Traditional Foods
Minnesota
Traditional Foods
Minnesota
We are always looking for more farmers, vendors & product makers! Let us know if you want to sell your farm foods or artisanal foods/products at the warehouse...WE WORK BY CONSIGNMENT, DIRECT PURCHASE, OR SUBLET A PORTION OF OUR SQUARE FOOTAGE (back warehouse= 7500 sq. ft. and the new front warehouse = 4000 sq. ft.)
Talk to Alan or Will.
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HOW WE DID IT...
When this idea hatched in my brain several years ago, I thought, “Gee, this is SO EASY, I wonder why more people aren’t doing it?” Of course, now I know why more people don’t! It’s easy to underestimate all the things that can and do go wrong when you are dealing with perishable and fragile food. Making fresh food available to others who put their trust upon us is a SACRED RESPONSIBILITY that we don’t take lightly. In building and guiding this project we are aware of the seriousness of each and every detail of raising, processing, handling and selling each bite or food or glass of milk. Food is health, food is matter of life and death for us all.
Alan, Becca and I have thrown everything we’ve got into this. None of us are rich in money, but we are passionately devoted and passionately bonded to each other. We are scraping things together, scrounging at times, splurging when necessary, and sacrificing every scrap of time and energy that, believe me, all of us would like to be putting into our families, friendships, and all the fun things. It’s pretty crazy, but yet, there is no other explanation for all this except to say WE FEEL CALLED TO CREATE THIS. Please excuse our gaps, our limitations, and our growing-as-we-go strategy. Please forgive us if we are slow to answer your call or e-mail during these 12 hour days. Please work with us to make this now-creaky thing work so that our collective vision grows into the beautiful thing that we can all visualize in our dreams. Local, sustainable, fresh, nutritious, artisanal and delicious farm and wild-crafted food for us and our families!
LOCATION
302 W. 61st St.
Minneapolis, MN 55419
Phone: 612-861-0097
We’re located a block N. of 62 Crosstown, between Nicollet and Lyndale Ave.
(come through gate to the back of the building)
Here is what you need to know to be a part of the fun....
HOURS
***STARTING in January 2009***
Tuesday 10am - 8pm
Thursday 10am - 8pm
Saturday 9am - 2pm
CURRENT HOURS (Dec. ’08)
Tuesday - Friday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 8pm
Saturday 9am - 2pm
(CLOSED SUNDAY & MONDAY)
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The warehouse is also available for PARTIES, LECTURES, CLASSES, and SPECIAL EVENTS.
CALL 612-861-0097 for details.
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MEMBERSHIPS
Effective January 1st
(all members prior to this date are grandfathered in under old plan)
LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP $75
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP $30/ YR. FOR 3YEARS
ONE-DAY MEMBERSHIP $10 (does NOT apply to lifetime)
WORK MEMBERSHIP (20 hours of buyer’s club service)
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Everyone is welcome to join. Must be a coop member to make any purchases. This is not open to the public. We are a private membership buying club coop.
GOOD FOOD
This is TRADITIONAL FOODS MINNESOTA. A place where all people interested in finding, preparing and eating good local food can get all the information they need. We also have a REAL FOOD WAREHOUSE where members of our BUYING CLUB can select from a wide variety of meats, cheeses, milk, eggs, poultry, fish and amazing dry goods!