Local Food

David Dahl, a member of the Minnesota Maple Syrup Producers Association, was judged the North American Council’s Best In Show.

Strictly Mushrooms in Pine River is a Northern Minnesota business focused on mushrooms and mushroom products.

local turkeys, soaps, jams, jellies and more for pickup from local producers

The 4th annual Iron Range Pasty Fest is serving up hot pasty dinners on Sunday, October 9th 2022 to benefit the Iron Range Partnership for Sustainability (IRPS). Free electronics recycling will be on-site, accepting laptops, desktops, monitors, and some televisions. This fund-raiser dinner features a homemade beef or pork pasty, made with locally-grown potatoes, carrots, rutabagas, and thyme. IRPS Board of Directors Member and Rutabaga Project Liaison, Marlise Riffel, joined Heidi Holtan on the KAXE/KBXE Morning Show to talk pasties and sustainability. Click the "Listen" player at the top of the page to hear the full conversation.

John Latimer's official weekly assessment of nature.

Each week on the KAXE/KBXE Morning Show, we’re connecting you to the bounty of the northland by bringing you stories of local farmers, spotlighting the region’s farmer’s markets, and sharing how you can get involved with local food in your area. The growing season here in Minnesota is short and fickle, so we’re answering that all-important question this time of year…. What’s Fresh? This week, Katie Carter spoke with Liz Strohmayer, owner/operator at Sol Fed Farm.

One of those supporters, Eileen Menefee, stopped by the studio earlier this week to show why she is the Queen of local honey here in the northland. Eileen, Ed, and rest of the workers at the Bar Bell Bee Ranch donated six 5-pound tubs of local, raw honey that was produced special for KAXE/KBXE at the ranch. When word got out that new sustaining members would receive the tubs of honey, a swarm of donations came in to swoop them up. Eileen spoke with Heidi Holtan and Max Philbrook during the Wednesday Morning Show to share what's happening currently at the Ranch and give some love to all the places that buy their honey.

According to Eric Stromberg, now is the time to order baby chicks. “In fact,” he said, “you can’t order them soon enough right now. With COVID, people…

Sue Estee, Executive Director of Second Harvest North Central Food Bank in Grand Rapids joins Heidi and John on the Thursday Morning Show to talk about…

Table for 7 is a new farm-to-table restaurant and market that opened about a month ago in downtown Bemidji. Amber Lynne is the owner of Table for 7. She…