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  • Farmers market news

    Catherine Conover|Aug 16, 2019

    It's peak produce season at the Carlton County farmers market - we recently celebrated National Farmers Market Week and are looking forward to our harvest festival in mid-September. Meanwhile, customers are happily filling their market bags with colorful, healthful fresh food each Tuesday 4-6 p.m. in Carlton and Saturday 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Cloquet. Everyone is welcome. We have a great group of produce growers behind the booths, with decades of experience among us. Our fearless leader, Mike...

  • Variety of homegrown foods grows at farmers market

    Catherine Conover|Jul 19, 2019

    The Carlton County farmers market is going strong in both locations now: Tuesdays 4-6 p.m. in Carlton at the Four Seasons Center, and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Cloquet in the Premiere Theatres parking lot. New produce is showing up each week: carrots, beets, broccoli, cucumbers and snap peas should be available this month, as well as salad mixes and microgreens. Garlic scapes, which are the flower stalk of the garlic plant and taste like mild garlic, are available now, so get them while...

  • Farmers Market News: Mature kale likes a good massage

    Catherine Conover|Jun 14, 2019

    The Carlton County Farmers Market is open for the season, and we enjoyed beautiful weather for our first few Saturday morning markets in Cloquet at the Premiere Theatres parking lot. Our Tuesday evening market in Carlton starts June 18. It runs 4-6 p.m. outside the Four Seasons Sports Complex. Vendors and customers greeted each other like old friends on opening day. We welcomed several new vendors to the Cloquet market. Lori Little will be there a few times a month with her colorful glass art...