A group will test whether a food hub model works in the north-central part of the state, and if successful, it could expand elsewhere.

In addition to meats, the new marketplace location features produce, coffee, rubs, handmade bread and more to complement the butchery offerings.

Watertown native Anne Mack, a former nurse, founded Hot Mama Mack's, a prepared meal business. Initially selling homemade salsa, Mack expanded to ready-made meals in individual, two-person, and family ...