This article is part of an ongoing Friday series about the vendors at the Lafayette Farmers Market.
In 1770, Jean Francios de Beaumelle Gonsoulin, a land surveyor for the King of France, registered his brand in St. Martin Parish.
More than 250 years later, Francios descendant Shannon Gonsoulin has maintained the namesake with Gonsoulin Land and Cattle Company.
A staple at the Lafayette Farmers Market, the New Iberia-based meat company boasts a long lineage of butchers, meat market operators and, most recently, a grass-fed cattle ranch.
Back to basics: raising cattle as nature intended
In 2005, Gonsoulin, a veterinarian, started hearing about natural and organic products gaining speed. He had cattle at the time and saw the niche market as a way to improve the ranch.
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The organization recently posted their excitement about having a coffee truck back at their market for this Saturday, serving both hot and cold coffees and other specialty drinks.
The website reminds us that there will be no fresh shrimp, but there will be other great vendors, including:
C est Tout Trinity Products with their Dried Trinity Mix; Charles Braun Photography with wrapped canvas prints of photographs from around Acadiana and Louisiana; Diana s Lost Recipes with tarts, wine preserves, jerky, boudin, feta cheese, and flavored butter; Guidry’s Daylily Garden with bare root hybrid Daylily plants; Hunt s Perfect Roast with their perfectly roasted organic coffee beans; Louisiana Fresh Boudin Dip; Plain Jane Company with their religious home decor and jewelry; St. Andrew Dung-Lac Church with eggrolls, spring rolls, fried rice, and tempura shrimp, among others. The music will be provided by Matt Castille