Fowl’s Farm Market — Local services in Amherst Township

Shocking Rudeness at Fowl's Farm Market: Owner Calls Petite, Well-Dressed Shopper a "Slob" and Bans Her Over Mums - Don't Let This Happen to You! I need to warn everyone in the Elyria and Lorain County area about a truly upsetting experience my wife and I had at Fowl's Farm Market (12770 State Rt. 113, Elyria, OH) on Sunday, September 7, 2025, around 2 PM. This isn't just a one-off bad day—it's unprofessional behavior that left my wife in tears and shocked another customer. If you're planning a visit for fresh produce, pies, or fall mums, think twice! My wife, a petite 4'11" Petite woman who is very attractive and was dressed nicely (she even received three separate compliments on her outfit and hair from strangers later that afternoon), was outside browsing the mums on sale. They were displayed on shelves, but 6-10 pots were already scattered on the ground. She politely pulled down a few more to compare them for fullness and straightness-nothing out of the ordinary for shopping. That's when the owner, an older man, stormed out and immediately called her a "slob," insisting all the mums were the same and she shouldn't touch them. My wife stayed calm and cool, apologizing and offering to put them right back where they were. But he walked away, only to return moments later with a young man (likely an employee), repeating the insult: "Don't touch those-you're not buying anything!" He banned her from the store on the spot and even refused to let her come inside to get me, saying, "No, leave and don't come back ever." Meanwhile, I was inside, ready to buy pies and other items, completely unaware until she texted me in distress. By the time I came out to check on her, she was crying from the humiliation. To make it worse, another shopper— a complete stranger to us—witnessed the whole thing and was absolutely blown away by the owner's rudeness. She couldn't believe how he treated a polite customer over something so minor. especially when pots were already on the around!

We ended up leaving without buying anything, hearts heavy from the unnecessary cruelty. This wasn't just poor customer service; it felt targeted and mean-spirited, especially toward a woman who was minding her own business. I've seen similar complaints online about this owner being rude to customers (even kids), so this seems like a pattern. Businesses like this rely on friendly, welcoming vibes, especially at a farmers market-Fowl's is failing miserably. Please share this if you've had a similar experience or know someone who shops there. Let's spread the word so others avoid the upset. Shop local, but shop smart! #ElyriaOH #LorainCounty #FarmersMarket #BadCustomerService #RudeOwner...

My husband and I are brown people - south and east asian. Anyway, my husband called them to ask about honeycombs, which a younger man confirmed. He was so kind he even told my husband that they’ll keep open a few mins until we get there, since we were desperate in finding combs and we were about 10 mins out past their closing.

The place is SO cute! There were 2 other elderly people there (husband and wife I’m guessing). They did sort of stare at us while we kept moving through the aisles with excitement touching everything. They were reorganizing and cleaning for closing, so if Iw ere them at that age, I’d also be worried and annoyed. BUT they didn’t say anything, so who cares. They have the same right as customers, and they don’t really have to small talk us and kids our butts - they don’t even do that at Walmart, let alone here. I always see farm stores as them sharing their goods with us, as opposed to being in the business for pure money just to sell whatever.

So I was very thankful at all the goodies they had. We even picked up a loaf of cinnamon roll bread they had (they didn’t make it) and it was one of the best cinnamon breads I’ve had (that’s a lot to say coming from someone in NYC).

Every time we drive back midwest we will make sure to stop by for that cinnamon bread.

To be honest, all others saying about racism are assumptions. Unless anybody at the farm told them they won’t serve their kind, or to get out of their store without being antagonized, then I can’t say we felt racism. I mean, they were old people, and they work hard for their shop to be well kept. Just watch have your kids respect the space, tell your kids not to randomly grab things (this isn’t a chain grocery store with hourly workers) — the elderly man even looked like he had a little wobble to his step.

And also if you drop any produce or anything on the floor, please give it to them and alert them instead of putting it back . That’s disgusting, this isn’t Walmart, and you aren’t a 2 year old. And if your 2 year old doesn’t that, be present enough to monitor your kids so you can also educate them to give it to the owners if anything falls on the floor.

Grab your stuff, don’t mess up their things, be considerate, be respectful of their space and things, pay and...

Hello all, I want to start by saying I have just recently moved to Ohio from Colorado and have always loved farmers markets and fresh food. I found this place online and visited their establishment with my family. This is a family owned business and I went to shop there today and was told to never come back. This was due to the fact that my sister brought her service dog with us when the door clearly states “service dogs welcome”. From the moment we walked in we felt un welcomed and watched by them. My little sister who is 13 then accidentally dropped a radish on the floor and was asking to put it in the trash can. The owners then yelled at her and told her that now the radish was contaminated and they had to throw the whole package away. My little sister ran to the car crying as we tried to pay for the things we had put in our cart. When we got to the counter to pay the mother father and son we’re surrounding the register and when we tried to put our items on the counter one of the onions slipped out of my mothers hands onto the counter. The mother said that we were no longer welcome to shop there and to leave their store and never come back. We left the cart there and went to the car with the son chasing after us trying to explain to us that his mom “felt like we were throwing the products at her”and that our dog wasn’t actually a service animal. Me and my family will never return back to this snotty establishment as they are discriminatory towards service animals, disabled people, and to people who don’t look like “they fit in”.

To update this post since the owners decided to reply, my mother was never throwing anything at the owners as she dropped one onion and apologized for it. With the radishes my mother offered to pay for them and apologized many times. If you took the time to scroll through these reviews. Mine is definitely not the first in a list of terrible experiences people have had at this establishment. These people are discriminating and they are trying to make excuses because they know that social media and customers can completely destroy a business. Every time i’ve been here there were no other customers!! I wonder why? Get some respect for your customers and maybe that will bring in business! DON’T COME TO THIS...