthorn cattle and a bull–given by Sally’s grandfather, Ashton Cokayne Shallenberger, the fifteenth governor of Nebraska, launched the makings of the property that stands today.
According to a handy information release, Ashbourne Farms has commenced the buildout of its new Haymarket by Ashbourne Farms, a “marketplace and urban farm project” slated to occupy the former footprint of the Lebanese Country Club site (3032 River Road).
There’ll be locally-sourced produce, meats, coffee, bakery items and pre-packaged meals, with an emphasis on freshness and sustainability.
This quote by spokesperson and farm steward Austin Musselman provides the basic mission statement for the ongoing project: “Haymarket by Ashbourne Farms will bring energy and vibrance, as w ......
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