"Under the new rules, at least 60 percent of farmers market vendors will have to be actual farmers, selling the produce they’ve grown," says Minneapolis City Council Member Cam Gordon.
Cases and hospitalizations are on the rise again.
The latest from Minnesota health officials.
The state took action against Lisa Monet Zarza for violating COVID-19 executive orders.
The deputy had worked for the county since 1995.
There will be 12 more pop-up clinics by the end of April.
Minnesota faces unseeded Pittsburgh on Sunday.
He had been involved in a separate crash prior to running onto the freeway.
The fire department lost visual of the person Thursday evening.
No tear gas or any other crowd control munitions were used.
The military presence in the Twin Cities has been wearing on residents, but the decision to ask them to leave has been criticized by Gov. Tim Walz and GOP leaders.
The Capitol Farmers Market debuts Friday, June 29, south of the State Capitol building. About 30 vendors will feature locally grown produce, meats, flowers and other products. The market will be open every Friday through September 28.
Caring and Sharing Hands founder Mary Jo Copeland said in a letter to the Star Tribune Friday that a new Vikings stadium near the Farmer's Market in Minneapolis would force the 'closing' of the charity. A developer promoting the proposal did not respond.
Changes in the works will give more clarity - and legitimacy - to backyard gardeners who are supplying a growing share of the produce sold at farmer's markets. Some boosters of urban farming say the new code could lead more gardeners to start their own businesses.
Right now, second-hand markets or outdoor flea markets are illegal in the City of Minneapolis, but Councilman Gary Schiff tells the Downtown Journal he wants to change that. "Think of the equivalent to a farmers marker vendor, but selling second hand items,” Schiff said.
Urban farmers are now tending 400 community gardens on lots around the metro. Urban farming has gotten so popular that many cities, including St. Paul, are scrambling to regulate the plots. Commercial gardeners fret that new rules could bury their businesses.
Second Harvest Heartland was skeptical last year when the Minnesota Pork Producers dropped off 2,000 pounds of meat and promised to double the donation this year. But the group was gratefully surprised when the hog farmers came back Tuesday with 5,000 pounds of pork. Second Harvest will distribute it among 1,000 food banks around the state.
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