Two ponds, a Lake and a lot of catfish: This farmer is a go-to for Memphians
Mississippi catfish farmer Earl Lake sells frozen catfish to longtime patron Andrew Landrum at the Memphis Farmers Market Downtown April 6. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
“He feeds the fish, he harvests the fish, he processes them, he sells it and he delivers it,” restaurateur Ben Brock said of Earl Lake. “It’s not even mom-and-pop; it’s just pop.”
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Sono Motoyama
Sono Motoyama is a writer who lives in Memphis. She has written about food for Eater, Taste, Gastro Obscura and Heated, among others.
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