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Locally Harvested Wild Rice in Otter Tail County

Locally Harvested Wild Rice in Otter Tail County

Carol Stender
Products, Produce, Recipes

I am surprised by wild rice, especially the fact it is harvested here in Otter Tail County in West Central Minnesota! You need a license and can harvest it anywhere except on Native American lands. Paul Shol of Fergus Falls joins two friends in “ricing” as he calls it. During the harvest season - late August through September - they head out in a canoe and harvest from the wild rice stands in the rivers and lakes of the area.

My Winter Locally Grown Connection

My Winter Locally Grown Connection

Carol Stender
Products, Produce, Meats

Locally grown in winter? You bet! Look for local products at your mom and pop grocery store, food co-ops or specialty stores and make connections with growers during the Farmers Market season inquiring if they have products available in the off season. We made a connection with one grower who raises cherry tomatoes under grow lights through the winter.

A local apple a day...

A local apple a day...

Carol Stender
Produce

Nate and Sarah Jensen planted their first apple trees in 2018. Today they have four acres featuring five apple varieties - Honeycrisp, First Kiss, Cortland, Zestar and Honey Gold. It’s a family operation which involves their five children. Learn more through their Facebook page Rivers Bend Orchard.

Microgreens make great mix for Homegrown Garden

Microgreens make great mix for Homegrown Garden

Carol Stender
Produce

Rick Abrahamson of Fergus Falls raises micro greens in his Fergus Falls, MN home. He uses grow lights to nurture the trays of micro greens. Recently, Rick and his wife, Christine, purchased the former Bluebird Gardens property where they are raising hanging baskets and other plants that will be sold with the micro greens at the Fergus Falls, MN Farmers Market.

How to pick an apple

How to pick an apple

Carol Stender
Produce

Rick and Sharon Julian own and operate Lake Ida Apple Farm near Lake Park, MN. Their U-Pick operation features Nine varieties of apple trees and over 40 varieties of crab apples which are ready for picking from August until October. They have more than 200 trees and also grow asparagus.

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