Established in 1986, Sam’s Downtown Feed is one of the few remaining vestiges of San Jose’s agricultural history
One of the few remaining symbols of San Jose’s agricultural era will shutter at the end of this month.
“It makes me melancholy,” said Lisa Blackford, who co-owns the business with her husband, Sam, about the closure. “But you can’t expect things to last forever.” With its interior walls draped with old grain sacks and art handed down from longtime customers, the store is an emporium for those who have a cat all the way up to a stable of horses. Myriad grains, farming equipment and even animal-themed sympathy cards are for sale.Walking in feels like stepping back in time — there’s not a single computer in the whole store, even behind the register.
Though he started in radio, Sam eventually left the industry and was influenced by his family’s agricultural history to start the feed store with Lisa. At first, the store strictly sold products for farmers, but slowly began offering items for more urban-friendly pets like cats and dogs.
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