Monday, March 21, 2011

Local Farmers Markets & Grocers

Obviously one of the best things you can do to stimulate your local economy is to spend money locally as much as possible...one of the ways I enjoy spending my money locally is at Farmers Markets. They have the best best best food and it's very satisfying to know that what you're bringing into your home was grown locally. Here are a few options for local grocers and farmers markets in the St. Cloud area that you can check out:

Good Earth Food Coop
Centennial Plaza
2010 Veterans Drive
St. Cloud, MN 56303
Mon - Sat: 8:30 am - 9:00 pm
Sun: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm

Mogadishu Grocery
1725 7th Street S
St. Cloud, MN 56301
320-202-6529

Asian Market
309 14th Ave SE
St. Cloud, MN 56304

St. Cloud Farmers Market
Opens May 7th and runs every Saturday at Bremer Bank and every Wednesday; location TBA
http://stcloudfarmersmarket.com/

Sauk Rapids Farmers Market
Living Waters Lutheran Church
1911 4th Ave N.
Sauk Rapids, MN 56379
Held every Thursday May through October
http://saukrapidsfarmersmarket.org/

St. Joseph Farmers Market
Resurrection Lutheran Church
North on Co Rd 2, just past the Wobegon Trail
Every Friday from 3-6:30 pm starting in May
Open March 25th and April 8th from 3-6pm
http://stjosephfarmersmarket.org/

Take some time to check these places out, especially the Farmers Markets, not only can you get great locally grown food there but they're a lot of fun as well.

J.

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