The Boer goats climbing up a 15-foot-high “skywalk” is enough to pique anyone’s curiosity about what’s going on over at Yoder’s Country Market. For many motorists traveling through Madison County, that alone is why they exit U.S. 29. But as devoted regulars know, Yoder’s is more than a highway-side tourist attraction. It’s an experience: Children with faces covered in ice cream, a slice of homemade pie snuck in between meals, a restful lounge in one of the Amish-built rocking chairs that fill the expansive front porch.
Erma Yoder sits on the porch of Yoder’s Country Market in Madison County, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. Her son, Michael Yoder, now runs the business she and her husband founded in 1984.
From left to right, Heather and Michael Yoder pose for a portrait outside the barn at Yoder’s Country Market in Madison County, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. Michael Yoder is the second generation of Yoders to operate the business.
From left to right, Heather and Michael Yoder pose for a portrait outside the barn at Yoder’s Country Market in Madison County, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. Michael Yoder is the second generation of Yoders to operate the business.
Erma Yoder sits on the porch of Yoder’s Country Market in Madison County, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. Her son, Michael Yoder, now runs the business she and her husband founded in 1984.
