The empty merchant spaces at North Market Bridge Park continue to fill up, and its newest vendor ticks off a lot of boxes considered essential to a public market. The Dublin market announced that Urbana-based Saddleberk, a heritage-breed pork producer, is expanding into the market, offering a one-stop shop for Ohio-raised meats, produce, spices and dairy products.
Saddleberk, which is owned by Greg Lehman, Dave Rigo and John Sommers, specializes in raising high-end Berkshire pigs. Its story starts with Watershed Distillery, which was founded in 2010 by Rigo and Lehman. In 2013, Lehman launched the new venture on his own, and after learning more about the business Rigo sold his share in Watershed, becoming Saddleberk’s CEO in 2018. In recent years, the pork purveyor has expanded its offerings into Kroger and Heinen s grocery stores, as well as other specialty stores in Ohio. The new North Market space will be Saddleberk’s first retail shop.