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Seasonal items from the Minneapolis Farmers Market

Pure raw honey from Heritage Prairie Farm

As we all know from watching the National Geographic Channel; during the winter months, farmers head into caves to hibernate, and wake up for the next growing season.

I don’t think so.

Following are a list of winter markets, featuring locally produced, meat, cheese, bakery, mushrooms, jellies and jams, pickled delights, and oftentimes local crafts and art. You don’t need to wait until the first asparagus breaks through in the spring. Please remember to check the sites for the times and dates, and for special events.

Green City Market
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
2430 N Canon Dr
Chicago, IL 60614

Heritage Prairie Farm
(our farm partners!)
2N308 Brundige Rd
Elburn, IL 60119

Minneapolis Farmers Market
312 East Lyndale Ave North
Minneapolis, MN 55405

St Paul Farmers Market
290 5^th St East
St Paul, MN 55101

Smart Markets
University of Fairfax Church
2854 Hunter Mill Rd
Oakton, VA 22124

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Submitted by bbeditor on Tue, 12/13/2011 - 12:22.

Thank you! There are many more of them, also. My favorite thing to get is fresh eggs--they are just incredibly delicious.

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/12/2011 - 15:05.

There's also a winter market in Leesburg, Virginia on Saturday mornings.

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Chef's Blog

Rustic Road Farm, by the numbers

Imagine a painter with a blank canvas, a teacher with a classroom of new students or a builder with a blueprint. Think of the potential or even the possible pitfalls. It can be overwhelming at first, but once you start, there's a momentum.

I'm the first-time farmer with five virgin, unlplowed acres and an empty barn. But a month later with momentum in place, it's looking like this:

100 pounds of seed potato, planted

1,600 onions, planted

1 new tractor, purchased, delivered, working

3 goats, delivered

35 yards of compost, spreaded

Have tractor, will farm

What kind of farmer would I be without a tractor?

It's pricey but much needed. We considerd buying used or even leasing. But at the end of the day, you want a warranty and service for the "just in case."

In honor of Earth Day

In honor of Earth Day, we are getting a jump start on our three year plan at Rustic Road Farm.

We originally had planned on starting the orchard next year, but we've pushed it to the immediate.

Today, we planted 20 apples trees. That's 10 honey crisp, five golden delicious and five jona-red (developed and patented by Cornell University, my alma mater).

Our goal is 20 trees each year for the next three years. We'll soon plant blackberres and raspberries. I'd call today a very good Earth Day!

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Chef's Blog

Rustic Road Farm, by the numbers

Have tractor, will farm

In honor of Earth Day

What's Happening

A gift for Mom on Mother's Day

'A' is for Asparagus

A taste of Big Bowl, any time