You are the essential ingredient in making Lanesboro Local's mission to

Live Local-Live Well 

a part of our community. 

Whether you volunteered, became a member, bought local or gave a monetary donation, YOU made a real effort to support your local producers. Thank you!

Our recent fundraising campaign has already reached one third of its goal of $ 9,000. It is not too late to contribute.Funds are used to bring local food and products into your hands and support the local economy. Contact us at 507.467.2944 or  info@lanesborolocal.org or at the at the store.

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is offering  great workshops on January 12, 2012 at the River's Edge Convention Center in St. Cloud (formerly the St. Cloud Civic Center).

Honey Bees and Beekeeping will be a definite attraction for people
interested in keeping bees or just wanting to learn more about these
fascinating creatures. Participants will learn about bees, the benefits
they provide to farms and gardens, and the challenges they face. Topics will include attracting bees, bee biology, the cost of raising bees, locating your apiary, local ordinances, equipment suppliers, pollination,honey production and ethics. The workshop will be taught by master beekeepers Bob Sitko and JoAnne Sabin of the Minnesota Hobby Beekeepers Association. This half day session runs from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. and registration costs $25.

*Post-Harvest Handling, Food Safety, and Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Certification: Making it Work on Real Vegetable Farms*is for vegetable growers. What happens after harvest can have a huge impact on producequality and food safety. As the demand for local foods has exploded in the last five years, so have buyers' expectations for clean produce that also stores well. Restaurants, food service providers, and other institutional buyers have also begun demanding food safety assurances. Experienced vegetable grower/marketer Chris Blanchard will teach the post-harvest handling practices and methods he and his coworkers developed and use at Rock Spring Farm near Decorah, IA. Participants will learn efficient, time-saving ways to meet the documentation and record-keeping requirements of the GAP audit process in a way that flows with other farm work. This full day session runs from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration costs $40.
A brochure and registration materials for the Bees and Veggie Safety
workshops are available at www.mda.state.mn.us/amd or by calling

651-201-6012.
A third workshop, *All About Selling Meat,* will be offered in the same location by the Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture. This session is scheduled from 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. and costs $40 for the firstperson and $30 for additional people from the same farm operation. The meat workshop brochure is available at www.misa.umn.edu or by calling 800-909-6472.

Cheryls Fabric Garden - January Class 2012
One Block Wonder
Make a special quilt using just one fabric and using hexagons. Uses a large print-4-5 yards. Prints avail-able at Cheryls Fabric Garden.
When: Mondays- January 9, 16, 23 from 5:00-7:30
Where: Cheryls Fabric Garden-Please use alley behind Tours and Treasures.
Cost: $35 plus supplies
Reservations: Call 507 467-4466-Maximum class size is 5. 

View poster and quilt

 

 

Asahi Yoga Bag

Cindy Ofstedal - Innkeeper of the Asahi Loft in Harmony transforms old kimonos into elegant Yoga bags. These wonderful lightweight bags easily hold the mat, block, and strap.

The material is recycled from antique kimonos purchased at shrine sales in Tokyo. Each bag is unique and special orders can request longer or shorter straps, longer or shorter bags.

Other bags for sale can be seen at Asahi Antiques in Harmony MN. Open by appointment 507-226-3735  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barsy's Almonds -  Great news! We have just tested the Sweeties and Naughties and confirmed that they are Gluten Free.  

We will be adding "Gluten Free" to the labels over the next few weeks. We also will be testing the Hotties for gluten and will let you know the results.

Just to be clear, the Smokies and Stuffies are NOT Gluten Free - they use an organic shoyu that contains wheat.

Twin Oaks Farm -  Andy has lamb and pork at the Marketplace. 

  

 

Leslea Hodgson from Root Prairie Grass Fed: I make this Posole a lot and we can't stop
eating it. The sour of the Tomatillos and the chicken fat etc. ying & yang must be right on and it's the best if you have a head cold. Not everybody
can do  the peppers but they make it what it is. It's not overly spicy just a little.  Mmmmm.

 

Posole (Tomato, Chicken and Hominy Soup)

8-10 medium sized Tomatillos

2 ½ - 3 lb Half heritage breed Chicken, or a whole bird.

8 cups chicken stock

4 garlic cloves chopped

2 dried Serrano chilies or fresh Jalapeno chopped, seeds included if you want to help your sinuses.

2 cans of white Hominy, drained

1 tsp. Salt at least

½ cup rough chop fresh Cilantro

Kappers heavy cream

Place ½ chicken into a medium stock pot with approx 12 cups of water and some salt & pepper, maybe a pinch of chili powder. Bring to a low simmer and cook the chicken until it is tender and falling off the bone.  After removing the chicken turn up the heat & boil down the stock until it is closer to 8 cups and has good flavor. Pull the meat off the bones and cut into bite size pieces, set aside. Note: throw the bones back into the broth while you are cooking it down.

Discard husks, rinse cut in half and cook tomatillos & garlic in a small amount of water until the Tomatillos are soft. Place Tomatillos in a food processor, process until smooth, set aside.

Strain the stock, add the hominy, meat, salt (check your stock first before adding salt) and the Tomatillos cook about 15 minutes on a low simmer.

Just at the end of cooking add the chopped Cilantro and turn the heat off. When serving,  pour a couple of Tablespoons of Cream into the bowl with the soup.

Salt seems to help if the peppers have too much bite, so does the cream.

Enjoy!

 

 Bittersweet Antiques and Boutique

 

Congratulations to Val! She (and maybe some others) moved Bittersweet to a new location in town: The former Wursthaus. Amazing transformation - the new boutique is roomy and inviting. Someone might have to learn how to play the accordion, though, since former Wursthaus customers really enjoyed the Polka music! Good luck to the folks at Bittersweet.

 

  

 

Coffee Street Commons - 

Open 5 am- 9 pm year round. 

Free WiFi is available in the lobby.  

Fitness Center Guest Passes Available

Individual 1 day      $7

Individual 2 day      $10

Individual 1 week   $15 

Monthly or Annual Membership also available! 

Coffee Street Dance space rental is available for $10/hour or

join in on a Boot Camp, Yoga or Pilates class for only $5/class! 

Spring, Summer, Winter, or Fall...Coffee Street Fitness welcomes members, new members and guests.  Before working out, simply come to the Cottage House Inn (located at 209 Parkway Avenue North) and complete a membership or guest form and provide a payment plan. 

We hope you enjoy the Fitness Center and your Lanesboro experience.  For additional assistance please call 507-467-2321 or check out our classes on www.coffeestreetcommons.com then Coffee Street Dance and calendar.

Lanesboro Art CenterJuried HS Art Show from Jan 14. - Feb 4 . 

Artwork by 9th-12th grade students from throughout the region will be showcased in the Juried High School Art Show at the Lanesboro Arts Center in Lanesboro, Minnesota. Free to the public, the exhibit will open with a reception on Saturday, Jan. 14 from 6-8 p.m., a good chance to meet students and teachers from participating schools. The reception will feature music by Lanesboro High School students. The exhibit will run through February 4, with gallery hours on Fridays and Saturdays 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Work in a variety of media will grace the gallery walls by students from Chatfield Chosen Valley (Kelly Puent, art teacher); Fillmore-Central (Carrie Mathison, art teacher); Lanesboro (Krista Flaig, art teacher); and Rushford-Peterson (Cher Krueger, art teacher). The Juried High School Art Show is supported by the Minnesota State Arts Board.

Hazelhill Farm - Roy Cerling acquired a husker that does an excellent job of husk removal on a wide variety of nuts.  I am willing to provide custom husking services. This works well on hazelnuts, black walnuts and chestnuts.