Help Make My Mobile Meat Market

Hi! My name is Ashlie; some of you may know me as the farmer's daughter, and others may only know of me. Either way, thank you for taking the time to hear my story.

I've dedicated the majority of my life to help run my family's farm & business; it has been a decade-long dream of mine to build a Mobile Meat Market.

While most businesses, including farmers' markets, closed temporarily during the pandemic, we never stopped. Instead, my team and I worked around the clock for months straight. Pulling all-nighters and finding ways to help our fellow farmers. Those of you who visited our SD Showroom during the first few months saw first hand. (Did you know I hand-built our SD Showroom? Everything from redoing the floors, building a concrete countertop, a massive grass wall and all the elements in between. It took months and I was faced with constant skepticism that it would be possible, let alone thrive. Every penny, blood, sweat & tear that went into that design came out of my own pocket, and I'm proud of how it turned out.) Behind the scenes, I taught myself coding, improving our website and adding the option for delivery & shipping, all while in school part-time and working full time in 2020/2021.

It goes without saying, I'm not afraid of hard work, and I love a challenge.

The newest challenge I'm facing is learning how to ask for help.

Inspired by food trucks' ability to drive up and serve, I saved, paid off all lines of credit used for the showroom and waited patiently for the perfect opportunity to pursue my next dream project. The same week I finally purchased the vehicle needed to proceed to the following steps closer to my dream; I was in a life-altering accident on my way to a market. Unable to work for an undetermined amount of months & as a self-employed businesswoman, I am hit with a reality check; I can't do this alone. All the physical labor to remodel the new Mobile Meat Market I was planning to do myself is no longer feasible.

With your help, I can outsource the necessary modifications, materials and equipment. All funds will be put directly into building the Mobile Meat Market in an accessible way so that I can return to work as quickly as possible.