• Fueling the Local Movement: Crafting Cosmetics and Ethical Food Products on Boomflower Farm

    At Boomflower Farm outside of Kenyon, Minnesota, Katy Lund is on a mission to share high-quality local products with her community, family, and friends.

  • Macaron Magic: Lily Bean Bakery

    Kelly Murphy of Lily Bean Bakery is a macaron enthusiast. She started making macarons in 2017 and “failed miserably the first time”. Refusing to be outsmarted by a pastry...

  • Homemade Bread by Suzy: Sweet and Savory Bread to Delight Your Tastebuds

    In a cozy house near Lake Nokomis, Suzy Amundson of Homemade Bread by Suzy prepares a dazzling menu of breads and sweets as a MN cottage food producer.

  • Creating Something Fresh: Extracts by l.c. finns

    Lee Zwiefelhofer of Minneapolis wanted to source extracts for baking and marinades locally. When he started l.c. finns extracts over  ten years ago, he couldn’t find what he wanted.

  • Micro greens turn into a big adventure for Amanda Yadav of Fiddlehead Farm.

    Amanda Yadav finds joy and power in a magical room in her Andover home. Amanda cultivates [...]

  • Shortie’s Sweets ‘n Treats: The Juicy Lucy of Minnesota Baked Goods

    Steph Krueger's stuffed cookies tip the scale at half a pound each. These creative flavor combos were her quarantine creation.