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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 →
Microgreen Frittata
Microgreens aren’t just for garnish! These flavorful and nutrient dense greens are a delicious way to eat locally grown produce year round, like in this recipe from our nutrition intern Olivia Jacobs. Feeling a little extra? Turn the recipe into a quiche with a frozen pie crust from our vendor Vikings & Goddesses Pie Co… Read More →
Ink ‘N Flower
American Hazelnut Company
Hazel Maple Mustard Vinaigrette
Adapted from Beth Dooley’s Forever Green Cookbook. This vinaigrette is great to have on hand for salads and as a basting sauce for grilled or roast chicken or pork from Sunshine Harvest Farm. It will keep in the refrigerator in a covered container for at least 2 weeks (up to one month). Hazelnut oil is a… Read More →
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 →
More than a Farm: Women’s Environmental Institute
Founders of Women’s Environmental Institute, one of Mill City Farmers Market’s year-round vendors, share the 20-year “herstory” of the certified organic farm and orchard and it’s unique role as a non-profit in Minnesota farming. By Alia Jeraj, @aliaxgrace “We are a farm, but we are more than a farm,” says Jacque Zita, Director of Education… Read More →
Squash Soup with Thai Spices
The squash for this simple soup is cooked until just tender and it isn’t pureed. Thai and Vietnamese flavors permeate the Heartland’s farmers markets and such spices work beautifully with our mild, earthly-sweet winter squash.