Minnesota Grown

10/13/2026

✅Vote Now! For the Minnesota Grown Retailer of the Year - PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD! Which stores showed off local products the best this year? ❤️ Like or Love your favorite photo(s) to cast your vote - vote for as many as you want!

🛒 Help us celebrate the grocers across the state who champion local farmers and bring homegrown goodness to your table.

🕔 Voting closes Monday, Oct. 19 at 5 p.m.


Minnesota Grocers Association Minnesota Department of Agriculture

10/12/2026

In every season, farmers keep our state growing. 🍁❄️🌸🌻
On National Farmer’s Day we recognize the people behind the 64,000 farms across Minnesota. Want to keep them growing too? Buy Local!
Discover your next favorite local producer with Minnesota Grown!

10/03/2026

Fall fans, assemble! 🍁🎃 Our latest newsletter is packed with pumpkin inspiration, game‑day recipes that’ll make you MVP of the snack table, and tips to keep your mums looking fabulous all season long. Let's make leafy season local!

Your Fall Fix: Pumpkins, Game Day Recipes & Porch-Perfect Mums! Minnesota Department of Agriculture sent this bulletin at 09/28/2026 07:13 PM CDT Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a webpage. The Real Pumpkin Spice Peppa & Poppy's Market in Alexandria, MN Fall is one of the most beautiful...

10/02/2026

Fall has officially arrived, which means the start of the annual competition to see who can stack the most pumpkins on a porch without structural failure. 🎃😂
Thank you Minnesota Live for having us on to share how easy it is to create a festive fall display using local pumpkins, gourds, and flowers.

Minnesota Live is celebrating the start of fall with a look at how to create a seasonal display using locally grown products. Eight days into autumn, now is a good time to put together a festive arrangement for your home. Rachel Wandrei from Minnesota Grown joined the show to talk about what local g...

10/02/2026

October is Farm to School Month, Minnesota!🍎 Check out these lunch trays loaded with local flavor: squash, corn, apples, beef, pork, chicken, wild rice, milk, eggs, and yes… cheese curds.

Local foods in our schools is great for nourishing kids and supporting farmers! How will YOU be inspired by the homegrown goodness our schools are dishing out?

Hutchinson Public Schools Robbinsdale Area Schools Roseville Area Schools Becker Public Schools Rosemount Apple Valley Eagan Public Schools Columbia Heights Public Schools New Ulm Area Catholic Schools Young Family Day Care St. Croix Preparatory Academy

10/01/2026

Game day is an added excuse to eat amazing food, right? 🏈 Whether you’re out tailgating or yelling at the TV from your couch, Minnesota-raised meats are perfect for sliders, chili, and our favorite, nachos!

🍔Find farmers that raise beef at MinnesotaGrown.com, then tackle some tasty game day recipes from Minnesota Beef and Beef. It's What's For Dinner. ➡https://mnbeef.org/recipes/collection/33401/game-day-recipes

09/29/2026

🍎 It’s officially apple season, and Minnesota grows the best! 🍏 These hardy apples were bred for our climate, and they’re peaking right now. Flavorful, and perfect for snacking, baking, and enjoying through the winter.⁠
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Swipe to meet four late-season favorites: Honeygold, Haralson, Regent, and Fireside.⁠
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🔎 Check out our Pick Your Perfect Apple Chart in the comments!

09/27/2026

Minnesota’s agritourism scene is growing fast! WCCO took a visit to Carlos Creek Winery to see how grapes become w**e and how visitors can savor these unique experiences. Wherever your travels take you, be sure to support a local w**ery, brewery, or cidery!

Watch the full story here, then explore more farm experiences at www.minnesotagrown.com.

At Carlos Creek Winery in Alexandria, freshly harvested grapes go from vine to juice to w**e as the state's largest w**ery presses its Frontenac Gris crop — a cold-hardy grape developed by the University of Minnesota in 2003.

09/25/2026

🌽 Peppa & Poppy's Market has grown from a single acre of sweet corn to 100 acres of crops and 16 farm stands! Thank you to WCCO & CBS News for talking to the owner, Emily, about some of the hard work, challenges, and rewards of farming in Minnesota.
🎃Plus, these pumpkins are gorgeous!

From weather worries to harvest headaches, growing a produce business is tough work.

09/24/2026

🍎 Apples, squash, pumpkins… fall FARM STAND season is here, and local farms have all your favorites. Find over 100 farm stands in the Minnesota Grown Directory.