After nearly a decade, Leeway Franks & Butcher closed its doors October 31, 2024. As you can imagine, we’re heartbroken. However, the economic climate over the past few years has been incredibly difficult for small, brick and mortar, mom-and-pop shops like ours.
But this is not the end of Leeway. We are in the process of starting a new chapter for our brand. We’ve been hard at work in an effort to bring Leeway products to grocery stores and we hope to have an update on that soon. Our sausage-making days are not over!
We will also be carrying on with our educational initiative, Wakarusa Native Foodways. This work will continue our efforts to promote food sovereignty and preserve Indigenous food knowledge.
It has been an honor to belong to this beautiful community and to have been a small part of the important work being done within our local food systems. For this, we feel truly blessed. To all of the small business owners, family farmers and producers, and all of you who welcomed Leeway into your lives and made us part of your memories: THANK YOU. We won’t ever forget you.
Warmest regards, Lee and K Meisel
Wakarusa Native Foodways
We are excited to announce our newest program: Wakarusa Native Foodways.
Wakarusa Native Foodways is an Indigenous food hub that provides an interactive and inclusive community learning space. Our vision is to assemble, share, and distribute Indigenous food knowledge. We plan to offer in-person learning and teaching opportunities for BIPOC community members through educational programming. Classes will be recorded and archived for distribution, posterity and preservation.
Beef frankfurter, yellow mustard, green relish, sliced tomatoes, diced onion, pickle spear, sport peppers & celery salt on a poppy seed bun + choice of side
Quarter-pound beef patty, American cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles & secret sauce on a Kaiser bun + choice of side (meat-free option available)
Two quarter-pound beef patties, American cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles & secret sauce on a Kaiser bun + choice of side (Single-patty & meat-free options available)
