07/01/2026
It's all about a girl with a dream... Our daughter has been dreaming of having her own horse, for a few years now. She has been working hard raising market animals for the Verde Valley Fair through 4H, and selling lemonade at the Community BBQ behind Everything Must Goat / The Stable every last Saturday of the Month for more than a year, now - all in the service of saving up to get her own horse. And she's close! What she needs now, is the cash flow to support the feed cost and vet care to maintain a horse, and that is where Black Market Foods comes in.
Over the winter and spring, we became acquainted with Simon and Juanita Boseman of Green Magic Gardens Farmstand. Not only are they some of the loveliest people you could meet in our little paradise, but they are some of the most inspiring. Juanita explained to me how to find out about the current Cottage Food laws, and I realized it might be possible for me to sell my "black market" yogurt.
I've been making European Yogurt for my family and a few personal friends for a while, now, and I always joked when I gave yogurt to my friends that it was "black market" yogurt, because so far as I knew, I could not sell it without FDA licensing. So when Juanita showed me that there might be a way for me to bring my yogurt to the market, I was very excited.
I realized this could be a way to help my daughter pay for her horse, and we determined to try the Farmer's Market for the 2026 season. It has been SO fun! In fact, we even inspired my husband to bring his home-cured and smoked bacon to the market, so you can find that at our booth, too!
One of the many cool things that has happened, is that the Green Magic Gardens Farmstand is at the Verde Valley Farmers Market, too! An not only that, they've invited us to bring our yogurt to market at their Farmstand! We're still working out the logistics, but please visit their beautiful farmstand at 1068 S. Canal Circle right here in the heart of Camp Verde, where you can find Black Market Yogurt in the egg fridge (please pay us separately in the cash jar or via our Venmo).
Can't wait to see you at the Farmer's Market every Saturday morning, and at the Green Magic Gardens Farmstand the rest of the week!
