July 9, 2016, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market

Time: 8:00am - 1:00pm

Location: 704 South 2nd Street

Today at Mill City Farmers Market:  Wellness weekend

Produce Planner: Arugula, beets, berries, baby bok choi, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cherry tomatoes, cilantro, collards, cucumbers, dandelion greens, 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), rhubarb, oregano, potatoes, raspberries, sour cherries, spring onions, squash blossoms, salad mix, snap peas, snow peas, spinach, strawberries, Swiss chard, thyme, zucchini and much more!

Cooking Demo, 10:30am: Market Chef Jenny Breen will be grilling pizza this Saturday for Mill City Cooks, our free weekly cooking demo where professional chefs teach market goers creative, healthy ways to prepare market ingredients!

NUTRITION CORNER: After the cooking demo, stick around for our new Nutrition Corner, a short and simple talk at 11:30am in the train shed patio led by the market's new Nutrition Liaison, Mallory. This Saturday's topic is avoiding food waste to get the most out of your market produce!

LIVE MUSIC, 11am-1pm: Sam Timmreck
Playing roots and folk music in the music tent located near the Guthrie stairs.

MINI FARM: Oliver H. Kelley Farm will be joining us again this season on the 2nd Saturday of every month! Little market shoppers and adults alike can experience life on a historic 1890's farm when heritage variety sheep and hens come to the market each month!

KIDS ACTIVITIES: Power of Produce (PoP): A seasonal vegetable tasting club for kids ages 3-12, located at the Info Booth tent. Kids are empowered to buy their own vegetables with a $2 market token after tasting a seasonal fresh veggie sample.

ART MARKET:This Saturday's featured local artists include: Larissa Loden Jewelry, Chris Chookiatsirichai, Christy Wetzig Ceramics, Spring Finn & Co., Old World Cabinet, ArtAndes, Sassy Knitwear, and Sally Fritz Clothing. Find them in the train shed!