SNAP/EBT recipients can get their purchase double matched (buy $10, get $30) each market day!
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Celebrate World Honey Bee Day with the Mill City Farmers Market
Shop for local honey products, locally pollinated produce, and learn the science behind pollination from the market’s vendors and community partners! August 16, 2016 Minneapolis, Minn.—On Saturday, August 20th from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Mill City Farmers Market, together with Land O’Lakes, Inc. and other community partners, will celebrate World Honey Bee Day… Read More →
5 Reasons to Celebrate National Farmers Market Week
Supporting local vendors has a big impact on the local economy and well-being of our community! From August 7th – 13th, communities across the country will celebrate their local farmers markets during National Farmers Market Week. According to the USDA, by the beginning of 2016 there were more than 8,500 farmers markets in the U.S—that… Read More →
Food For Thought
By: Mallory Franklin, MCFM Nutrition Liaison How often do you stop and really appreciate all the things your brain does for you? We live such busy lives, and our brains not only keep up with us, but keep us breathing and moving, literally! While you are rushing around, your brain will make sure your lungs… Read More →
MN First State To Fund SNAP Incentives At Farmers Markets
June 1, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Minnesota Is The First State To Fund SNAP Incentives At Farmers Markets Minnesota offers $10 match program for low-income families and individuals to shop at farmers markets. Minneapolis, Minn.—The Mill City Farmers Market is open for the season, and it looks a lot different for customers using Supplemental Nutrition… Read More →
6 Tips for Natural Skin Care
March 9, 2016 The Twin Cities may have forecasts in the 60s this weekend, but dry winter skin is still an issue for many northerners after a long, dry winter. Denise Olsen of Olsen Naturals and Judith Shell of Body Bliss share their expert winter skin scare tips and luscious natural product recommendations. Both vendors… Read More →
Inside the Mill City Winter Farmers Market
By Olivia Dropps, Tootie & Dotes January 8, 2016 We love our local co-op, we really do, but we urge you step away from your local store just one Saturday a month and get over to the Mill City Farmers Market to eat local while the weather outside is telling you otherwise. We saw you there… Read More →
Holiday Gift Guide
Shop the Mill City Farmers Market inside the Mill City Museum to find unique, local gifts for everybody on your nice list! Look through our gift guide to see the new and much-loved products our vendors have to offer this year! FOR THE HOST UFF-DAH! Your hosts put all their energy into your comfort and entertainment so… Read More →
Long Weekend in Minneapolis
By Deb Hopewell, Fodor’s Travel August 10, 2015 Stretched out between the Mill City Museum on one side and the Guthrie Theater on the other, the riverside Mill City Farmers’ Market has become the go-to, Saturday-morning celebration of Minnesota’s agricultural bounty (open early May-late October). Wander the stalls and peruse the fresh produce, jams, cheeses,… Read More →
Farmer’s Markets to Visit Before You Die
By Carri Wilbanks and Becca Blond, Better Homes and Gardens October 2015 Location: Adjacent to the corner of Park Ave. and Second St. near the Guthrie Theater and Mill City Museum; Minneapolis When to Go: Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., May through September; Saturdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in October What to Look For: Crepes… Read More →
Listen to Your Gut: Fermented Foods
By: Christina Petsoulis, 2015 Meet Your Vegetables Intern What’s a Fermented Food Product? What’d your gut tell you this morning? Whether you listened or not, it probably rumbled to be fed a bowl full of lactic acid-fermenting bacteria, or what consumers like to call yogurt. From yogurt and cheese to sauerkraut and kimchi, we consume food products… Read More →