Time: 8:00am - 1:00pm
Location: 704 South 2nd Street
Today at Mill City Farmers Market: Summer Picnics & Parties
At the Market this Saturday, you will find: Strawberries, BLUEBERRIES, sour cherries, rhubarb, pac choi, totsoi, fennel, beets, onions, scallions, salad mix, head lettuce, red butter lettuce, little gem romaines, cabbage, purplette onions, broccoli, sugar snap peas, snow peas, herbs, spring onions, garlic scapes, chives, arugula, nettles, chickweed, radishes, carrots, kale, Swiss chard, stinging nettles, potatoes, purslane, cilantro, oregano, tarragon, lemon thyme, dill, fresh mushrooms, dried beans, and much more!
Mill City Cooks, 10 am: Market Chef Heather Hartman will be making a perfect dish for a party – Quesadillas with Greens, Goat Cheese, Herbs, and Salsa.
Live Music, 11 am – 1 pm: MCFM welcomes back Daddy Squeeze to the Market today! This local accordionist features an eclectic blend of Celtic, Tex-Mex, Creole, Blues, Jazz, Scandinavian, Polka and pop music.
Meet Your Vegetables Tasting Booth, sponsored by Allina Health: Allina Health clinics invite you try a sample of Seasonal Thai Slaw and take home a recipe card!
Mini-Farm, all day: Visitors from Oliver H. Kelley Farm are at the Market this Saturday and will be featuring different furry friends every 2nd Saturday of the month!
Art Market, all day: Featuring The Abbey, Anna Metcalfe, Chris Chookiatsirichai, and Woodsport.
Book Signing: “The Secret Atlas of North Coast Food“ Specifically focusing on the chapter “Open Arms, Open Farms,” by SFA’s Jason Walker, featuring several SFA farms, including Jerry Ford andLiving Song Farm. Both Jerry and Jason will be there to sign copies of the book, in which maps and illustrations complement journalistic essays that take readers deep into the history, culture, and gastronomy of the Upper Midwest. A must read!
Member Specials 7/12/2014!
Become a Market Member and get a $5 off coupon at the Wedge Community Co-op, a free package of Mrs. Kelly's Tea of the week, weekly specials at the market all season long, and a $5 market token good for anything at the market! This Saturday's specials include:
- Black Cat Natural Foods: Buy one, get one 1/2 off (of equal or lesser value) before 10 am!
- Bliss Gourmet Foods: $1 off any flavor granola or muesli!
- 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;
Market Chef Pantry: Buy 2 get one 1/2 off on Jams and Jelly;
- 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;
- Stones Throw Urban Farm: French breakfast radishes - buy 2 get 1 for 1/2 price!
- Sunshine Harvest Farm: 10% off all lamb products;
- French Nugget: 10% off any purchase;
- The Bolt: $1 off any beverage!
- Sassy Knitwear: $2 off kids shorts/cropped pants;
- Zula Juice: $1 off a bottle of juice or 10% off a 3 Day Cleanse.