..and welcome from The Local Growers.
Here you will find the stories about those individuals who grow food and make products locally.
These are some of the people I’ve met while looking for good foods - locally grown foods.
I know their journey. It’s one I experienced growing up on our family farm in West Central Minnesota. That farm was diversified. In other words, we raised several things - crops, hogs, dairy and chickens.
Our meals featured the garden produce my mom harvested, canned and froze and the meat, eggs and dairy products we raised.
It was wholesome food!
While I don’t live on that farm anymore, I am always on the search for locally grown foods. I invite you to join me in this great journey.
Let’s go!
Lilac Jelly is a hit at Catina’s Off The Beaten Path, one of the vendors at the Fergus Falls Farmers Market.
Dan Ukkelberg is returning to the Battle Lake Farmers Market after he focused on his college studies. The NDSU ag education major offers eggs, produce and bedding plants at his stand
Russell Kleinschmidt of Kleinschmidt Farms has vegetables ready for sale at the Staples Area Farmers Market.
Asparagus! I love it! And it’s the season for this wonderful vegetable! I have a couple of recipes - one roasting and another grilling - which are simple and good!
It really was an “egg-celent” idea that was a good businesss for my Bro and Sis and their farmers market venture.
Eagleview Winery near Ashby reflects its farm background in the names of its wines from Broken Down Tractor to Burning Combine. Shannon and Linda Moerke have created the perfect wines using grape varieties hardy to this region. Their farm has an eagle’s view of the area and some resident eagles they enjoy watching. They have an event center and a tasting room that offers a great view of the vineyard and area.
Planting onion sets with Sis was a bonding experience…and surprisingly, they grew!