October 8, 2011, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market

Time: 8:00am - 1:00pm

Location: 704 South 2nd Street

Today at Mill City Farmers Market:  Eating Local Year Round

Even well-intentioned locavores fall off the wagon when winter in Minnesota approaches. We've heard it before: "I like supporting local foods, but I can only eat so many turnips!" Eating local year round in Minnesota is challenging, but it only takes a little bit of planning to enjoy a locally grown and varied diet throughout the winter. To help you be a successful and full-time local foods consumer, we've made this helpful guide.

PRODUCE PLANNER for the WINTER: 
Stock up now on storage veggies, like carrots, onions, beets, squash, pumpkins, potatoes, garlic, parsnips, celeriac and apples. Hang herbs and carrot greens to dry or dehydrate them to use all year long. Freeze kale, Swiss chard and collards. Can tomatoes, tomatillos and peppers. Or, get a winter CSA and visit Winter Farmers Markets! 
 
Mill City Cooks, 10:00am:
Local food writer and cooking instructor, Beth Dooley joins Heather Hartman in the demo kitchen to answer the question, "How do you eat local foods year round... in Minnesota?" They'll be making two delicious autumnal recipes. 

Meet Your Vegetables! Sponsored by Allina 9:00am - 1:00pm
Get down with greens! Try a simple preparation of cooking greens and take home a recipe. Ask the interns about the nutritional benefits of these veggies and learn how to keep eating them all year! 

Live Music, 11:00am - 1:00pm:
Vocalist Karen Quiroz presents a stunning repertoire of popular music from Brazil and Latin America; non-stop rhythm, lush harmonics, and melodies.  

Community Booth: 
North House Folk School is an educational non-profit on the shores of Lake Superior in Grand Marais, MN. They foster a non-competitive learning environment devoted to teaching traditional northern craft in over 350 courses year round and will be demonstrating wood carving at the Market this Saturday.

Art Market, all day:
Featuring The Ink Orchard, ceramics by Guillermo Cuellar, Barnswallow Garden, and woodwork by Jim Benson.