June 4, 2016, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market

Time: 8:00am - 1:00pm

Location: 704 South 2nd Street

Today at Mill City Farmers Market: 

WHAT'S IN SEASON:
sun chokes, arugula, nettles, kale, baby bok choi, baby beets, carrots, chives, green garlic, pea shoots parsnips, cilantro, oregano, thyme, lettuce, chard, beans, radishes, spinach, rhubarb, salad mix
cabbage, salad turnips, hazelnuts, micro greens, vegetable seedlings and much, much more!

Mill City Cooks 10:30-11AM
Market Chef Jenny Breen is cooking the perfect summer appetizer in the Mill City Cooks Kitchen. Watch the show at our free 30-minute cooking class located in the train shed patio

KIDS ACTIVITIES
•Power of Produce (PoP): A seasonal vegetable tasting club for kids ages 5-12, located at the Info Booth tent
•Guthrie Storytelling-9:30 & 10am: Enjoy a dramatic reading of a farm yard book by the wonderful H. Adam, a professional actor, in the Music Tent

ART MARKET
This Saturday's featured local artists include: Adam Gruetzmacher, Made by Liz P, Indigo & Snow, Stirsby, ArtAndes, and Sally Fritz Clothing. Find them in the train shed near the entrance to the museum!

LIVE MUSIC, 11am-1pm:
Mary DuShane and Nick Jordan, The Moonlight Duo
MCFM welcomes back Mary DuShane and Nick Jordan, playing classic folk and Americana music.

COMMUNITY BOOTHS
- The Good Acre is a new nonprofit food hub in Minneapolis, designed to support several needs in the food community. Learn about their summer cooking classes and food access work at their booth this Saturday!
- Aquaponic growing demonstrations by Spark-Y Youth Action Labs, a non-profit providing sustainable education for Twin Cities' youth. To help youth discover knowledge and empowerment they use programs focused on urban agriculture systems including: aquaponics, vermicomposting, algae cultivation, and mushroom cultivation!
- Northern Spark is a free, annual, dusk-to-dawn, multidisciplinary arts festival that takes place after the market on June 11 in the Chicago Mall and Mill City ruins Courtyard. This year's theme is 'Climate Chaos, Climate Rising'.