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May 31, 2014, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market

Time: 8:00am - 1:00pm

Location: 704 South 2nd Street

Today at Mill City Farmers Market: MN Native Foods/Foraging

Produce: Asparagus, morels, rhubarb, pac choi, beets, micro greens, salad mix, sweet sugar pea shoots, herbs, spring onions, ramps, garlic scapes, chives, arugula, nettles, fiddlehead ferns, radishes, carrots, kale, Swiss chard, stinging nettles, potatoes, cilantro, oregano, dried and fresh mushrooms, dried peppers, and lots of beautiful seed starts of many varieties, including Medicinal/culinary herbs, heirloom tomatoes, cucumbers, sunflowers, Brussels sprouts, artichokes, catnip, ground cherries, purslane, seed potatoes, and much more.

Mill City Cooks, 10 am: Market Chef Jenny Breen will be featuring some of Minnesota's finest Spring produce. Learn about effective preparation techniques and stick around for a tasty sample!

Free yoga on the Guthrie terrace, 8 am - 9 am: Start your day off with some meditative flow with trained yoga instructor Kylie Salzman of Lakeside Yoga Minneapolis.

Live Entertainment, 10 am - 11 am: We are delighted to welcome back the talented American Indian Magnet School student ambassadors who will be performing dances similar to Pow Wow dancing.  Come join the celebration!
 
Live Music, 11 am - 1 pm:  MCFM welcomes Hamdog today, a Minneapolis based original old- time country/fiddle/bluegrass band!
  
Community Booth, all day: Tech Dump is a local social enterprise funding jobs and on-the-job training for adults with barriers to employment through the refurbishing and recycling of electronics. This Saturday, bring your cell phones and chargers to the Market for safe and secure recycling,while supporting this nonprofit.
 
Community Booth, all day: Hennepin County Master Recyclers. Say hello to MCFM Superstar Volunteer and Supporter Kathy Klink and learn about waste reduction efforts in Minneapolis. Join a growing community of Master Recyclers and Composters!
  
Art Market, all day: Head to the back of the train shed where you'll find 4 talented local artists.  Fringe and Fettle, Guillermo Cuellar, Chris Chookiatsirichai, and Crookedwood.

Member Specials 5/31/2014!

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

 

Art Andes: 10% of everything!

Barkley's Bistro: "2 Clucks for $15 Bucks" get 2 bags of their signature recipe Chick'n Cheddar buttons for just $15!
Northern Lakes Wild Rice: $1 off 1 lb of wild rice;
Loon Organics: $1 off any $10 purchase;
Seed to Seed Farm: Buy 2 plants starts and get $1 of your purchase;
Birchberry Native Arts and Food: $1 off any $10 purchase;
Olsen Naturals:$1 off any $10 purchase;
Singing Hills Goat Dairy: $1 off on any 2 chevre or any 2 feta;
Sunshine Harvest Farm: 10% off all lamb products;
French Nugget: 10% off any purchase;
The Bolt: $1 off any beverage!