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Authored by: Gail Anderson, RD and UMN Nutrition student The Mill City Farmer’s Market offers a variety of gluten-free products. Gluten-free products are beneficial for people with celiac disease, gluten intolerance, and wheat allergies. Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder. When people with celiac disease eat gluten, it sets off a response that causes damage…  Read More →

Authored by Rachel Bowers, UMN Public Health and Nutrition Minneapolis was built by grain. Once known as the “Flour Milling Capital of the World” the mills around St. Anthony Falls produced enough flour to bake 12 million loaves of bread a day.  The Washburn A mill, which now houses the Mill City Museum, and the…  Read More →

Authored by Hilary Gebauer, UMN Public Health and Nutrition In the middle of February, it can be hard to talk to friends in California. They’ll tell you of their latest trip the farmers market, or the newest delicacy that showed up in their CSA box. But just because the Mill City Courtyard and the farmer’s…  Read More →

Written by Andrea Kemple, University of Minnesota Nutrition Student People who purchase their foods from local farmers’ markets know at least one of the benefits of such a decision.  Maybe this purchasing decision is based on the fact that food purchased locally is fresher and more nutritious than store-bought food, or the fact that buying…  Read More →