October 15, 2011, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market

Time: 8:00am - 1:00pm

Location: 704 South 2nd Street

Today at Mill City Farmers Market:  Harvest Festival

PRODUCE PLANNER for the WINTER:
Stock up now! Keep storage veggies, like carrots, onions, beets, squash, pumpkins, potatoes, garlic, parsnips, celeriac and apples dry and cool and they’ll keep for months. Hang herbs and carrot greens to dry or dehydrate them to use all year long. Freeze kale, Swiss chard and collards. Or, get a winter CSA!

WHAT’S NEW:
- Bulk Packs of 20# Wild Alaskan Salmon are now available at Wild Run Salmon for $259 ($12.95/lb.). Pre-order available, contact Matt Oxford at wildrunsalmon@yahoo.com.
- Jeanne Beatrice LLC is having a end-of-season sale on their Market Baskets: 40% off their entire stock! Think holiday gifts!

Mill City Cooks, 10:00am:
Market Chefs Nick and Heather team up for one last cooking demo to prepare what everyone wants this time of year: delicious and hearty food, including Roasted Beet Chevre Crostini! Get recipes from this demo and every Mill City Cooks demos this season in our Recipe Archive.

Mini Farm, all day:
Visit your furry friends at Gale Woods Farm in the Three Rivers Park District.

Live Music, 11:00am – 1:00am:
Sustainable agriculture supporters and toe-tapping inspirations, Light of the Moon Band!

Book Signing, all day:
Authors Shelly Holl and BJ Carpenter take readers on a journey through the seasons and around the state with their culinary travelogue celebrating local ingredients, The Minnesota Table.

Sponsors: UCare

Art Market, all day:
Featuring Barnswallow Garden, ceramics by Matthew Krousey, Aprilerre, and Woodsport.