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 →
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 →
In part 1 of 4 in our Regenerative Farming & the Environment series with our sponsors The Nature Conservancy in Minnesota, our Executive Director Martha Archer joins Ann Mulholland, the chapter director for The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota for a introduction to the work they’re doing to support sustainable… Read More →
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The Mill City Farmers Market Charitable Fund is a non-profit organization that relies on grants, partnerships and individual donations for support. donate to the Charitable Fund The Mill City Farmers Market Charitable Fund supports a healthier community through educational and food access programs, small business development, and grants for local, sustainable farmers and food makers.…
Since its launch in 2006, Mill City Farmers Market has fostered a local, sustainable and organic food economy in a vibrant, experiential marketplace. In 2017, the Mill City Farmers Market Charitable Fund was founded as an extension of the Market to support and expand its mission-driven work and deepen its impact as an anchor in…
We understand that shopping locally isn’t always the most convenient or the cheapest. However, when you buy locally grown vegetables, handmade bread and pasture-raised eggs, you are paying for the whole cost of the product. Local, sustainable farmers and makers don’t externalize the costs onto the environment, our community’s health, or poor wages and working…
Mill City Farmers Market values our volunteers as significant members of our team. Join your friends and neighbors in educating the community and supporting “healthy foods, local farmers” with our volunteer opportunities below! Zero Waste Educator Help us educate MCFM visitors about compostable plastics, manage composting stations and collect data for the Zero Waste program!…
Ames Farm honey products are in grocery stores, co-ops and gifts shops throughout Minneapolis and the metro, but did you know you can meet the owner and head beekeeper Brian Frederickson at the Mill City Farmers Market? Brian has over 25 years of experience at his apiary in Delano, Minnesota, and the Ames Farm table… Read More →
Find some holiday cheer at our November and December markets with Christmas trees and spruce tops from Nistler Farms. Starting November 16th, Jeff Nistler will be bringing wild balsam fir trees, spruce tops, birch logs and dogwood branches for all your winter decorating needs. Why buy local? According to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, buying… Read More →
