LOCAL PRODUCERS (MN and SURROUNDING STATES)
LOCAL PRODUCE
The Good Earth Food Co-op defines “local” as anything grown within Minnesota and the surrounding states (this includes Wisconsin and Iowa). All produce needs to be labled with the state, town, and farm in which it was produced. Our customers want o know! Below is a list of most of the local farmers we use and what they supply us with:
Breezy Hill in Maple Lake, MN – Patrick
Apples, Pears, and Raspberries
Central Minnesota Sustainability Project (CMSP) – Chanti
Carrots, Zucchini, Kale, Chard, Peppers, Herbs, Tomatoes, Squash, Beets, Cabbage, Snow and Snap Pease, Broccoli, and Green Top Radish
Dancing Bears in St. Joseph, MN – Jim
Tomatoes, Eggplant, Red Russian Kale
Eagle Valley Produce in Clarissa, MN – *No web info
Pumpkins, Squash, Cabbage, Carrots, Peppers, Tomatoes, Onions, Cauliflower, Cucumber, Beets, Sweet Potatoes, Cantaloupe, Watermelon, Green and Purple Beans,
Emmerich’s Produce in Albany, MN – Terri
Pumpkins, Squash, Kale, Peppers, Turnips, Herbs, Fennel, Straw bales, Corn, Shocks, Gourds, Tomatoes, Onions, Garlic, Sunflowers, Chard and Garlic Scapes
Family Farm Produce in Clarissa, MN – Henry *no web info
Tomatoes, Onions, Squash, Raspberries, Strawberries, Bunch Spinach, Mustard Greens, Beets, Peppers, Kohlrabi, Cucumber, Carrots, Cabbage, Eggplant, Herbs, Sweet Corn, Greentop Radishes, Peas, Bok Choy, Rhubarb and Asparagus.
Prairie Drifter Farm in Litchfield, MN – Joan
Kale, Green onions, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Herbs, Beets, Peppers, Carrots, Bulk Lettuce, Eggplant, Cantaloupe, Chard, Zucchini, Cabbage, Green beans, Snap peas, Kohlrabi, Romaine, Greentop radishes, Bok choy, Arugula and Plant starters
Sandra Jean’s in South Haven, MN – Sanda /no web info
Zucchini, Yellow squash, Patty pans, Heirloom tomatoes, Green beans, Herbs, Kale, Flower bouquets, Spring mix clamshells and Plant starters
Tomato Kin in Albany, MN – Jeff
Tomatoes, Peppers, and Salsa
Ben and Ann Wood in Milaca, MN – Ann
Leeks, Celeriac, Pickling cucumbers, Currants, and Plant starters
LOCAL PRODUCERS ARRIVE THROUGH OUR DISTRIBUTORS:
Gardens of Eagan (Farmington, MN)
Hoch Orchards (La Crescent, MN)
Featherstone Farm (Rushford, MN)
Sunnyside Oranic pRODUCE (New Auburn, WI)
Harmony Valley Farm (Viroqua, WI)
Flint Ridge Farm (Kalona, IA)
LOCAL COLD FOOD VENDORS
Eli Borntraeger Amish Eggs Dozen (Clarissa, MN)
Immaculate Baking Co (Golden Valley, MN)
Kalona Supernatural Milk, Creams, Butter, Sour Creams, & Cottage Cheese (Kalona, IA)
Stony Creek Dairy Milk & Butter (Melrose, MN)
Holy Land Hummus & Pita Breads (Minneapolis, MN)
Pam’s Pepper Jam (Minneapolis, MN)
Fresh Bar (Minneapolis, MN)
Tree Fort (Minneapolis, MN)
Philia Foods (Minneapolis, MN)
Poplar Hill (Scandia, MN)
Eichten’s Hidden Acres MN
Spirit Creek Farm Lacto-Fermented Veggies (Bayfield, WI)
Pastureland (Belleville, WI)
Pasture Pride (Cashton, WI)
Brunkow (Darlington, WI)
Becki’s Olive Salsa (Eau Claire, WI)
Rochdale Farms Cooperative (La Crosse, WI)
Nessalla Artisan Small-batch Kombucha (Madison, WI)
Crystal Ball Dariy Milk & Heavy Cream (Osceola, WI)
Nordic Creamery (Westby, WI)
LOCAL GROCERY VENDORS
Emmerich’s Spices (Avon, MN)
Kay’s Naturals (Clara City, MN)
Positively 3rd Street Bread (Duluth, MN)
Bittersweet Bread (Egan, MN)
Diamond City Bread (Elk River, MN)
Gun Flint Trail Syrups (Grand Marais, MN)
Minnesalsa (Hugo, MN)
Marquette Honey (Little Falls, MN)
Smudi’s Oil (Menahga, MN)
Pelucidor Farms (Milaca, MN)
Stanley’s Sugarbush (Miltona, MN)
B.T. McElrath Chocolates (Minneapolis, MN)
Fred’s Bread (Minneapolis, MN)
Turtle Bread Bakery (Minneapolis, MN)
Triple Crown BBQ Sauce (Minneapolis, MN)
Buddy’s Nut Butter (Pierz, MN)
My Grandpa’s Farm Baking Mixes (Pine River, MN)
Red Lake Nation Wild Rice (Red Lake, MN)
Sturdiwheat (Red Wing, MN)
Uncle Pete’s Mustard (Rice, MN)
Barsy’s Almonds (Saint Paul, MN)
Camphill Cookies (Sauk Centre, MN)
Sweet Bee Honey (Spicer, MN)
Jim & Hazzy’s Jam (St. Cloud, MN)
Whole Grain Milling Chips (Welcome, MN)
Pure Soap Laundry Flakes & Soap Bar
LOCAL BULK VENDORS
Herbs
Pietron Family (Cushing, MN)
Wild Rice
Alakef Coffee Roasters (Duluth, MN)
Organic Rainforiest Alliance Coffee
Swany Mills (Freeport, MN)
Organic All-Purpose White & Whole Wheat Flour
Marquette Honey Farms (Little Falls, MN)
Honey, Bee Pollen, 1lb. Bags Wild Rice
Pelucidor Farms (Milaca, MN)
Maple Syrup
Peace Coffee (Minneapolis, MN)
Organic Fair Trade Coffee
Gold Flax (Morris, MN)
Organic Gold Flax Seeds
Pop’D Kerns Corn Snack
Smude Sunflower Oil (Pierz, MN)
NON-GMO Sunflower Oil
Granite City Granola (Saint Cloud, MN)
Granola
Muggy’s Beans (Saint Cloud, MN)
Organic Fair Trade Coffee
Bergin Fruit & Nut (Saint Paul, MN)
Trail Mixes & Nuts
Dahltech (Stillwater, MN)
BPA-Free 1 Gal. Refillable Water Jugs
Whole Grain Milling (Welcome, MN)
Organic Flours, Grains, Beans, and bagged Corn Chips
Just Coffee Co-op (Madison, WI)
Organic Fair Trade Coffee
Frontier Natural Products Co-op (Norway, IA)
Herbs, Spices, Teas, & Accessories
LOCAL MEAT VENDORS
Local, 99% Grass-fed Beef, Lamb, & Chicken
Fox Farms Pork (Browerville, MN)
Humanely raised, antibiotic free no added hormones, vegetarian fed
Thousand Hills Cattle Co. (Cannon Falls, MN)
Local, 100% Grass-fed Beef, Gluten & Nitrate-free
Ferndale Market (Cannon Falls, MN)
Local, free-range, vegetarian fed, anti-biotic free Turkey
Alaska Wild Fish Company (Cushing, MN)
Local family catches Wild Alaskan Fish
Doraisamy Elk Farms (Garfield, MN)
Local, Grass-fed, Pastured Elk
Local, Grass-fed, Pastured Bison
Gerhard’s Brats (Minneapolis, MN)
Uncured, antibiotic/hormone-free, vegetarian fed Pork
Larry Schultz (Owatonna, MN)
Local, certified organic, free-range Chicken
Many Pastures (Princeton, MN)
Alpaca and Beef raised without the use of growth hormones and antibiotics
Just Bare (Saint Cloud, MN)
Local, Third-party humane certified, free-rance, vegetarian fed, antibiotic-free Chicken
Beeler’s Pork (La Mars, IA)
Pure Heluka Pork products
La Quercia Pork (Norwalk, IA)
Antibiotic-free/No Nitrate
LOCAL SUPPLEMENTS VENDORS
Health Works (Minnetonka, MN)
Silver Water and Activaloe
Historical Remedies (Saint Paul, MN)
Homeopathic Lozenges
Body Rescue (Fargo, ND)
PH Tape
Scents from Nature
Wyndmere
Nature’s Way (Green Bay, WI)
Herbal Supplements
Terry Naturally (Green Bay, WI)
Curamin and Vectomega
Purple Prairie
Skin Salvy