Every Saturday morning is the Downtown Farmer's Market at the corner of 5th and Humboldt. You'll find vendors selling local meats, produce and baked goods. For more information on the market: http://www.localharvest.org/downtown-farmers-market-of-manhattan-kansas-M2177
One of the vendors at the market is Darrell Parks, of Parks Pasture Pork. You can get excellent quality, organic (though not packaged as such, since it is not butchered in an organic facility) pork from Darrell. This pork is some of the best I've ever tasted, and is raised in a very sustainable way. His farm is close to Manhattan, so you can go check out how the pigs are raised on pasture and buy from him and his wife, Donna, directly.
More information about Parks Pasture Pork:
http://www.kansasruralcenter.org/cwfp/parks.pdf
http://www.kansasrivervalley.com/producers/ps110.php
David Heidebrink has some very high quality (often grades out as prime) beef to offer. Like Parks, they sell by the pound at the Downtown Farmer's Market (Saturday mornings) and by the side and half-side. The beef is very well marbled and flavorful. In addition, he and his wife sell eggs, vegetables (this time of year it would be asparagus, arugula, spinach, etc.), jams, nuts and other products.
Here is info on contacting David and his wife Jamie:
http://www.localharvest.org/the-heide-way-farm-M26127
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