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Mentor Farmers' Market

The next market will be held May 12th inside of the Mentor Community Center, downtown Mentor, from 9AM until 1PM.
Be sure to come and shop and pick up a special Mother's Day gift for that special mom in your life!
The Weiss family will be at the market with fresh asparagus so be sure to come and get their great tasting first veggie of the year!
We are proud to announce that our vendors Barb and Chuck Schulstad have won the 2012 Polk County Farmer and Homemaker award! Congratulations to Barb and Chuck.
Be sure to stop and see them at our next market where they will have live flowers and vegetable plants and their home made lefse and flatbread.
Check out the new articles on some of our vendors in the Files section of this page. There is a great article regarding grass fed beef by Extension Agent Jim Stordahl. We are fortunate to have Tropha meats as a vendor at our market selling grass fed beef and lamb.
We have quite a few new vendors this year so be sure to check them out in the images section of this website.



Please scroll down to the bottom of this page to see more on what we have to offer as well as additional photos and information on the next page.

Contacts: Rhonda Schnacky (President), DeeDee Narum (Secretary)
Phone: 218-686-0834
Website: https://localfoods.umn.edu/mfm
E-mail Address: rhondak@gvtel.com

Location:
Mentor, MN 56736
Polk County
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Judy Rongen of Tropha meats- Grassfed beef and lamb
Judy Rongen of Tropha meats- Grassfed beef and lamb

Barb and Chuck Schulstad- 2012 Polk County Farmer and Homemaker Award
Barb and Chuck Schulstad- 2012 Polk County Farmer and Homemaker Award

Barb and Chuck schulstad
Barb and Chuck schulstad

Ron and Sharon Weiss 2010 Red Lake County Ag Couple
Ron and Sharon Weiss 2010 Red Lake County Ag Couple

Rhonda Schnacky- Country Creations- organic baked goods, handmade soaps, jams, salsa and more!
Rhonda Schnacky- Country Creations- organic baked goods, handmade soaps, jams, salsa and more!

Jane Opdahl- Opdahl Donuts
Jane Opdahl- Opdahl Donuts

Ron and Sharon Weiss- Red Lake County Ag couple 2010
Ron and Sharon Weiss- Red Lake County Ag couple 2010

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More Images...

Advantages of eating local foods (192KB pdf)
barb and chuck schulstad article (13KB docx)
Vendor Application 2012 (11.3KB docx)
Benefits of eating grassfed beef. (6KB txt)
ron and sharon weiss article (1.5MB pdf)
Rhonda Schnacky- Volts and Jolts bread article page 4 (2.6MB pdf)
eggs from pastured chickens more nutritious (249.4KB pdf)

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News & Updates:
The next market will be held on Saturday May 12th inside of the community center in Mentor, MN. from 9AM until 1PM. We would like to welcome six new vendors to our market this year so be sure to come and check us out!
Ron and Sharon Weiss will have fresh local asparagus available on the 12th.
We would like to welcome new vendors Lois Jahnke, Mary Bratrud, Jenny Hanson, Lyn Waldon, Lindi Mosher and Jennifer Leiser to our market this year. Stop by and say " hi" and check out their products.
We are currently seeking new vendors for the 2012 season. Please call 218-686-0834 for more information.

Be sure to check out the article by Jim Stordahl regarding grass fed beef.
Judy Rongen- one of our vendors sells grass fed beef and lamb at our market.
Jim also supplied with articles regarding the benefits of eating locally and also the benefits of consuming free range( pastured) eggs.
Daniel Swartzentruber is our free range egg vendor and also sells wonderful Amish baskets.




WE ARE CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR QUALITY VENDORS FOR THE 2012 SEASON. . If you would like an application or a calendar of days the market will meet please contact Rhonda Schnacky at 218-686-0834 or email rhondak@gvtel.com.
Shop the Mentor Farmers' Market for locally produced, high quality foods, handmade art and other exciting offerings.
Mentor Farmers' Market is also now on Facebook under Mentor Farmers' Market.

Recent Posts:
New Season- New vendors

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