What a lovely tradition to celebrate AAPI month with our friend Sina War and celebrate Asian culture through food at the farmers market! Sina shopped mostly with Asian growers and shared this delicious recipe for Cambodian Curry Pot Pie using seasonal spring vegetables like asparagus. Purple sweet potatoes from last season’s harvest brought a beautiful… 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… Read More →
A Federal Funding Update from our Executive Director, Ella Daniels Dear Market Community, Despite court orders to unfreeze federal funding, we are still not able to access funds to operate two programs: 1) Produce Bucks for SNAP/EBT market matching and 2) Local Food Purchasing Assistance grant funding. These changes do not impact our organizational stability,… Read More →
Support local farmers, food makers and artists with gifts from Mill City Farmers Market this season. We’ve rounded up unique, handmade items from our 44 winter market vendors that will bring a smile to everyone on your gift list. Shop online or join us at the Mill City Farmers Market on December 12 from 10… Read More →
To celebrate National Farmers Market Week and the bountiful summer harvest, we’re sharing our canning and food preservation resources! Follow us on Instagram @millcityfarmersmarket August 2 – 8 for TWO giveaways of market produce and canning supplies and check out our recipes and resources below. With lots of us spending more hours in the kitchen… Read More →
Supporting local vendors has a big impact on the local economy and well-being of our community! From August 7th – 13th, communities across the country will celebrate their local farmers markets during National Farmers Market Week. According to the USDA, by the beginning of 2016 there were more than 8,500 farmers markets in the U.S—that… Read More →
