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Unlocking New Flavors with Serious Jam

Mill City Farmers Market vendor Heidi Skoog of Serious Jam tells us all about her unexpected journey into fruit preservation, the art of traditional jam-making and the importance of cooking and eating local food. By Alia Jeraj, @aliaxgrace In 2011 Heidi Skoog and her husband went strawberry picking — because that’s what you do in…  Read More

2022 Holiday Gift Guide

Give the gift of local food and art with gifts from Mill City Farmers Market this holiday season. We’ve rounded up one-of-a-kind, sustainably sourced and handmade items from our winter vendors to make this Saturday a one-stop-shop for everyone on your list. All vendors on this list will be at the market on December 17th…  Read More

Sweet Corn Update Mill City Farmers Market

What’s Happening with the 2022 Sweet Corn Season?

Now more than ever, small market farmers are being forced to quickly pivot and “expect the unexpected” when it comes to weather, labor, supply chains and the many other factors that affect their products. We talked to 3 of our sweet corn farmers about what went into Minnesota’s iconic farmers market crop (or lack thereof)…  Read More

Pure ginger for You 2022

Pure Ginger for You: A pandemic start-up with a mission to heal

Mill City Farmers Market vendor Pure Ginger for You shares their journey into business tied with Beau’s immigration story, health changes and a calling to serve the community through the COVID-19 pandemic.  By Jenny Heck “Back in Liberia, ginger was my mother’s pharmacy. We made ginger tea and beer almost every week. The benefits were…  Read More

Cafe Palmira Carlos with bags

From Guatemala to Minnesota: Cafe Palmira’s family farmed coffee

Mill City Farmers Market vendor Carlos Palacios, owner of Cafe Palmira, shares the story behind his 4th-generation family coffee farm and the changes and challenges facing the industry. By Victoria Blanco When the pandemic hit, Carlos Palacios, owner of Cafe Palmira, stayed connected with clients the way he has for the past fourteen years: by…  Read More

2021 Next Stage Grant Awards

Congratulations to Mill City Farmers Market Charitable Fund’s 2021 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. In 2021 we awarded 15 grants totaling $73,415 to support…  Read More

Fluffly Buttermilk Pancakes

Fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes

Note: If you don’t have any buttermilk, mix 1½ cups of room temperature milk with one tablespoon of lemon juice and let it stand for five minutes. Substitute this “clabbered milk” for the buttermilk and the ½ cup of milk in this recipe. Since this milk mixture is not as thick as buttermilk, the batter…  Read More

Grilled Eggplant curry creamy eggplant sauce

The 10 Most Popular Recipes of 2021

Mill City Farmers Market is here to inspire nutritious, local recipes all year! In our weekly email newsletter, we feature recipes from market chefs, MCFM vendors and local cookbook authors featuring seasonal items from the market. Take a look at the 10 most popular recipes of 2021 and get ready to save and bookmark your…  Read More

Vikings & Goddesses Pie Crust and Pumpkin Pie

Vikings & Goddesses is a farm-to-table pie company owned by pastry chef Rachel Anderson. Vikings & Goddesses serves pie with a purpose by utilizing local ingredients like local butter from Hope Creamery and flour from fellow market vendor Baker’s Field Flour and Bread. For produce, Rachel has built relationships with local farms and partners like The…  Read More