• Making it Personal: CSAs Nourish Communities Through Foods, Goods, and Local Connections

    Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farms and businesses are real life examples of individuals collaborating at the local level to support the common good and build thriving communities. Through the CSA model a farm becomes the community’s farm. 

  • “Love on a Plate”: Ruhland’s Strudel Haus

    “Love on a Plate…” is the Strudel Haus’s slogan. This passion project has become a growing business for Eagan’s Tom Ruhland and his family. Everyone involved literally brings something to the table thanks to the positive energy and creativity that makes this strudel business possible.

  • Mangalitsa Magic: Meet the Stars of Little Curly Pig Farm

    At Little Curly Pig Farm, all sales are direct from the farm. Michelle offers full and half shares as well as individual cuts. Unique items such as bones, heads, organs, and the fat itself are all available. She also sells breeding stock and feeder pigs.

  • Sweet release: Fiddlesticks Bakery makes gluten free taste so good

    Jenny Casper relaunched Fiddlesticks Bakery, her Eagan cottage bakery, in the fall of 2023 with gluten-free celiac-friendly cinnamon rolls. 

  • Land of 10,000 Recipes: Cooking for the Whole Family

    Through her recipe blog Land of 10,000 Recipes, instructional cooking videos on social media, and as a Guest Chef on Twin Cities Live, Jenna Gorman shares her love of food and cooking together. 

  • Meet the Minnesota Makers Hits the Road: Let’s Go To Winona!

    Winona, the Miami of Minnesota, is just far enough away from the Twin Cities to feel special, but close enough to make for an easy weekend escape