Minnesota Grown Pick of the Month - December 2016
If someone you know has been "Minnesota Nice" this year, they deserve the perfect gift. Minnesota Grown members across the state offer excellent options for gifting and we have put together a few ideas to help you Get Out & Go Local this holiday season!
Alpaca fiber, mohair or wool for knitting or crafting
A Minnesota Grown plant, such as a poinsettia, that can be transplanted outside in the spring
A bottle of wine or gift basket from one of Minnesota’s many wineries
A box of chocolates from a Minnesota chocolatier like Abdallah
Gift cards to a local farmers market or garden center
Jam or Jelly from a Minnesota Grown member, or homemade using frozen berries
Minnesota Wild, Twins, Timberwolves or Vikings gear with a local micro brew six-pack or distillery
Minnesota cheese, or cheese curds, and a handmade cutting board
Minnesota Grown popcorn and a movie filmed in Minnesota. Options include: Grumpy Old Men, North Country, Jingle All the Way, The Mighty Ducks and Fargo
A Minnesota-shaped cribbage board
Hops for the home brewer
Meat sticks or jerky from a Minnesota Grown producer. Try meats like bison, elk, or yak!
Soy or Beeswax Candles from a Minnesota Grown Farm
Throw or blanket from Fairbault Woolen Mill Co.
Weekend stay at a Minnesota Grown Bed & Breakfast
Cookbook paired with a reusable market bag
A quarter, half or whole animal from a Minnesota Grown meat producer: elk, bison, lamb, cow, pig, chicken, yak, or specialty game
One-year membership to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
Minnesota Grown CSA membership
Minnesota Grown maple syrup and a mason jar of pre-mixed dry ingredients for pancakes.
A bag of Minnesota Grown wild rice with a bowl from a local artist.
Spirits from a local distillery like Far North Spirits
Seeds of native plants that can be started indoors or in the spring and a pair of gardening gloves
Kid’s cookbook and fun cooking utensils
Beginner knitting needles or knitting doll and wool
Book about identifying Minnesota plants
Tickets to theMinnesota Zoo or Como Park Zoo and Conservatory
The Minnesota Grown Directory is filled with 1,027 places to buy direct from the producer, family-friendly activities, regional local foods restaurant suggestions and recipes for your family to enjoy. Whether you are looking for a farmers market, winery, meat producer, berry farm, garden center, CSA farm, Christmas tree farm or a specific Minnesota Grown vegetable or fruit – we probably have a farmer who grows it and who will sell it to you directly.
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