Friends and Family Day - Mill City Market
by Brenda Langton, Tastemaker in Residence
photo credit: millcitytimes.com
It's officially Summer in Minnesota - the first strawberries have made their debut, as well as big, bright peonies (here for just a few more weeks), cherry tomatoes, green beans, cucumbers, and much more! Bring your kids, nieces, nephews, and other little ones down to the Market today for our launch of Power of Produce! Kids ages 5-12 get a free $2 Token to be spent on a fruit or veggie of their choosing! Stop by the Info Booth for more information.
Don't miss our Mill City Cooks kitchen demo at 10 am for a timely demonstration by Market Chef Heather Hartman for some fresh summer grilling ideas, dance along to Roe Family Singers from 11-1, and take a moment to pat our furry friends in the mini farm!
Check out who's in on our Vendor Map!
See you at the Market - don't forget your grocery list!
Produce Planner:
Arugula, asparagus, baby beets, bok choi, broccoli rabe, carrots, cherry tomatoes, chickweed, chives, cilantro, cucumbers, green beans, green garlic, kale, lambs quarter, lettuce (little gem, red butter, & romaine varieties), mache, mesclun mix, morels, mushrooms, mustard greens, nettles, oregano, pac choi, parsley, parsnips, radishes, rhubarb, salad mix, salad turnips, snow peas, sorrel, spinach, spring onions, sugar snap peas, strawberries, Swiss chard, tarragon, thyme, watercress, lots of organic plant starts, and much more!
10 FRESH PICKS this week:
peonies | ceramics | free-range eggs |gluten-free crepes | hazelnuts | sauerkraut |dry-cured sausage | artisan chocolate | Big Woods Blue Cheese | Chai tea concentrate
Mill City Cooks, 10 AM every Saturday!
Don't miss Saturday's demo with Market Chef Heather Hartman, who will be grillin' out today, making a delightful spring dish: Lavender-Honey Butter with Grilled Vegetables!
Searching for inspiration in the kitchen? Look no further than our new and improved Recipe Archive!
Festivities at the Market
Live Music, 11 am - 1 pm:
MCFM is thrilled to welcome back the Roe Family Singers to the Market today! This local jug band sensation is a hit with the kids!
Mini-Farm, all day:
Come say hello to your furry and feathered friends from Oliver H. Kelley Farm this Saturday!
Community Booth, all day:
Stop by and learn more about how SunShare is transforming the energy industry with locally-generated community solar power.
Art Market, all day:
Featuring Spring Finn & Co., Ink Orchard, Adam Gruetzmacher, and Crookedwood.