July 23, 2016, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market

Time: 8:00am - 1:00pm

Location: 704 South 2nd Street

Today at Mill City Farmers Market:  SUSTAINABLE MEAT AT THE MARKET

On July 23, we are highlighting sustainable meat at the market. Pick up some pasture-raised meat and eggs from Sunshine Harvest Farm, pork and goat products from Singing Hills Farm, and learn about whole animal butchery from Red Table Meat Co., and enjoy a special cooking demonstration from Mary Jane Miller of the Sustainable Farming Association!  Don't forget a delicious pulled-pork hash, turkey crepe or momo, bacon brat, or pancetta pizza from our prepared foods vendors, who source all their meat locally and sustainably!

PRODUCE PLANNER 

Arugula, beets, blueberries, baby bok choi, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cherry tomatoes, cilantro, collards, cucumbers, fennel, garlic scapes, green beans, green onions, hakurei salad turnips, herbs, kale, kohlrabi, lavender, lettuce, mint, microgreens, mushrooms, mustard greens, Nappa cabbage, oregano, pac choi, parsnips, radicchio, radishes (red and french breakfast), raspberries, rhubarb, okra, oregano, peppers (hot and sweet), potatoes, raspberries, spring onions, squash blossoms, salad mix, snap peas, snow peas, spinach, Swiss chard, thyme, zucchini and much more!

MILL CITY COOKS

10:30-11AM Market Chef Mary Jane Miller will prepare a seasonal market meal in our FREE cooking demonstration, Mill City Cooks!

KIDS' ACTIVITY

PoP Club!- A seasonal vegetable tasting club for kids ages 5-12. Collect punches on trading cards and receive a $2 token to spend on produce at the market for tasting this Saturday’s vegetable! This season PoP will be at the market’s green Information Booth in the center of the market on the Chicago Mall.

LIVE MUSIC

11AM-1PM MCFM welcomes back Potluck and the Hotdishes for some folk-country music in the green music tent by the Guthrie stairs!

MEET YOUR VEGETABLES

Sample fresh, seasonal veggie recipes created and prepared by Nutrition students at our Meet Your Vegetables booth, located at the top of the Chicago Mall.

COMMUNITY BOOTH

Sustainable Farming Association

ART MARKET

This Saturday’s featured local artists include Aprilierre, Adam Gruetzmacher, House of Talents, Willful, Jeanne Beatrice Market Baskets, Sally Fritz Clothing, and Billboard Bags. Find them in the train shed and the Chicago Expansion!