Originally published in The Downtown Journal. Shahiya Chutney is a Minneapolis-based company that blends powerful Ethiopian flavors to create an exceptionally unique hot sauce. Owners Zahra Ismael and her son Ibrahim Mohamed bring their family recipe to downtown Minneapolis for the Mill City Farmers Market every Saturday. Shahiya Chutney, like the market, is working to… Read More →
Originally published in the Downtown Journal on May 16, 2017. Fresh cheese curds are one of the best parts about grocery shopping at farmers markets. The fresh and squeaky bite-sized morsels are products of heating fresh milk and adding rennet (enzymes) that clot the milk. The milk continues to clot as it is cooked, and… Read More →
April 28, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: New farmers market food and fresh family events Discover fresh, local produce, artisan foods and the new kids space at the Mill City Farmers Markets opening day Saturday, May 6th! Minneapolis, Minn.—On Saturday, May 6th Mill City Farmers Market (MCFM) opens for its 12th season—with plenty of new faces.… 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 →
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 →
Have you ever wondered how Steve Horner got into syrup making? Here’s the story behind Horner’s Corner from the man himself, plus learn more about the science of syrup making and get some delicious ideas for using his maple products You can find Horner’s Corner on the Chicago Mall on alternating Saturdays with pure maple… Read More →
