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 →
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 →
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 →
This recipe comes from local cookbook author Beth Dooley from her recent segment on WCCO/CBS Minnesota, promoting the Farmers Markets of MPLS winter markets. This Swedish method of cooking potatoes gets its name from Hasselbacken, the restaurant in Stockholm where it was first served. The potatoes become crispy on the outside and tender within. Leftovers… Read More →
Come to the market to pick up what you need to make this delicious and elegant recipe by local restaurantuer Lucia Watson, featuring sustainable grass-fed beef. This recipe was made in partnership with our sponsors The Nature Conservancy in Minnesota. Did you know your local, grass-fed beef purchases help tackle climate change? Read more about… Read More →
This recipe was created by local chef Jamal Hashi for our Greens for Good food donation program. His recipe for Vegan Baasto Saldaato is a simple take on a familiar dish that highlights the fresh seasonal tomatoes, spinach and kale that are currently plentiful in the free Greens for Good market bags this summer and… Read More →
Sometimes the easiest way to make dinners throughout the week, is to prep a bunch of veggies, buy some good pesto or other high quality prepared foods, put together big platter of everything and let your family build their own plate. We list several pesto recipes below, but there’s no shame in store bought or… Read More →
MCFM vendor Solomon’s Bakery specializes African and Caribbean breads for wholesale markets and artisan French pastries for the market at their family-run bakery in New Brighton. By Mecca Bos To get a sense of the popularity of Solomon’s Bakery, you have to see the Saturday morning Mill City Farmers Market craze with your own eyes.… Read More →
Recipe from Matt Oxford, owner of Wild Run Salmon. If you don’t have some of the ingredients don’t sweat it. The main things you need are sesame oil, soy sauce, cilantro and green onions. This poke is great on soft scrambled eggs or with sticky rice. Remember poke is raw salmon and must be treated… Read More →
