• Why Kernza Crackers Matter: Perennial Pantry’s Quest for the Home Cook

    “Bringing an entirely new crop out into the world while making it something that people can easily become familiar with and start to use is fundamentally a very hopeful act,” observed Christopher Abbott of Perennial Pantry.

  • Community Sourcing: River Rock Kitchen & Baking Co Keeps it Local in St Peter

    River Rock Kitchen & Baking Co’s local community impact starts with sourcing. Under Montana’s leadership, the bakery sources their ingredients from more than a dozen farms, mills, and cooperatives in Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin.

  • Organic Brown Bread with Kernza by River Rock Kitchen & Baking Co.

      Organic Brown Bread with Kernza by River Rock Kitchen & Baking Co. This beautiful bread [...]

  • Lion’s Mane “Lobster” Macaroni and Cheese

      Lion’s Mane “Lobster” Macaroni and Cheese Fiddlehead Knob Farm in LeRoy, MN is a 10 [...]

  • Small Batch Specialty Roasts: Walnut Grove’s Half Pint Coffee Co

    Freshly opened in June 2024, Half Pint Coffee Company brings a new coffee house to downtown Walnut Grove. The menu includes a full coffee bar featuring Half Pint Coffee Co’s freshly roasted beans along with baked treats, smoothies, teas and hand scooped ice cream.

  • Mushrooms Powered by the Sun: Fiddlehead Knob Farm’s Sustainable Path Forward

    On a rise in southern Minnesota that Rachel Davis’ ancestors called Poverty Knob, Kalvin, Rachel and their two young children (soon to be three in January!) raise a myriad of mushrooms at their ten acre solar- powered farm.