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FEAST! Local Foods Magazine.
LOCAL FOODS MAGAZINE to volume three of

Publisher:
FEAST What a rollercoaster 2020 has been! The ride is certainly not over, but one
LOCAL FOODS NETWORK
thing we learned early on is how essential local food is, from short supply
Editor: chains to knowing your farmer and serving your community. We saw how
Marlene Petersen food workers geared up, changed course and persevered to produce the food
on which we all rely.
Managing Editor:
Elena Byrne
The 7th Annual FEAST! Local Foods Marketplace is also adjusting. We’ll still be
Creative Director: connecting you to local food makers and growers but in a hybrid format. Online
Brett Olson sales for drive-thru pickup will open in November, culminating at the limited-
Contributing Writers: capacity event on Sunday, Dec. 6 at Graham Park, Olmsted County Fairgrounds,
Claudine Arndt Rochester, Minn. Flip to p.24 to learn more.
Patrice Bailey
Kelli Boylen Elsewhere in these pages, you’ll find stories demonstrating the ways local
Grace Brogan
Katie Godfrey Demmer food connects us: from the dedication of essential food workers (p.18) to the
Beth Dooley first drive-thru farmers market in Minnesota (p.42) to food-and farm-based
Lisa Kivirist enrichment for children in early care settings (p.14). This issue also explores the
Brita Moore important efforts underway to address racial inequality in agriculture (p.6). There’s
Marlene Petersen great work being done, and we want to celebrate that, along with Soil Sisters (p.
Photographers: 10), growing food businesses (p.30, 44) and chefs committed to working with
Tiffany Alexandria of Choochoo-ca-Chew, local farmers (p.35, 40).
Ashley Aukes of Beruck Studios, Scott
Boylen, John D. Ivanko, Katie Cannon, We’re getting through unprecedented times—together. If you haven’t already,
Ashley Becerra, Brett Olson take the Local Foods Pledge (p.46). Thanks for being a local foods fan!

Cover: Chef Mateo Mackbee (see profile, p.35)
supports local food with his partner and co- Warmly,
The FEAST! Local Foods Network
owner, Erin Lucas, through their restaurant,
c/o Renwing the Countryside, 2637 27th Ave. S., Suite 17, Minneapolis, MN 55406
Krewe (St. Joseph, Minn.) and their nonprofit
www.local-feast.com
Model Citizen Youth Farm (New London,
Minn.), iammodelcitizen.org.
Photo by Katie Cannon Photography. /localfeastnetwork @Local_Feast LocalFeast

FEAST! Local Foods Marketplace Partners & Sponsors

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We treat our turkeys like they’re part of the family.
Because since 1939, they have been.
We proudly raise our turkeys in much the same way our family has for over
80 years, since our founders – Fern and Dale Peterson – settled on our farm
Silver Tablespoon: Ferndale Market
in Cannon Falls, Minnesota. Free-range. Antibiotic-free. Naturally processed.
Reserve your fresh Thanksgiving turkey for pickup at our on-farm market in
Cannon Falls or use our online locator to find our turkey near you.
FerndaleMarket.com
Wooden Spoon: Compeer Financial
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