Arboretum to Host Mill City Farmers Market on March 16

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Chanhassen, MN (March 16^th, 2013) - On Saturday, March 16, the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum will host the Mill City Farmers Market and its popular vendors in a bustling marketplace full of quality, locally produced, home grown products. From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., visitors can purchase everything from pickles to freshly milled grains and flours to honey and artisan cheeses. 

Here's a glimpse at participating vendors for the March 16 event: Ames Farm (honey, beeswax candles), Bliss Granola, Cafe Palmira (coffee beans), French Nugget (chocolate nougat), Gorkha Palace (chutneys), Natura Farms (hydroponic tomatoes), Kiss My Cabbage (sauerkraut, kimchi), Lucille's Kitchen Garden (jams), Jeanne Beatrice (handmade baskets), Martha's Joy (pickled vegetables), Olsen Naturals (natural body care), Spring Finn and Co (leather handbags and handmade jewelry), Singing Hills Goat Dairy (goat cheese) and Sunrise Flour Mill (freshly milled whole grains and flours).  A full list of participating vendors can be found at http://millcityfarmersmarket.org/events/03162013-winter-market-at-the-arboretum/.

Founded in 2006 by local acclaimed chef and restaurateur Brenda Langton, the Mill City Farmers Market has earned a reputation for its promotion and support of local, sustainable and organic agriculture.  Typically located next to the Guthrie Theater and Langton's Spoonriver restaurant in downtown Minneapolis, the market is making its second annual appearance at the Arboretum! As a special treat at the March 16 event, Langton will make a guest appearance to greet attendees and sign copies of her popular Spoonriver Cookbook at the Arboretum. Mill City Farmers Markets own chef, Heather Hartman, will also be on-site doing a cooking demonstration and sampling a delicious wild rice salad. Need another reason to visit the Arboretum on March 16?

The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, the largest public garden in the Upper Midwest, is part of the University of Minnesota College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences & located 9 miles west of I-494 on Highway 5 in Chanhassen. The Arboretum is disability accessible and smoke free. Admission: $12 adults; free for members & ages 12 and under.