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Urban and Community Agriculture

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    May 7, 2012

    Mill City Farmers Market returns this Week in Food

    Busy week! The Mill City Farmers Market returns on Saturday, and don't forget to honor mom on Sunday with something especially delicious this Week in Food. 5/8 Creating a fun, tasty dessert doesn't have to take hours or require a long list of ingredients. With the right items in your pantry, you c ... More >>

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    December 6, 2011

    Minneapolis proposes zoning rules to aid urban farmers

    Proposed rules would let residents sell home-grown food off-site​Backyard farmers in Minneapolis would get a big boost if proposed new zoning rules are passed. The amendments would allow food grown in home gardens to be sold off-site, according to an article in the Southwest Journal.

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2011

    Good deeds, a beer dinner, and afternoon tea this week in food

    Food Day arrives at Coffman Union​In the lead-up to everyone's favorite candy-laden holiday it can't hurt to embrace some healthier activities before you go full-on gut-rot. Thankfully this week in food brings both the first Food Day at Coffman Union and a great charitable opportunity at Soler ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2011

    Mill City Bread Festival this weekend

    Mill City Farmers Market and the Mill City Museum are joining forces to celebrate the Bread Festival, sponsored by Gold Medal Flour. This will be the first of an annual event celebrating the traditions of American bread-baking. The festival will include demonstrations and a bread-baking contest. He ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2011

    City of Minneapolis offers vacant lots to community gardeners

    City of MinneapolisHomegrown Minneapolis wants you to grow veggies like these on a vacant lot​Have you been wondering how you're ever going to cram three tomato plants into an apartment window box? Then apply to lease one of the 12 vacant lots the City of Minneapolis is making available this ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2011

    What are your favorite food truck treats?

    ​Many of the trucks--Fork in the Road, Smack Shack, Dandelion Kitchen--have been rolling out in full force these last few weeks, with Chef Shack planning to reappear at the opening of the Mill City Farmers' Market on May 7th. What street eats have you been dreaming of all winter? Join the Di ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2011

    Dayton sons reveal plans for new Warehouse District restaurant

    Michelle BruchThe 1881 building will feature a garden on the roof and a bar in the basement. ​Bright purple panels are coming off the boarded windows at an old warehouse in downtown Minneapolis. A project to build a new restaurant and bar is now two months into construction. The venture has ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2011

    Chefs for Change dinner rallies support for a homeless shelter rooftop garden

    Brenda Langton of Spoonriver will host the event​Once a month, People Serving People, Minnesota's largest and most comprehensive family-focused shelter, hosts a Chefs for Change dinner event, in which a local executive chef hosts a cooking demonstration and elegant dinner party to raise funds ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2010

    What counts as local in local foods?

    How do you know your strawberries came from Minnesota and not Mexico?​Many Minnesotans, from diners to restaurateurs, are developing a passon for local foods. And anyone with a taste bud can attest to superior flavor of a strawberry plucked from a Minnesota patch in June versus one trucked from Me ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2010

    Mill City Farmers Market ends tomorrow with Fall Harvest

    Mill City Farmers MarketGet your market produce while you can; soon this place will be a tundra.​Sure, Minnesotans are a hearty people. Our local produce? Not as much. Yes, there are tough crops that persevere deep into fall, thriving despite a brisk evening or an early frost. But sooner or la ... More >>

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    September 15, 2010

    Tales of Hoffmann: A Picnic Operetta (HP: C)

    Mill City Farmers MarketGet your market produce while you can; soon this place will be a tundra.​Sure, Minnesotans are a hearty people. Our local produce? Not as much. Yes, there are tough crops that persevere deep into fall, thriving despite a brisk evening or an early frost. But sooner or la ... More >>

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    September 15, 2010

    Tales of Hoffman: A Picnic Operetta

    Mill City Farmers MarketGet your market produce while you can; soon this place will be a tundra.​Sure, Minnesotans are a hearty people. Our local produce? Not as much. Yes, there are tough crops that persevere deep into fall, thriving despite a brisk evening or an early frost. But sooner or la ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2010

    Mill City Farmers Market celebrates fifth anniversary

    The Mill City Farmers Market celebrates five years of bounty for the senses​It all started back in June 2006, when Brenda Langton (chef-owner of Spoonriver restaurant) founded the Mill City Farmers Market on the banks of the Mississippi River, between the Mill City Museum and the new Guthrie ... More >>

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    September 8, 2010

    Tales of Hoffman: A Picnic Operetta

    The Mill City Farmers Market celebrates five years of bounty for the senses​It all started back in June 2006, when Brenda Langton (chef-owner of Spoonriver restaurant) founded the Mill City Farmers Market on the banks of the Mississippi River, between the Mill City Museum and the new Guthrie ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 8, 2010

    Tales of Hoffman: A Picnic Operetta

    The Mill City Farmers Market celebrates five years of bounty for the senses​It all started back in June 2006, when Brenda Langton (chef-owner of Spoonriver restaurant) founded the Mill City Farmers Market on the banks of the Mississippi River, between the Mill City Museum and the new Guthrie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2010

    Mill City Farmers Market hosts fall harvest dinner Sunday

    Alan Turkus via Flickr.comNow celebrating squash season​Mill City Farmers Market hosts its Fall Harvest Dinner on Sunday, a celebration of fall foods and farmers and a fundraiser for the nonprofit market. We spoke with Marjorie Hegstrom, director of the Mill City Farmers Market, to find out mo ... More >>

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    September 1, 2010

    Tales of Hoffman: A Picnic Operetta

    Alan Turkus via Flickr.comNow celebrating squash season​Mill City Farmers Market hosts its Fall Harvest Dinner on Sunday, a celebration of fall foods and farmers and a fundraiser for the nonprofit market. We spoke with Marjorie Hegstrom, director of the Mill City Farmers Market, to find out mo ... More >>

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    September 1, 2010

    Tales of Hoffman: A Picnic Operetta

    Alan Turkus via Flickr.comNow celebrating squash season​Mill City Farmers Market hosts its Fall Harvest Dinner on Sunday, a celebration of fall foods and farmers and a fundraiser for the nonprofit market. We spoke with Marjorie Hegstrom, director of the Mill City Farmers Market, to find out mo ... More >>

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    August 25, 2010

    Tales of Hoffmann: A Picnic Operetta

    Alan Turkus via Flickr.comNow celebrating squash season​Mill City Farmers Market hosts its Fall Harvest Dinner on Sunday, a celebration of fall foods and farmers and a fundraiser for the nonprofit market. We spoke with Marjorie Hegstrom, director of the Mill City Farmers Market, to find out mo ... More >>

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    August 25, 2010

    Tales of Hoffman: A Picnic Operetta

    Alan Turkus via Flickr.comNow celebrating squash season​Mill City Farmers Market hosts its Fall Harvest Dinner on Sunday, a celebration of fall foods and farmers and a fundraiser for the nonprofit market. We spoke with Marjorie Hegstrom, director of the Mill City Farmers Market, to find out mo ... More >>

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    August 25, 2010

    Tales of Hoffman: A Picnic Operetta

    Alan Turkus via Flickr.comNow celebrating squash season​Mill City Farmers Market hosts its Fall Harvest Dinner on Sunday, a celebration of fall foods and farmers and a fundraiser for the nonprofit market. We spoke with Marjorie Hegstrom, director of the Mill City Farmers Market, to find out mo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2010

    Picnic Operetta starts this weekend

    ​ If you missed it last year--or enjoyed it so much you'd like to go back--the Picnic Operetta is returning to Twin Cities community gardens this weekend. This time, eleven singers and musicians will be performing director Scotty Reynolds's take on Tales of Hoffmann, beginning Saturday, August ... More >>

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    August 18, 2010

    Tales of Hoffman: A Picnic Operetta

    ​ If you missed it last year--or enjoyed it so much you'd like to go back--the Picnic Operetta is returning to Twin Cities community gardens this weekend. This time, eleven singers and musicians will be performing director Scotty Reynolds's take on Tales of Hoffmann, beginning Saturday, August ... More >>

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    August 18, 2010

    Tales of Hoffman: A Picnic Operetta

    ​ If you missed it last year--or enjoyed it so much you'd like to go back--the Picnic Operetta is returning to Twin Cities community gardens this weekend. This time, eleven singers and musicians will be performing director Scotty Reynolds's take on Tales of Hoffmann, beginning Saturday, August ... More >>

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    August 11, 2010

    Tales of Hoffman: A Picnic Operetta

    ​ If you missed it last year--or enjoyed it so much you'd like to go back--the Picnic Operetta is returning to Twin Cities community gardens this weekend. This time, eleven singers and musicians will be performing director Scotty Reynolds's take on Tales of Hoffmann, beginning Saturday, August ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2010

    Mayor R.T. Rybak eats homegrown

    ​Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak wants you to eat better. Which is why he created Homegrown Minneapolis, an initiative designed to "improve the growth, sales, distribution, and consumption of healthy, locally grown foods within the city and the surrounding region." That means more community garde ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2010

    Backyard chickens: feeling country

    perpetualplum/flickr​The benefits of raising chickens in your yard are obvious: fresh eggs, and the feeling of country livin' in the city. I know many urban dwellers with the earth brother/sister dream of tromping around in rubber boots, and throwing feed to the hens in the morn (yes, me). The ... More >>

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    June 3, 2009

    Minneapolis MOSAIC: Opening Night Kick-Off

    perpetualplum/flickr​The benefits of raising chickens in your yard are obvious: fresh eggs, and the feeling of country livin' in the city. I know many urban dwellers with the earth brother/sister dream of tromping around in rubber boots, and throwing feed to the hens in the morn (yes, me). The ... More >>

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