Local Food Events
March 2010
S M T W T F S
28 1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31 1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
<< -=- >>
Free Weekly E-Updates
Email Sign-up:
Lanesboro Local will not share your email address with any party for any reason.

Welcome to Lanesboro Local

Lanesboro Local connects local growers, producers and artisans with consumers and businesses from near and far. Sample our selection of fresh, nutritious foods, handcrafted items, and local services, traditions and events. Enjoy the extra special care that goes into producing our local bounty.

Live local, live well!

Fresh News
Untitled Document
EGG SCARE LEADS MORE CONSUMERS TO BUY LOCAL - ANDY BUNGE KTTC INTERVIEW
BE PART OF THE ART OF LOCAL FOOD - COME, HAVE MORE FUN THAN A FOOD FIGHT
BEGINNING FARMER COURSE INSPIRES NEW FARM FOLK
MARKETPLACE NEWS: NORWEGIAN FOLK ART & MORE
IF YOU MISSED THE COMMONWEAL DOCUMENTARY...
DO-IT-YOURSELF FOOD PRESERVATION POSSIBILITIES
CAN YOU CAN? PEGGY SAYS YOU'RE COMPLETELY QUALIFIED
WELCOME, NEW MEMBERS!
NEWS FROM ESTABLISHED MEMBERS
NEWS FROM AROUND THE AREA
CONTACT US
EGG SCARE LEADS MORE CONSUMERS TO BUY LOCAL
Andy Bunge of Twin Oak FarmWhen consumers buy locally they have a better chance of knowing what they're going to get, according to a KTTC interview with Andy Bunge of Twin Oak Farm in Preston which aired Monday, August 23 on the 10 pm news.
 
Click to watch the interview.

"More are more people have become conscientious about where they're buying their produce -- eggs especially." 
How did KTTC find Andy? Through the Lanesboro Local website!
DECORATIVE CORNBE PART OF THE ART OF LOCAL FOOD - JOIN THE FUN

October 23 from 6 to 8 pm Lanesboro Local will partner with the Lanesboro Arts Center to showcase local food producers at "The Art of Food" artists reception and food film event. Local food is on the hors d'oeuvre menu and our members are invited to come share samples of their locally grown or prepared foods.
     Got grass-fed beef you'd like a delegation of art lovers to wrap tastebuds around? Farmer's market goods you'd like to share with an all-new crowd? Autumn pumpkins or produce to sell? If you've got local food to share (and sell direct or through the Marketplace), we welcome your interest. Contact Linda or Ceil during Marketplace hours: 507-467-2944. And remember, we now have a food mentorship program if you want to try your hand at a test market. See our blog page for more information or email us.
BEGINNING FARMER COURSE INSPIRES NEW FARM FOLK

LSP BEGINNING FARMERThe Land Stewardship Project's (LSP) Farm Beginnings course is now accepting applications for its 13th year of providing firsthand training in low-cost, sustainable methods of farming. Tailored for those just getting started in farming, as well as established farmers looking to make changes in their operations, classes will be held in Winona and St. Joseph. Participants learn goal setting, financial planning, enterprise planning, marketing and innovative production techniques. Classes led by area farmers and other agricultural professionals meet approximately twice a month, run until March 2011, followed by on-farm component including farm tours and skills sessions.
       During the past dozen years, over 400 people have graduated from the Minnesota-region Farm Beginnings program. Most are involved in a wide-range of agricultural enterprises, including grass-based livestock, organic vegetables, Community Supported Agriculture and specialty products. Check www.farmbeginnings.org or click here or contact Karen Benson at 507-523-3366 or lspse@landstewardshipproject.orgfor details.
     Hurry, registration deadline is Sept. 1.
MARKETPLACE NEWS: WHAT'S IN STORE

NORWEGIAN FOLK ART BY LYNN & DAVID SUSAG - Master knife carver David Susag has added Tolle Kniv, a meticulously crafted Norwegian knife, to the selection of artisan items at the Marketplace.  Stop by to see one-of-a-kind authentic Old World craftsmanship. The knife locks safely into its own hand-stitched black leather storage sheath.
 
LOCAL HEIRLOOM SUN-RIPENED TOMATOES from GREEN COMPASS FARM.  Beautiful to taste, colorful on your serving plate.
 
CALL FOR FALL & HOLIDAY MERCHANDISE - Attention Lanesboro Local artisan members. Change of season means opportunity! The time is right to bring in your local, handcrafted items for autumn decoration or the gift-giving season. Be creative. You've got great ideas and goods to share. Your new fall items welcome September 1.
IF YOU MISSED THE COMMONWEAL IN A TV DOCUMENTARY ON COMMUNITY - IT'S AIRING AGAIN!
COMMONWEAL COMMUNITY
Building Community: It's an Art - a 30 minute documentary exploring the ties between the arts community, city officials and community vitality. Features city officials, along with residents, historians and arts commentators including Commonweal Theatre Artistic Director Hal Cropp.
     Co-produced as part of the "Cities Matter" project by the League of Minnesota Cities and Twin Cities Public Television (TPT). Try watching a rerun: Sunday, August 29, 2:00 pm on LIFE, Sunday, September 5, 9:30 pm on MN or Sunday, September 12, 1:30 pm on LIFE. See air times at www.tpt.org
DO-IT-YOURSELF FOOD PRESERVATION POSSIBILITIES
Time to buy local fruits and vegetables in quantity now that they're in season. Preserve them to enjoy for the rest of the year. Need help with canning and freezing advice? Try the resources listed below. Then visit your local CANNING JARSfarmer's market, the Lanesboro Local Marketplace or contact a Lanesboro Local grower (see the listings on our BUY LOCAL webpage) and stock up.
       Watch food preservation videos on the internet. Dust off those jars and canners and let Suzanne Driessen, University of Minnesota Extension Educator in Food Science, show you how to can food safely. Eighteen 5-minute video slide presentations cover a variety of safe food preservation topics. Find links to these presentations on the Extension Food Safety web page (scroll down to the bottom of the page). You can also request fact sheets on food preservation topics on the Extension Food Safety website and from the National Center for Home Food Preservation.
CANNING TOMATOESCAN YOU CAN? PEGGY BELIEVES YOU'RE COMPLETELY QUALIFIED.

Recent Peggy Hanson blog postings offer reading recommendations on the politics of food, egg industry insights and her usual wit and knowledge of all things edible.
     Peggy moves you past your fear of canning. Also shares with you her kitchen-as-disaster-zone. Cabbage cookery. Picking peppers. And she serves up menus and recipes for making tasty use of this week's Featherstone Grande CSA box: Napa cabbage, mixed salad greens, arugula, white onions, watermelon, summer squash (zucchini and yellow), potatoes, cherry tomatoes, roma-type and slicing tomatoes.
      Visit her blog: http://cookoutofthebox.blogspot.com/

WELCOME, NEW MEMBERS!

Lars Johnson, Food Safety GuyLAJ Consulting - Lars Johnson, a.k.a. the FoodSafetyGuy, is an experienced, independent food safety trainer and consultant who lives in the Rochester area. He has made Lanesboro a regular stop on his teaching circuit. Lars teaches initial certification courses for food handling license requirements, recertifications and also now teaches Retail HACCP. He considers membership in Lanesboro Local an important part of his business, since he has become engaged in the Farm to School initiatives. Lars has planned two workshop sessions at a recent professional conference to help inform health inspectors of this process.
     He is absolutely committed to helping make sure there is as much latitude for small businesses as possible. He is scheduled to be back in Lanesboro for a class on November 15. Watch for LAJ Consulting profile page in an upcoming issue. Meanwhile, visit his website at
www.foodsafetyguy.com

NEWS FROM ESTABLISHED MEMBERS

Driftless MusicJOHN BLACK- teams up with Michelle Lynn, a melodic Alt-Folk songstress from Decorah. The musical duo, called Driftless, brings a blend of folk and Celtic style to the Lanesboro! Join them for an evening of live entertainment Saturday August 28 at 7:30 pm upstairs at the Lanesboro American Legion. $3 cover charge. www.driftlessmusic.com

DOC'S BLUE MOOSE - Weekly Specials, Friday Fish Fry cod battered or broiled; Battered Walleye and Shrimp baskets and dinners. Saturday Lunch- Apple Walnut Chicken Salad Sandwich on Fococcia w/ fries or salad. Dinner after 5 pm- Beef Tenderloin Kabobs served on a bed of Green Chile Rice served w/ salad. Sunday All-U-Can Eat Ribs w/ fries. Plus, beer & wine specials.

THE ARTWORK OF JONI FINNEGAN Aug 28 - Joni Finnegan will demonstrate acrylic painting at Lanesboro Arts Center 1 - 4 pm.

FEATHERSTONE FARM - Sign up now for a Winter Share at the farm website and enjoy local fresh vegetables from November through February. An excerpt from Jack's latest Journal post: "Thanks to all of you (118 to be exact!) who took us up on our early Winter Share signup offer!  I can't tell you how your vigorous response to this helps us at all levels, from the planning to the cash flow to the labor budgeting. Having so many early commitments allows us, in part, to commit to employing a good many of our field crew through the winter (and boy, are they happy for the job security). From the looks of the potatoes, onions, winter squash and other crops...this year's winter share will be top notch...  And Margaret will continue to take signups until we reach capacity (which may be in weeks, not months)!" What's in a Winter Share? Huge boxes overflowing, not only with root vegetables, but also a variety of brassicas, as well as tasty greenhouse delicacies. Fall Party - SAVE THE DATE Saturday, Sept. 18, at one of the nation's premier fruit and veggie farms just outside Rushford. Details are unfolding. Visit www.featherstonefarm.com.

CHERYL'S FABRIC GARDEN - Sign up now for Appliqué Quilts: classes Tuesdays, September 14 - October 5. Cost is $48 for the four sessions. 6-8:30 pm. Choose from two designs - one for advanced quilters, one for beginners. Please pick up pattern and fabrics before the first session. QUILT DESIGN CHOICES.

RIVERSIDE ON THE ROOT - Tuition Daddy's Live, Aug 29, 5 - 9 pm. Weekly dining specials.

COMMONWEAL THEATRE -  On-going productions: Enchanted April - Hope and love await four women from different walks of life when a shared vacation to a secluded Italian villa transforms these strangers into friends. Picasso at the Lapin Agile - Steve Martins comedy is like a live Mel Brooks production. See performance calendar for days, times. Patrons invited to Encore! wine, beer, snacks before, after and at intermission.

EAGLE BLUFF ELC - Last chance to take the Summer High Ropes Course Challenge this Saturday at 10 and 2 through August. Age 10 to adult (under 16 must be accompanied by adult). Reservation and pre-payment required. $25 over 18. $20 10 to 17. On-line scholarship auction will run Sept 17-27 and the silent auction will be on Oct 9, the evening of our banquet. Call 507-467-2437.

Junk {re}defined - 7th Annual Trash to Treasure Charity Auction and Wine Tasting Friday, August 27 in the St. Charles area, hosted by Women in Business & friends, including (Junk {re}defined. Don't keep inspiration in a book! Put it on a chair, bench or what ever item you have to recycle, repurpose and Donate it to this Breast Cancer Charity Auction. Wine Tasting at 4:30 pm, $10 suggested donation per person, supports local wineries. Live auction at 6 pm. Held at the Victorian Lace Inn, 1512 Whitewater Ave., St. Charles, MN. Contact viclaceskv@prodigy.net Visit Pfarkel Sisters (Sharon Vreeman, Dianne Perry & Janell Kraut) on Facebook or their website or contact viclaceskv@prodigy.net 

Lanesboro Arts Center - "Sculptures from the Forest" exhibit by Lanesboro's own nationally-acclaimed artist Paul Lambrecht features hand-carved and painted wood sculptures. Exhibit runs through October 17.

NEWS FROM AROUND THE AREA

OLD FASHIONED MOVIE NIGHT IN WHALAN  - Remember the good ol' days when you watched movies outdoors. Well, Whalan residents remember.  Movies were projected on the city hall of Whalan in the 1930's & 40's -- and they're are doing it again. Enjoy family-friendly entertainment, popcorn and the great outdoors on Saturday, Aug 28, beginning with music by Walter Bradley & Company at 7 pm; "Second Hand Lion" starring Michael Caine and Robert Duvall at 8 pm, Town Hall wall. Good will donations appreciated for the restoration of the Whalan Town Hall.

CURSE YOU, JACK DALTON - Old Fashioned Melodrama In One Act presented by the Lanesboro Community Theater. Bring your own blankets or lawn chairs. Aug 28 & 29, 1 pm Sylvan Park. Free to public.
Highway Construction Report
from MN Dept of Transportation

TWO RESURFACING AND PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE ROAD PROJECTS
Scheduled to begin August 30 with an estimated completion by the end of September.
· Lanesboro, Hwy 250 from Hwy 16 to Hwy 30.
· Mabel to Rushford Hwy 43 from Hwy 44 to Hwy 16
Both will be in progress at same time. Prepare for single lane with flaggers.Note: no highway closures. Crews will not be working Labor Day Weekend. Watch road condition updates at http://www.511mn.org/

FIELDSTONE CAIRNSCOME HELP PLAN INTERPRETIVE EXHIBITS ALONG THE TRAIL SYSTEM
The DNR along with the 106 Group will be holding 2 informal gatherings to discuss development of new interpretive exhibits along the Root River and Harmony-Preston Trails. Please attend if you have any interest. Monday, August 30, 1 - 1:30 pm, Harmony Visitor Center: 800-247-6466. www.harmony.mn.us or Tuesday, August 31, 10:30 - 11 am, Lanesboro Chamber of Commerce: 507-467-2696. www.lanesboro.com In preparation for meetings, please consider:
1. Where are the most unique and outstanding resources along the State Trails?
2. What messages are most important for visitors to take away?
3. How should these messages be conveyed?
If unable to attend but wish to share ideas, please contact Linda Escher before August 27 at linda.escher@dnr.state.mn.us or call 651-259-5617. Click for more info.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY FUNDRAISER OCTOBER 2
Harmony and Fillmore County Habitat for Humanity members are organizing a fundraising event at the Fillmore County Fairgrounds Saturday, Oct. 2. Incognito will perform from 7 to 10 pm. Live auction and silent auction proceeds go towards a future Habitat for Humanity build in the county. Could you contribute something for the auctions? Would you consider volunteering? Want log cabin playhouse raffle tickets at $5 each? Please contact Todd Himlie, Melissa Vander Plas or Ralph Beastrom.
 
UNITY GARAGE SALE - because one person's junk can be another's treasure. It's a great time to sort through your garage, back room, basement, attic and turn your unused items into cash! Harmony is again sponsoring the Fall City-Wide Garage Sales on Oct. 1 & 2 during Fall Foliage Days. If interested, please let Lynda Koliha know by Sept. 16 for The Reader newspaper listing - $5 fee helps off-set the advertising expenses. If not interested in a listing, you can still be included on the map if you provide your information to Lynda by Sept. 27. Email: lynda@kolihainsuranceservices.com or call 886-2484.
Farmers Markets: Caledonia · Chatfield · Lanesboro · Preston · Spring Grove
 
 
© Copyright 2010 • Lanesboro Local • 207 Parkway Ave N • PO Box 94 • Lanesboro, MN 55949 • 507-467-2944