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Jul052014

July 5, 2014, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market

Time: 8:00am - 1:00pm

Location: 704 South 2nd Street

Today at Mill City Farmers Market: Cooking Healthfully on a Budget

Produce Planner: At the Market this Saturday, you will find: Strawberries, rhubarb, pac choi, totsoi, fennel, beets, onions, scallions, salad mix, head lettuce,red butter lettuce, little gem romaines, cabbage, sugar snap peas, snow peas, herbs, spring onions, ramps, garlic scapes, chives, arugula, nettles, chickweed, radishes, carrots, kale, Swiss chard, stinging nettles, potatoes, purslane, cilantro, oregano, tarragon, lemon thyme, dill, fresh mushrooms, dried beans, and much more!
 
Mill City Cooks, 10 am: Juut Salonspa sponsored series: Healthy Cooking on a Budget:
Join Market Chef Heather Hartman today and she prepares a Middle Eastern-inspired recipe full of seasonal market veggies as well as dried chickpeas (available from Rosemount Fresh Market) - Fattoush Salad. Stick around for tips on building your pantry to save money and eat healthy!   

Also, at 9:45 and 10:45 Joe Gamache from Eversharp will be demoing knife care, sharpening, and choosing the right knife for you!

Free Yoga with Ben Lee: Start your day off with a free yogaclass! Bring your own mat and practice yoga with instructor,Ben Lee, of Mill City Clinic, on the Guthrie terrace.
 
Live Music, 11 am – 1 pm: MCFM welcomes back solo artist Ben Glaros to the Market today!
 
Art Market, all day: Featuring Fresh Mud, Matthew Krousey, Aprilierre, and Crookedwood.
 
Community Booth: MN Pork Oink Outings brings pig farmers to consumers to answer questions about pigs, pork, and pig farming. Stop by and learn what they're all about!
 
Sponsor: Thank you  UCARE! Because UCare is "health care that starts with you,"® visit UCare's booth for a free tote bag, measuring spoons and other wellness items, and samples of homemade granola! 

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Member Specials 7/5/2014!

Become a Market Member and get a $5 off coupon at the Wedge Community Co-op, a free package of Mrs. Kelly's Tea of the week, weekly specials at the market all season long, and a $5 market token good for anything at the market! This Saturday's specials include:

Kiss My Cabbage: $1 off Lemon Coriander Leek Kraut;
Sonny's Ice Cream: Your buddy/spouse/child/best friend buys a single/double/triple/quad scoop & you get $2 off of yours!
Barkley's Bistro: $1 off a bag & bone combo;
Buffalo by Bike: $1 off 1lb packs of ground buffalo meat;
Northern Lakes Wild Rice: $1 off 1 lb of wild rice; 
Loon Organics: $1 off any $10 purchase;
Birchberry Native Arts and Food: $1 off any $10 purchase;
Seed to Seed Farm:  Buy a bunch of carrots and get $1 of any other item!
Sassy Knitwear: $2 off Heart Shirts and Star shirts;
Sunrise Flour Mill: Buy any 2 bags of heritage flour, get one 2.5 lb bag Red Fife Heritage Bolted Flour for $5 (regularly $10);
Singing Hills Goat Dairy: $1 off on any 2 chevre or any 2 feta;
Stones Throw Urban Farm: French breakfast radishes - buy 2 get 1 for 1/2 price!
Sunshine Harvest Farm: 10% off all lamb products;
French Nugget: 10% off any purchase;
The Bolt: $1 off any beverage!
 
Just show your "I'm a Member" bag!