September 22, 2012, Saturday - Mill City Farmers Market

Time: 8:00am - 1:00pm

Location: 704 South 2nd Street

Today at Mill City Farmers Market: Bread Festival!

Mill City Farmers Market and the Mill City Museum are teaming up again to create an exciting celebration of bread-baking in America! This event will be the second annual event spotlighting the healthy goodness and nourishment of bread-baking.

Baking Contest: Calling all Bakers!
Enter your home-baked bread in our first ever bread-baking contest! Enter in the Quick Bread or Yeast Bread categories and have your goodies judged by a panel of experts. To pre-register and get more info follow this link.

Mill City BAKES, 9:30AM and 10:15AM:
Be awed by the wholesome goodness created by local baking masters, Zoe Francois and Jeff Hertzberg, authors of Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day and Salty Tart’s, Michelle Gayer in outdoor ovens courtesy of Lorenzo’s Ovens. You can find their recipes from this demo and previous Mill City Cooks recipes in our Recipe Archive!

Crop Art Activity for Kids in partnership with the Walker Art Center, 10AM – 1PM (while supplies last): Were you inspired by the crop art at the MN State Fair? Try your hand at this historic craft and learn more about whole grains!

Community Booth:
Compatible Technology International is a nonprofit organization that alleviates hunger and poverty in the developing world by designing and distributing simple, life-changing food and water technologies. They will demo grain grinders, their “tools for harvest, hope for the hungry.”

Sponsor:
The Gold Medal brand’s heritage and quality have earned the trust of both scratch and professional bakers alike. For over 125 years, they have remained dedicated to sourcing and milling top-grade wheat. Gold Medal is committed to delivering the best quality flour for your home-baked breads, cookies, pie crusts, cakes, and brownies.

Live Music, 11 am – 1 pm:
Gypsy Mania. You’ll feel like you’re shopping on the streets on Paris as you listen to these lively and talented gypsy-jazz artists.

Art Market, all day:
Featuring Ink Orchard: Kendra Gebbia, Matthew Krousey, Annika Kaplan, and Woodsport.