An interview with Michael Noreen of Burning River Farm. Words and images by Iglika Petrova (a devoted Mill City Farmers Market shopper). “I love people who just naturally have morals, manners, self-awareness, common sense and consideration for others. The kind who doesn’t need to be told how to be kind, who move through the world… Read More →
For National Food Waste Prevention Week, we partnered with Homegrown Minneapolis and Chef Nettie Colón to share some simple and delicious ways to reduce food waste at home. Chef Nettie showed us how to make caldo, a type of Portuguese soup. This recipe focuses on using surplus ingredients and underused parts of produce! Find the… Read More →
Each year, our Harvest Social farm-to-table fundraiser dinner is what powers our grantmaking programs, giving sustainable family farms across the region what they need to succeed. These funds are matched by our program sponsor, CoBank, and split into amounts up to $7,000 per farm business. Together, we have been able to distribute over half a million dollars directly… Read More →
This was cooked for us at our most recent Mill City Cooks live chef demo by Market Chef Beth Jones!
Click here for a video tutorial!
From Ecuador’s Coast to Mill City: Chocolate San José – Minneapolis Written by Victoria Blanco Local Sourcing Note Occasional non-local exceptions are made at MCFM on a case-by-case basis for products that cannot be grown locally (like coffee and chocolate) so long as they are sourced directly from their family farm, and are processed and… Read More →
This recipe is by Market Chef Jenny Breen and was part of our Mill City Cooks live cooking demo last Saturday. Makes 8 servings as a main dish salad.
Relyndis Tegomoh from Kisheri Farms showed us how to make this delicious Cameroonian dish featuring African Eggplant (also called garden eggs!) at our latest chef demo. Check out the recipe below and try it out for yourself using fresh market ingredients.
Corn season is upon us and this is by far one of the best ways to enjoy corn beyond the ear. This dish also has only a few ingredients that surprisingly brings so much flavor! Click here to watch it being made.
Market Chef Jenny Breen showed us how to make some delicious summer tacos using market ingredients, and now you can try it for yourself using the recipe below!
