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Shopping intentionally is an empowering act. You Shopping intentionally is an empowering act. You see, in the end it’s not about the stuff. It’s about connecting with real people, choosing products that enrich the community without draining its resources. It’s being able to connect with a story, an about me page that tells you the why and how of the person and their process. Rather than scrolling an endless loop, spend a few minutes with our Shop Minnesota guide. With nearly 100 Minnesota businesses to choose from, you’ll find someone new who offers something unique. Maybe it’s a special occasion. Maybe it’s an event. Maybe it’s a necessity. Maybe it’s something you save to keep in mind for another day. You’ll discover a special local maker, grower, or doer who makes or offers something only they way they can. This isn’t about mass production and immediate gratification. This is something different. Get to know our makers at meettheminnesotamakers.com/holiday-gift/
Know your Neighbors. We’re observing Minnesota’s Know your Neighbors. We’re observing Minnesota’s Shop Local month by introducing you to the real makers, growers and doers from our “Shop Minnesota” guide and makers directory.   These are just some of the small business owners who make Minnesota an amazing place to be. 🖼️ Who: Jessica and Tony Heiden of Hart Country Meats and Heiden Family Farm 🌳Where: Rushford 🐮 What: Raising Black Angus Cattle on healthy pastureland without the use of implanted hormones. *Processing all their beef at a local USDA inspected facility. *Transparency about the process that makes their product possible. *Standing behind their farm’s slogan “Taste the difference from the ground up.” The healthier their farm’s soil and water are, the grasses and forage that the cattle eat will be more nutritionally dense. Hart Country Meats can now lab verify the nutritional components of every piece of the circle. *Commitment to education of themselves and their customers. *Featured product at select retailers, restaurants and ballpark concessions. 💕 How you get involved: Order directly from http://hartcountrymeats.com for Black Angus cuts and gift boxes with a range of local products delivered to your door. Don’t miss their hot dogs and summer sausage made with real ingredients. *Follow @hartcountrymeats *Read the full feature of why farming intentionally as a family matters at http://meettheminnesotamakers.com/it-starts-with-the-soil-hart-country-meats-grass-fed-beef/ *Ask whether your co-op, neighborhood restaurant or sports concession source any of their ingredients locally. Let them know you appreciate it when they do with your purchase and your positive comments. *Visit meettheminnesotamakers.com or follow @meettheminnesotamakers to discover the small business owners leading Minnesota on a tasty sustainable path forward. Meet the Minnesota Makers is a news site that connects you to the local food, farms, artists and artisans that make Minnesota thrive. We are Minnesota strong.
Know your Neighbors. Join us this February in our Know your Neighbors. Join us this February in our observation of Shop Local month. Get to know the real makers, growers and doers from our “Shop Minnesota” guide and makers directory. These are just some of the small business owners who make Minneosta an amazing place to be. 👩🏻‍🍳Who: Bridget O’Boyle of Oh Soup! 🥄Where: Minneapolis 🥣What: Nourishing the world one soothing bowl of soup at a time through Bridget’s passion for feeding people. *Soup It Forward program to feed community members in need. *Caterer for 400 preschool students at multiple Twin Cities area schools. *Caterer for private events—loves being a part of group retreats, business meetings or special occasions like rehearsal dinners. *Purchaser of produce from Brightside, a St Paul nonprofit. *Former traveling chef for First Descents *Ice Cream guru and kitchen skills coach for eQuality 💕How you get involved: Order from Oh Soup!’s weekly soup and bread menus. Available for pick up every Thursday at Lake Harriet United Methodist Church. *Purchase soup for community members through the Soup It Forward program. *Sign up for the newsletter at ohsoups.com *Follow @ohsoups for menu updates *Check out Brightside Produce and eQuality—two local nonprofit organizations making the world a little more fair *Read the full feature sharing why making high-quality veggie forward soups matter, Bridget’s childhood on an Inver Grove Heights raspberry farm and her love for Chef and Humanitarian José Andrés at meettheminnesotamakers.com *Visit meettheminnesotamakers.com or follow @meettheminnesotamakers to discover the small business owners leading Minnesota on a tasty sustainable path forward. ☀️Meet the Minnesota Makers is a news site that connects you to the local food, farms, artists and artisans that make Minnesota thrive.
We connect you with Minnesota small businesses. T We connect you with Minnesota small businesses. This February has been designated “Shop Local” month throughout the state of Minnesota. To observe this proclamation, Meet the Minnesota Makers has a fresh local resource ready for you. The declaration celebrates the unique contributions of small businesses to the very fabric of our intertwined communities. This is a hard time for our Minnesota small business community. It’s growing harder by the day to keep businesses going. The uncertainty and instability make a tough job tougher. Meet the Minnesota Makers provides points of connection. We tell stories and connect you to small businesses that grow, craft and create their products here. We are honored to promote the amazing business owners that make Minnesota such a special place in our “Shop Minnesota” Gift Guide! Find local people and products to love as you browse the guide. Search by product or business type with our two drop down menus. Use the Favorites feature to have a custom list emailed to you for easy reference (or send it to someone else as a hint). Each maker listing includes featured products, retail locations, events, and direct website and social media links—making local shopping as convenient as anything you’d order online. Newsletter subscribers—watch your email for your exclusive discount codes on Friday. Meet nearly 100 Minnesota Makers over at https://meettheminnesotamakers.com/holiday-gift/ Comment “Gift Guide” to receive a direct link via DM.
It’s humbling when people share that an event you It’s humbling when people share that an event you helped organize was exactly what they needed at that moment. What they sought? Community. Stories from real people in real life. Food and drink. A chance to celebrate Minnesota’s creative small businesses. This past Saturday at the Farm at the Arb at the MN Landscape Arboretum we gathered for our 10th Taste Makers class. Each of these classes has been a unique journey built around the experience, passion, and talents of three different Minnesota makers. For our first ever reunion class we invited four fan favorites back to collaborate in the space. With Chefs Beth Fisher and Cheo Smith at the helm, our guests savored sips and samples and shared in the makers’ passions for feeding people the best ways they know how. Thank you for Nate and Tracy of @keepsakecidery , Tom of @strudelman , Bridget of @ohsoups and Jessica and Tony of @hartcountrymeats One of the makers shared this morning that they were still on a “high” from Saturday’s class. They were just wowed by the kind group of humans who gathered together to talk about what it means to share in sacred process of feeding people real food. I’m so grateful to the makers, the Arb’s volunteers, our chefs, and our guests for making this class an especially rich one. How fortunate I feel to be a small piece of this puzzle. Grateful to be a Minnesota small business. We’ll announce our next class soon. I look forward to seeing what sort of magic that class will bring.
This is a hard time for our Minnesota small busine This is a hard time for our Minnesota small business community. It’s growing harder by the day to keep businesses going. The uncertainty and instability make a tough job tougher. I’m a wordsmith. I have struggled to find the words to express what’s happening in my adopted home state. This is what I do know: Minnesota’s people are what make this state an amazing place to be. Minnesota’s people have built and celebrate strong community ties. Diversity is a virtue, an asset that makes the way we live richer. We applaud efforts that build strong ties among communities. Meet the Minnesota Makers provides points of connection. We tell stories and connect you to small businesses that grow, craft and create their products here. We know that words matter. Stories matter. We are proud to be a Minnesota small business. We are proud to call Minnesota our home. Be safe, take care of each other, and support local.
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