Wild salmon (not farm-raised) is one of the best sources of essential fatty acids (such as the all-important Omega-3) a rich source of high-quality protein. It generally contains low amounts of contaminants (like mercury) compared to other seafood. Wild salmon is also a true brain food, improving everything from your synaptic connections to your mood… 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 →
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 →
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 →
Market founder and farm-to-table restaurateur Brenda Langton shares her recipe for Turkey Wild Rice Soup. This nutritious, yet comforting soup works with both raw turkey breast or holiday leftovers. Simply change the cooking time in the recipe as directed. Thank you to the Market’s sponsor and third-generation turkey farm Ferndale Market for partnering on recipes… Read More →
In the fourth and final installment of our Regenerative Farming & the Environment series with our sponsors The Nature Conservancy in Minnesota, The Nature Conservancy’s (TNC) Climate Policy Manager Sachi Graber discusses nature-based solutions for climate change in Minnesota. The local TNC chapter is headquartered just two blocks from the market and works to conserve… Read More →
These pancakes are so easy and a great way to get in vegetables and whole grains at breakfast. The carrot flavor is subtle but delicious and even picky kids will eat them up! Want to get the family involved in making them? Kids will love measuring the ingredients into the blender and getting creative with… Read More →
Mill City Farmers Market vendor Prairie Hollow Farm shifts focus from summer to winter with deep winter greenhouse production for their winter CSA share. By Jenny Heck When farmers market scenery shifts to pumpkins, flannel jackets and dogs in Halloween costumes, many farmers take these cues as time to put their fields to rest and… Read More →
