Artamos Closes: sorry to hear...

It was sad to hear that Artamos, Madison’s original (since 2004) organic, sustainable, and grass-fed meats store closed earlier this month, as reported by Susan Troller. I have to say that although I am sad to see Artamos go, I am a part of the problem - although I only buy organic meat, when possible, from farms that have free-range or grass fed, ehtically and sustainably raised animals, Artamos was a bit too hard to get to from where I now live (Whitewater), and I didn’t have a chance to shop there other than a few times - even though I would have liked to, if I lived closer. Too late now.

It is sad to see that Madison was unable to support a store of this type, and yet I understand why - with Whole Foods, Metcalfe’s Sentry at Hilldale, not to mention the Farmers’ Market, there are many other, slightly more convenient, one-stop-shopping choices in the area, and the very narrow range of merchandise Artamos carried didn’t help it.