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10,000 Reasons Why: A Letter from our Executive Director
By Ella Daniels, Executive Director, Mill City Farmers Market & Charitable Fund Did you know that the Mill City Farmers Market set a new record for attendance with over 10,000 visitors in one day at its peak last summer? Each day since I began my role in January I’ve learned a new reason to be… Read More →
Finding a Sustainable Food Future with a New Midwestern Crop
The American Hazelnut Company is a co-operative of growers bringing a new, climate-friendly crop to the Midwest. Stock up on hazelnuts along with hazelnut flour and oil at the next two winter markets (December 2nd & 16th) before they’re gone until next season! Words by Alia Jeraj, @aliaxgrace “We are not young,” write the growers… Read More →
2023 Next Stage Grant Awards
Congratulations to Mill City Farmers Market’s 2023 Next Stage Grant awardees! The Next Stage Grant program provides funding to local, regenerative farmers and other food makers who are improving sustainable farming and business practices or growing toward the “next stage” of their businesses. This year we awarded 14 grants totaling $79,790 to support local farmers and food… Read More →
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2023 New Vendor Roundup
We welcomed a record number of new vendors this year – 24 of them, to be exact! Here’s the complete list of the newest MCFM vendors including farmers, artists, sustainable home goods, bath and body care, a bookmobile and more. Check out their vendor pages for a list of their market dates, and be sure… Read More →
Hot Pot (Yao Hon)
We ended AAPI month with MFMA’s Communications Director Sina Pleggenkhule sharing her Cambodian culture through food at the Market. She served Cambodian Hot Pot, also known as Yao Hon. Click here to watch a video tutorial by Sina.
Bacon, Poached Egg, Asparagus and Morcella Cheese Toast
The ingredients of this recipe celebrate both the abundance of the Shepherd’s Way Farms and the Mill City Farmers Market in the spring. Bread from Baker’s Field. Cheese, bacon and eggs from Shepherd’s Way Farms – alternatively, eggs and bacon from Sunshine Harvest Farm. Asparagus from Bean Market, Der’s Farm, Prairie Hollow Farm or many… Read More →
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2023 Guide to CSAs at the Market
CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture, and it is a way for community members and consumers (like you!) to support small, local and sustainable farmers and food producers by committing to buying from them for a season. Many CSAs are the length of the growing season here in Minnesota, while others go year-round. In other… Read More →
Pandemic Startups at Mill City Farmers Market
In 2022, Mill City Farmers Market welcomes a record number of new vendors, many of them founding their businesses during the pandemic as owners experienced layoffs in the food industry or chose to switch careers as part of the great resignation. Meet three of these entrepreneurs in our latest blog article from food writer Mecca… Read More →