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Raising The Healthiest Food

Posted by Jack McCann | Tags: Newsletter

Your family (and friends!) deserve the very best food. In 60 seconds, see what matters.



Forest Hogs - Once a year specialty

Posted by Jack McCann | Tags: Newsletter

If you want to try the very best pork, check out our amazing Forest Hog



Chicken Piccata with Fried Capers

Posted by Jack McCann | Tags: recipes, chicken, breast, video, newsletter, 12-14-2021, 01-18-2022

Great over pasta, rice, couscous or mashed potatoes. It is excellent served with spinach sautéed in olive oil and tossed with a little lemon juice. Get the recipe AND watch how it's made!



Beef Roasts - the perfect Minnesota Food

Posted by Jack McCann | Tags: newsletter, member news

You might not be able to tell by looking at the thermometer but autumn is JUST around the corner. Some of what we cook begins to shift. To get everyone thinking autumn, we wanted to shared why we think a roast might just be the perfect autumn and winter food.



Lazy Barbacoa

Posted by Jack McCann | Tags: recipes, beef, Roasts, instapot, newsletter

A member shared her family's favorite recipe with me this week. She calls it 'Lazy' because it is so simple to make!



Healthy Back To School Made Easy

Posted by Jack McCann | Tags: MealPlans, Newsletter, back-to-school

Anyone can provide a healthy lunch for their kids​! With these few tricks and tools you'll be amazing at how simple HEALTHY lunches can be! Just a few steps to make your life simple and avoid creating all that plastic waste.



Chocolate Chip Cookies

Posted by Jack McCann | Tags: dessert, Newsletter

These are the classic chocolate chip cookie, but with a simple recipe that is fast and easy to make



Barley Finished Beef

Posted by Jack McCann | Tags: Newsletter

After a decade of offering only 100% grass fed beef, we decided to do a little experiment... Sure pasture-raised 100% grass-fed is better than feedlot beef, but is it the best option? Check this out to see what we found.



You Are What You Eat

Posted by Jack McCann | Tags: Newsletter

A peek under the hood of what it takes to care for the happiest chickens in Minnesota: A little more about egg yolk color and what our hens have been eating this spring and summer -



Thanks for visiting!

Posted by Jack McCann | Tags: Newsletter

Thanks to everyone who came out to visit us on the farm tour this year!



New Pickup Sites

Posted by Jack McCann | Tags: Newsletter

When it comes to finding ways to make it more convenient to get your family trustworthy healthy food, we never sit still. Recently, we've added several new neighborhood pickup locations.



Whitewashing Pasture

Posted by Jack McCann | Tags: newsletter

What do we mean when we say "raised on pasture" anyway? Does everyone mean the same thing when they say it?



Farm Tour - July 13, 2019

Posted by Jack McCann | Tags: newsletter, member news

As part of the 2019 Co-op Farm Tour, we will be having a tour of one of our farms on Saturday, July 13th from 10am - 4pm. This is a great event for the whole family. Come visit our farm, see how our animals are raised and check out over 25 other local farms too!



Summer Egg Sale

Posted by Jack McCann | Tags: newsletter, eggs

For a limited time this summer, we've dropped the price of our eggs. For now, you pick up our amazing eggs for just $5.99 a carton.



Raspberry Meringue Roulade

Posted by Betsy McCann | Tags: recipes, dessert, Newsletter

THIS is the dessert you HAVE to make every summer during raspberry season… Just go for it!