Shop Small, Buy Local
A round, green local sign indicates an item that comes from Minnesota or four surrounding states—Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota, or South Dakota.
The Co-op also carries a variety of hyper-local foods—foods that were raised, grown, or made within a 100 mile radius (listed below). Eating local is good for the economy because money from each transaction stays in our region. It connects community members to the people who grow their food, while helping to support family farms. Eating local is respectful of the environment because food doesn’t travel far, thereby reducing carbon dioxide emissions. Often, hyper-local food is harvested or processed the same day it arrives at the Co-op—more nutritious and delicious.
Meet Some Of Our Local Producers
Alemar Cheese Company
Mankato, MN – Learn more about this producer on our blog
Barsy’s Almonds
MN – Learn more about this producer on our blog
Ben Penner Farms
Belle Plaine, MN – Learn more about this producer on our blog
Caves of Faribault
Faribault, MN – Learn more about this producer on our blog
Cedar Crate Farm
Waldorf, MN – Learn more about this producer on our blog
East Henderson Farm
Henderson, MN – Learn more about this producer on our blog
Ferndale Market
Cannon Falls, MN – Learn more about this producer on our blog
Hendrycks Apiaries
Lafayette, MN
Hope Creamery
Hope, MN
Kohnert Organic Farms
Montgomery, MN
Lakota Made
Mankato, MN – Learn more about this producer on our blog
Little Big Sky Farm
Henderson, MN – Learn more about this producer on our blog
Living Land Farm
St. Peter, MN
Lucky’s Popcorn Dressing
Mankato, MN – Learn more about this producer on our blog
Rebel Rooster Farm
Good Thunder, MN – Learn more about this producer on our blog
River Rock Kitchen & Baking Co.
St. Peter, MN – Learn more about this producer on our blog
Salad Girl
Mahtomedi, MN
Thousand Hills Cattle Co.
Becker, MN
Under The Sun Herbs
Madelia, MN – Learn more about this producer on our blog