Reviews mention other locally owned stores in town and describe Shady Crest as one of the regular stops people make when they are in Arthur. A deli counter that gives the market its lunch-stop reputationLunch seems to be where Shady Crest really locks in its local following. Shady Crest seems to work a little differently, because the baked goods sound like a whole category of reasons to stop. One person even singled out the Coffee Monster flavor, a detail that makes the whole place feel more lived-in and familiar. Shady Crest Farm Market sounds built around usefulness, appetite, and the pleasant surprise of finding more than you expected.