Did you know that Minnesota has a local nut crop? Find fresh hazelnuts, hazelnut oil and hazelnut flour at the market from the growers collective Hazel Heart Farms (formerly American Hazelnut Company). Pesto is a simple and delicious way to add hazelnuts to your plate. Serve with grilled meat or vegetables, spread on a sandwich… Read More →
Time for a pizza night! These recipes for Farmers Market Pizzas come from Mill City Farmers Market vendor and PBS’s ‘The Great American Recipe’ contestant Tony Scherber of TonzKitchen. You can use Tony’s suggested summer toppings for a classic margherita pizza and fennel, caramelized onion and bacon pizza, or working with Tony’s crust, sauce and… Read More →
Congratulations to Mill City Farmers Market’s 2022 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 2022 we awarded 10 grants totaling $63,626 to support local farmers and other vendors… Read More →
This recipe comes from Twin Cities based board-certified holistic nutritionist Shahreen Ahmed, owner of of Happy Healthy Shahreen. Find more simple market recipes from Shahreen and shop along as she visits the market in her June Takeover available on our Instagram Highlights.
This recipe comes from Twin Cities based board-certified holistic nutritionist Shahreen Ahmed, owner of of Happy Healthy Shahreen. If you don’t have a food processor, you can use a blender or finely chop herbs and nuts with your knife and mix pesto ingredients by hand.
This is a great complement to seared Wild Run Salmon or Sunshine Harvest Farm chicken and pork. It is also delicious served on a local charcuterie board full of farmers market cheeses, pickles and jams.
This recipe comes from Mill City Farmers Market’s Nutrition Interns. As greens come in and out of season at the market, you can substitute arugula for spinach, kale, basil or whatever else you find! Serve this with Poached Wild Salmon, grilled chicken, roasted vegetables, on sandwiches or tossed with pasta.
Using local organic cornmeal from our vendor Sunrise Flour Mill and whatever seasonal vegetables and proteins stand out to you at the market, you can put a simple and delicious meal together. Serve with a chutney, sauce or salsa from one of our vendors or make your own sauce! We recommend Market Chef Jenny’s Chimichurri… Read More →
Microgreens aren’t just for garnish! These flavorful and nutrient dense greens are a delicious way to eat locally grown produce year round, like in this recipe from our nutrition intern Olivia Jacobs. Feeling a little extra? Turn the recipe into a quiche with a frozen pie crust from our vendor Vikings & Goddesses Pie Co… Read More →
