Akre Homestead became a new vendor in 2022! All of their products are inspired by farm-fresh ingredients, many of which they grow or raise, including honey, beeswax, milk, lard, herbs, botanicals, eggs, and more. Everything is handcrafted in the kitchen with a focus on natural, farm-fresh quality.
Bear Country Honey
Bickfords’ Gardens
Buffalo Plaid
Recycled products, eggs and locally grown produce.
We are a small family farm located just 4 miles from downtown Grand Rapids, MN. We grow in multiple high tunnel greenhouses & outdoor gardens, using sustainable practices, to provide clean grown produce (meaning completely chemical free!) to our customers. The high tunnels allow us to extend our growing season so we can offer a wide selection of fresh vegetables, plants, and cut flowers early and late in the year. We’ve been members of the Grand Rapids Farmer’s Market since 2012 and love to provide high quality, delicious, home-grown produce to our local community.
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New vendor in 2022! Wililyn and Justin advocate for sustainable living and have worked to increase their farm annually. They believe in providing a clean harvest (no pesticides or chemicals) – plentiful abundant fruits and vegetables. They grow heirloom seeds, all open-pollinated, non-GMO, and untreated. They harvest seeds annually and replant year after year. The Dowell’s look forward to building a clientele and relationship with patrons of the area farmers; people who enjoy healthy lives built on a variety of locally grown food.
Wililyn and Justin Dowell 218-910-6799 | dowellfarmandgardens@gmail.com
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New vendor in 2022! Locally grown produce. Emil Slack
Fresh homemade bread, cinnamon/caramel rolls, dinner rolls, other pastries as well as something for your sweet tooth!
Gracefully Gourmet
Charlie and Tina Ladner launched Gracefully Gourmet in March 2023, inspired by their passion for cooking and a newfound fascination with mushrooms. Their friend Wade introduced them to Fantastic Fungi, which deepened their appreciation for fungi’s role in health and sustainability.
As they mastered cultivation, they quickly had more mushrooms than they could eat. To avoid waste, they joined the Grand Rapids Farmers Market, kickstarting their business in 2023. Today, they grow nine gourmet varieties, offering fresh mushrooms, including Chaga, Lion’s Mane, and Turkey Tail powders, plus Lion’s Mane capsules.
Mushroom growing is both a science and an art, requiring precise conditions. Their mushrooms are 100% organic, and they love educating customers on fungi’s superfood benefits.
For 2025, they’re expanding production, redesigning their mushroom house, and adding HUB boxes at Lincoln Park Farmers Market and Grand Rapids Farmers Market. They sold 500 lbs. in 2024 and now offer a restaurant menu to help chefs plan orders.
They would love to hire a seasonal worker and a housekeeper to help manage the workload. Tina explained, “It’s not hard work, but it’s a lot of work. My approach for 2025 is working smarter, not harder”.
Charlie and Tina love selling mushrooms at the farmers market. Every customer conversation reminds them how special fungi are, and they especially enjoy hearing people’s excitement as they share their favorite mushroom recipes!
With a cottage food license on the horizon, Gracefully Gourmet is just getting started!
Hannah from Hannah’s Handmade Creations started her business in 2014 at just 13 years old! After receiving a soapmaking book for Christmas in 2014, she quickly fell in love with creating soap. By 2015, she joined the Grand Rapids Farmers Market, where she’s been a proud member ever since. In 2016, she expanded her talents to include baking, further growing her business.
Hannah’s creativity shines through her products. She loves experimenting with vibrant neon colors, swirling and striping techniques for her soaps, and crafting new flavor combinations in her baked goods. Scones are her favorite to make and eat! With a versatile base recipe, she enjoys creating unique flavor blends that always bring her happiness.
Every product is 100% handmade by Hannah and her family—from crafting and baking to packaging and labeling—all done with care.
New vendor in 2022! Specialty cut flowers, herbs, eggs, dried flowers and beautiful crafts. Andrea Killmer
New vendor since 2022! At Happy Squatch Farm, they provide a diverse selection of fresh vegetables, crisp lettuces, and hand-tied flower bouquets straight from their gardens. They also offer a range of nutrient-rich microgreens and fresh eggs from their carefully cared-for hens. Brooke Larson
Howard’s Hobby Farm
New vendor since 2022! Offering fresh produce, canned goods such as pickles, jellies, dilly beans, beets, applesauce, spaghetti sauce, and apple butter, along with fresh chicken eggs. Kimberly Howard
New vendor in 2022! Icecube Herbals produces All-Natural Herbal Tinctures, carefully triple-extracted to capture all the essential nutrients without any negative side effects. Shane Dugan
I AM ACRES
Local, fresh vegetables and fruits – from Cohasset, MN!
Jim and Vickie Azure. Cell 218-256-3084 | Home 218-999-5207 | jimazure@paulbunyan.net
Joe’s Sandy Hill Vineyard & Produce
Offering a variety of locally grown produce and pickles. Mel Thoresen
The roots of Karl’s Bread stretch back to the 1990s when Karl and his wife, Kristine, first had the idea of baking. By 2009, his family began selling their delicious artisanal loaves at the Tower Farmers Market, and since then, they’ve expanded to more farmers markets and county events, including the Grand Rapids Farmers Market, the Lake Superior Harvest Festival at Bayfront Festival Park, and Earth Fest in Virginia.
It all started as a team effort—Karl would mix dough after work and let it proof in the fridge overnight, while Kristine baked the loaves the next day. What began as a small venture selling bread to co-workers soon became a family business. Everyone pitched in, from brainstorming sales ideas to taste-testing and staffing market booths.
A few years ago, the family transformed Vince’s woodworking shop into a dedicated bake shop, where Karl’s mother, Sally, now plays a big role in prepping and baking bread. As their reach expanded, different family members headed to different markets, keeping the tradition alive across the region.
The inspiration for Karl’s Bread came from Karl’s “Uncle Charlie Jonas,” an artist and potter in Montana. Charlie’s artisanal bread and the incredible loavesvfrom Le Petit Outre Bakery in Missoula deeply influenced Karl’s passion for quality baking. Karl and Kristine’s Finnish heritage added another layer to their craft—growing up with traditional Finnish holiday breads like Pulla (or Finnish Biscuit) shaped their love for baking.
What started as Christmas gifts of homemade bread has grown into a legacy. Today, the Jonas family continues to pass on their craft, with the younger generation learning how to bake, package, and sell bread. From Sally’s cinnamon rolls and biscotti to the Sunday Sweet Rolls inspired by Karl’s time at Camp Warren YMCA, every loaf is a tribute to heritage, love, and family.
Locally Grown Produce from Lorentzen farm along the Mississippi river located between Jacobson and Palisade plus crafts such as Mini Straw Bales, Oriole Feeders, Greeting Cards and Photographs.
Kossow Family Farm
Lance Huebscher
Offering a variety of locally grown produce.
Lavalier’s Berry Patch and Orchard
Lavalier’s has been growing strawberries and blueberries for almost 40 years—it’s hard to believe it’s been that long! About 15 years ago, they added apples and cherries to their offerings. In the fall, they also provide pumpkins, squash, and fresh honey from the four hives they maintain for pollination. The farm has always been a family effort, with help from their parents, and over the years, siblings, nieces, and nephews have joined in. Lavalier’s is proud to be a member of Minnesota Grown, committed to sustainable farming practices that help preserve and improve soil health, and they’re always focused on improving the quality of their products. Lavalier’s farm is located at 28056 County Road 91, Grand Rapids, MN 55744, and they can be reached at (218) 327-9199.
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Maple Ridge Produce is naturally grown, and our chickens are fed non-GMO and transitional-organic feed. Come visit Erik and Jay at the Grand Rapids Farmer’s Market or stop by our farm stand near Aitkin, MN.
Jay Rigdon & Erik Heimark
Located at 29555 380th Ave – Aitkin, MN 56431 | 218-308-0929 | mapleridgeproduce@gmail.com
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Phillips Farmstead
Bedding plants, fresh vegetables, pickled products, jams, jellies, and bread.
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Simple Pleasure Farms
Locally made goat milk soap, all natural products, which include lip balm, lotion bars, and bug repellent. Variety of eggs!
Fresh from the grill…tacos, quesadillas and nachos. You build your own…choose from top sirloin, chicken or chorizo seasoned and cooked to order. Plus, grilled or fresh vegetables, cheese or queso to top it all off! Try our blueberry-habanero salsa!
Terri’s Jams, Jellies and More
Berry and specialty jams, homemade salsa, fruit and maple syrups, locally harvested wild rice and wild berries.
Indulge in TimberSweet’s pure maple syrup and a variety of maple products, including maple nuts, maple cream, maple sugar, and candies. Their 1st place dark amber syrup and Best of Show award at the 2013 International Maple Contest earned them the title of having the best syrup in the world! Around the third week of July, their fresh Minnesota hybrid blueberries and raspberries will begin to ripen. They offer 12 varieties of Minnesota apples, perfect for fresh eating, pies, and sauces, with the earliest variety starting to ripen from mid-August to September.
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Fresh garlic, local wild rice, fingerling potatoes, cabbage. root vegetables, apples and herbs.
New vendors in 2020! Rachel and Jayson Newman have a diversified farm that includes pastured hogs, sheep, cattle, chickens, fruit trees, flowers, vegetables, and microgreens.
Grass-fed beef and lamb, pastured pork and chicken, Thanksgiving turkeys, and wool products.
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