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Seasonal Market Salad
This is a Market Salad in the truest sense. Only the dressing ingredients are not from the market. The idea is to use whatever is available, and not rely on lettuce as the foundation for the salad. This time of year (summer) offers hearty vegetables and proteins (legumes, meat, and there are local tofu, tempeh,… Read More →
Spring Sofrito
Curried Potato Salad with Seasonal Vegetables
by Community Cooking with Kate I love potato salad, and this one is always a big hit! It has huge flavors, and my favorite quality, a non-mayonnaise based dressing! No need to worry about keeping this one on ice, so it is perfect for a summertime picnic or potluck. This presents beautifully on a big… Read More →
2022 Holiday Gift Guide
Give the gift of local food and art with gifts from Mill City Farmers Market this holiday season. We’ve rounded up one-of-a-kind, sustainably sourced and handmade items from our winter vendors to make this Saturday a one-stop-shop for everyone on your list. All vendors on this list will be at the market on December 17th… Read More →
Mill City Sofrito
Sofrito is a flavor foundation in Mediterranean, Latin American, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese cooking. It typically consists of aromatic ingredients cut into small pieces and sautéed in oil. Use sofrito as a base to add flavor to meals (like in Market Chef Nettie Colón’s Farmer’s Market Galinhada) or on its own as a delicious sauce.… Read More →
From Guatemala to Minnesota: Cafe Palmira’s family farmed coffee
Mill City Farmers Market vendor Carlos Palacios, owner of Cafe Palmira, shares the story behind his 4th-generation family coffee farm and the changes and challenges facing the industry. By Victoria Blanco When the pandemic hit, Carlos Palacios, owner of Cafe Palmira, stayed connected with clients the way he has for the past fourteen years: by… Read More →
The 10 Most Popular Recipes of 2021
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 →
Grass-Fed Steaks with Summer Vegetables
Come to the market to pick up what you need to make this delicious and elegant recipe by local restaurantuer Lucia Watson, featuring sustainable grass-fed beef. This recipe was made in partnership with our sponsors The Nature Conservancy in Minnesota. Did you know your local, grass-fed beef purchases help tackle climate change? Read more about… Read More →
Vegan Baasto Saldaato
This recipe was created by local chef Jamal Hashi for our Greens for Good food donation program. His recipe for Vegan Baasto Saldaato is a simple take on a familiar dish that highlights the fresh seasonal tomatoes, spinach and kale that are currently plentiful in the free Greens for Good market bags this summer and… Read More →









