2025 Ferndale Market Turkey Orders
It’s time to pre-order your turkey from the St. Peter Food Co-op!
Fall Apple Dumplings
Dumplings are a true fall classic for any age. Montgomery Orchard apples are here! Prep time: 1 hour, 30 minutes (30 minutes to prepare, 1 hour to bake) Yield: 4 dumplings (serves four hearty portions; could be halved) Ingredients For the sauce: 1 ½ cups packed light brown sugar 3 tablespoons butter 1 cup cold water For the apples: 3 tablespoons white sugar
Greenwald’s Greenhouse
Audene started asking her mother and grandmother about plants when she was a little girl. She told me, “I thought my grandmother would get sick of me asking her what every plant was, but she never did.” Audene’s mother and grandmother were avid gardeners, and she continued the green thumb goodness with opening Greenwald’s Greenhouse
Blue Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms
A fun, make-ahead appetizer for the gatherings we’ve been craving. Try the Dunbarton Blue by local producer Roelli Cheese Haus! Ingredients 1 pound white mushrooms 1 tablespoon olive oil 1/2 medium onion, finely chopped 1 cup whole almonds 1 slice whole wheat bread 4 ounces crumbled blue cheese 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground
Herbal Beauty
The calendula is a favorite of Melissa Kruse’s right now, an herb that she has been growing and harvesting for many of their product lines. She first fell in love with the beauty of herbs in 2003 while taking a summer course in Utah about different types of medicinal herbs, including the Yucca. “I was
River Rock Kitchen & Baking Co.
Local producer River Rock Kitchen & Baking Co. provides the Co-op with their amazing Sourdough bread along with multigrain breads, English muffins, and pizza dough. When we stopped in to visit last week, owner Montana (Christine) Rasmussen had her three month old son, Graham, with her. “He’s our third,” she told me. Along with building
Time to Celebrate!
Hello, friends! October brings all kinds of spooky fun to the Co-op this season. Apples from Montgomery Orchard are here, fall squash are in abundance, Halloween is just 20 days away, and it’s National Co-op Month! Back in 1948, Minnesota was the first state to declare an official Co-op Month proclamation and it’s been celebrated
Photo Essay: Rebel Rooster Farm
The Co-op visits Good Thunder to see how the mushrooms grow.
‘Tis The Season For Picnics
We asked our Meat Manager Jon for his top 5 picnic picks to share with Co-op shoppers.
Photo Essay: Little Big Sky Farm
Photos from our visit with local producer Little Big Sky Farm.