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Craft Beer for Crafty People: Tilion Brewing Calls Cannon Falls Home
“Cannon Falls has been an amazing partner for building our business,” shares Chris. “They worked with us from the beginning to help us succeed. We have a wonderful synergy with the winery across the street. We’ve worked with CannonBelles since they opened and sell a lot of cheese curds in house. We are grateful to be a part of the Cannon Falls community and are humbled by their support of our work.”
Ferndale Market: A Minnesota Food Hub That You Need to Know
Fern and Dale Peterson started raising free range turkeys in the rolling hills of the Cannon River Valley in 1939. Their turkeys have always been free range and antibiotic free. As trends in commercial turkey farming changed, Ferndale Farm didn’t.
CannonBelles Cheese: Locally-Sourced and Internationally Acclaimed
Since 2022, all of CannonBelles' cheeses come to life at their Cannon Falls plant. They produce 800-1000 pounds of cheese a week, using milk from the fifth generation Otte Family’s Square Deal Dairy in nearby Randolph.
The Gathering Place: Live the Lake Life at Pine River’s Heath’s Resort
Heath’s Resort is the sort of place where generations of families gather to celebrate summer and each other. They boat to dinner, play sand volleyball, watch kids play on the beach from their cabin porch, debate which fishing spot is the luckiest, and soak up the magic that is lake season.
Pine River Bakery: Find Your Happy Donuts Here
Pine River Bakery is a cozy oasis that beckons you to imagine your dessert possibilities with inviting glass cases filled with breads, cookies and donuts of every shape shape and size. The air is rich with a delectable combination of yeasty warmth and house made soups.
Growing to Meet Local Demand: How Brakstad Family Farm Feeds Their Community
Robyn and Lance along with their daughter Stephanie Kirkham love sharing their farm with the community. At Brakstad Family Farm this takes the form of supplying fresh, nutrient-dense produce and grass fed beef that nourishes their customers. This nourishment reaches people through CSA subscriptions, on site farm store visitors or through the food shelves, grocery stores and farmers markets that carry their products.
