October 24
Join Susan and Bonnie as they talk with Mary Maguire Lerman of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society. She will be discussing what it takes to prepare your landscape for winter. From saving seeds for song birds to protecting plants from rabbits and mice, to saving evergreens from sun scull, you find it noteworthy and interesting. Mary has a Bachelor of Science in horticultural science from the University of Minnesota. She has served as Education Officer at the Como Park Conservatory and worked with the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board for many years. She is a contributing writer to the Northern Gardener Magazine and a current Board Member of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society.
Laura Wemier, of Bar 5 Meat and Poultry, will be talking about her family owned and operated farm in Arlington, Minnesota. She will discuss the variety of animals and poultry they raise; why they believe in no antibiotics, no hormones and no animal byproducts; and about how their poultry is processed weekly to ensure freshness.
Susan will be talking with Sheng Yang and Sami Scripter, the authors of the new cookbook Cooking from the Heart, the Hmong Kitchen in America. It’s the first cookbook to clearly set out the culinary traditions of the Hmong people as well as the cultural significance such traditions hold. It also offers a dramatic perspective on the immigrant experience.
Sheng is Hmong-American. She was born in Laos, but immigrated with her family to the United States after the Communists took control of her country. Her personal life is filled with family and cultural responsibilities. She and her husband, Leo, lead a typical Hmong-American life. They work hard to find success and stability for themselves, their six children and to be of service to their people. They remain close to their Hmong heritage. Their home is a hub for their extended families where they often host traditional gatherings.
Sami is Caucasian-American. She has often chosen avocation over vocation. Her interest in other cultures has lead her to work in schools with multi-cultural populations, and for nonprofits and government agencies dealing with internationals, always with the goal of bringing cultures and people together. Six years ago she retired from the Multnomah County Library system in Portland, Oregon in order to write the cookbook with her "second daughter," Sheng.
Cooking for Dads wonder Rob Barrett will be in studio updating Susan about his recent cooking experiences. On his Web site Rob teaches dads how to cook by following his video recipes. He has been on many TV shows demonstrating these dishes.
Join Susan and Bonnie as they talk with Emily Noble, nutritionist and cooking instructor as well as creator and author of blogs 90 Salads in 90 day’s and Leafy Reader. Emily will discuss her particular affinity for fresh and local produce and her most recent culinary endeavors which includes the chemistry and techniques for cooking with certain produce. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Nutrition from the University of Minnesota.
Local grower Jerry Untiedt of Untiedt’s Vegetable Farm will be talking about the unique fall harvest. He will explain how the weather conditions have affected the harvesting of different varieties of crops, what to expect as we progress into the last half of October, what growers will experience as they prepare their fields for winter and how the weather can always create the uncertainty of a growing season.
Grower and recent cook book author, Gwen Smith, will be joining us to discuss how the creation of her cook book came to be, all the people that were involved and how long it took to write it. Gwen and her husband Bruce have Smith’s Berry Farm in Osseo and have been growing fruits and vegetables for many years. Both Gwen and Bruce enjoy growing Minnesota's favorite fruits and veggies and most importantly teaching the market customers how to prepare these healthy treats.
Join Susan and Bonnie as they talk with Crystal Grobe, a local food writer who truly enjoys creating new dishes using fresh and local ingredients. She will explain how she creates them and what inspires her. Crystal started her blog Café Cyan three and a half years ago to share her recipes with readers and to inspire them to try new foods. Earlier this year she started a food blog on WCCO's Web site called Bite of Minnesota, which focuses on local food in Minnesota and the surrounding area. Crystal lives with her husband, Ryan, in the South Metro, a location that gives them easy access to both the bustling cities and local farms.
Producer and farmer Darryle Powers of Blue Gentian Farm will be talking about how his family-based farm was started, what they specialize in and why they chose to raise these breeds of animals. Their beef, pork, goat and lamb are grass feed with no added hormones or antibiotics. Their Heritage chickens, turkey and ducks are free range, pastured birds with no added growth hormones. Blue Gentian farm is located in New Richmond, Wisconsin and you will find them at the Market every Thursday on the Nicollet Mall and Saturday and Sunday at North Lyndale.
Bill Roehl is a local blogger for Lazy Lightning, the south metro's news source. Bill is from Apple Valley and will be joining us to discuss hyperlocal politics, restaurant reviews and food related topics. He routinely engages his readership in discussions about the benefits and difficulties of trying to maintain a local and/or organic diet - especially on a budget. Bill is married to his lovely wife Kim and they are expecting their first child in February.
Join Susan and Bonnie as they talk with Kathleen Schuler, Co-Director of Healthy Legacy, a Minnesota campaign advocating public policies and business practices that focus on safer products and safer production methods. Ms. Schuler is also a Senior Policy Analyst with the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy. In both roles she advocates for policies that protect human health and the environment from toxic chemicals that contaminate our food system and our bodies. Kathleen has a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Minnesota and is a former Bush Leadership Fellow in environmental health.
Grower Tou Yang of Nao Tou Yang Farms & Greenhouses will be talking about how his family-based farm was started, what they specialize in and why they chose to grow garlic and shallots. He will also explain the growing process involved in harvesting tasty and tender garlic. The Yang’s farms are located in Rosemont, Minnesota and you will find them at the Market every Saturday and Sunday in stalls #411 and #413.
Natasha Cardinez-Singh is the local author and creator of Healthy and Gourmet. She will be joining us to discuss her interests in creating healthy versions of traditional and ethnic recipes. While her academic background has been in the sciences, Natasha’s true passion is cooking. Healthy living goes hand in hand with wholesome foods balanced with adequate physical activity; it is this concept around which her recipes are centered.
Natasha grew up on the Caribbean island of Trinidad. After high school, she moved to Toronto, Canada then to Minnesota to attend college where she received a B.A. in Biology. She currently is a homemaker and lives in Minneapolis with her husband.
What’s a bitterball? How do you get strawerries in September? Jicama in Minnesota? At the Minneapolis Farmers Market, everyone’s got questions, and on this week’s broadcast of Fresh & Local LIVE at the Minneapolis Farmer’s Market, special guest Jason DeRusha asks them.
The WCCO-TV Good Question reporter and blogger will join host Susan Berkson, after gathering questions from the crowd, DeRusha will fire away at a panel including Minnesota Herb Lady Bonnie Dehn, grower Jerry Untiedt, and Marty Bergland of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society.
DeRusha himself will be asked to come up with a locavore meal using only what’s available at the Minneapolis Farmers Market. The show will include the weekly “Mystery Veggie” contest and Bonnie Dehn’s "Get to know a Veggie" segment.
Minnesota State Horticultural Society's Marty Bergland is a lifelong gardener and grower of vegetables, fruits, herbs and nuts. She is a Wright county Master gardener and graduate of the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum’s gardening school. Marty teaches classes on seed starting and saving, butterfly gardening, container & kitchen gardening, freezing and drying foods at the Minnesota State Horticultural Society.
Local grower Jerry Untiedt of “Untiedt’s Vegetable Farm” is famous for providing sweet corn to the Minnesota State Farm. A trailblazing farmer, he is using high tunnel farming to produce a unique fall harvest of strawberries that are available now until late October. He will be talking about the exceptional varieties of sweet corn, green beans, melons and cucumbers that are available due to the extended weeks of warm weather.
Jason DeRusha joined WCCO-TV news team as a general assignment reporter in April 2003. He was the first on the scene & on the air at the 35W bridge collapse. He’s covered flash flooding, tornadoes and school shootings. Jason’s a proud graduate of Marquette University lives in Maple Grove with wife Alyssa and sons, Seth and Sam.
Scott Burns of Scenic Waters Wild Rice Company will be talking about how his small family-based business was built on the love for this truly natural product and the customs of gathering and processing the wild rice. Scott’s wild rice is hand harvested from select lakes and streams located within the Chippewa National Forest from naturally occurring wild rice beds. His wholly organic wild rice is truly a delicacy from the Northern wilds and is 100 percent natural.
Amy Peterson is the local author and creator of Green Your Plate. She will be joining us to discuss her efforts to green her family’s lifestyle, including a transition to a more sustainable, healthy way of eating that she chronicles in her blog. Amy admits trying to figure out how to "walk the talk" and actually make these changes is easier said than done. She’s currently enjoying her ultra-marathon of cooking, trying new foods and techniques and coaching herself along with her preschoolers to enjoy a broader range of local, seasonal, organic fresh foods.
Karen Clark, Executive Director for Women’s Environmental Institute, is a progressive Minnesota State legislator for 28 years, public-health nurse and OB-GYN nurse practitioner, community organizer, graduate of the JFK School at Harvard and ovarian cancer survivor of seven years. Karen's passionate dedication to environmental justice is reflected in her legislative, community and personal priorities. Karen is a part-time instructor at the University of Minnesota and also at the College of St. Catherine's Graduate Program of Holistic Health Studies.
Local grower Dick Brown of Plum Crazy Orchards will be talking about the joys and challenges of his plum and apple orchards. He'll explain what’s involved in the process, how long he’s been doing it and the rewards of the outcome. Dick will also be talking about the many flavors and textures of the various varieties of Minnesota apples.
Tracey Paska, a fascinating blogger and creator of tanglednoodle.blogspot.com, will be joining us. Already passionate about writing, she said her blog was a way to explore and share the often complex, confusing, fascinating and yes tangled, connections between food, culture and society. Tracey was born in the Philippines raised in Ottawa, Canada, and Fairfax, Virginia, where she met her husband to-be, Michael. After 12 years of marriage in five different cities, they finally settled four years ago in the Twin Cities metro.
It's an all-star line-up as Fresh and Local broadcasts live from the Minnesota State Fair. Host Susan Berkson interviews ana Sofia Joanes, whose documentary "Fresh" is the most talked-about film of the year. "Fresh", which played to sold-out houses in the Twin Cities, celebrates the people who are reinventing our food system.
When Morning Fresh Farms arrives at the MInneapolis Farmers Market, there's a rush as savvy shoppers crowd the stand. Susan and Bonnie talk with Morning Fresh's second generation grower Shur Yang about his family owned and operated vegetable farms. Awarded 2006 Ramsey County Farm of the Year, the Yang family have been growing outstanding vegetables for all cultures since 1983. What's the secret of their success? That the vegetables are picked just hours before they arrive at the Minneapolis Farmers Market? That the family comes dressed for success? Tune in to find out.
Simple Good and Tasty's Lee Zukor will report on how you can eat fresh and local at the Fair. Simple Good and Tasty promotes local, sustainable, organic foods and the people who produce them. At SGT they value health, fun community, inclusiveness, time, money and taste. Lee has more than 15 years of experience creating great user experiences, developing terrific products and managing high-performing teams. You can reach Lee at lee@simplegoodandtasty.com or follow him on Twitter @ leezukor.
Tracy Singleton, Owner of Birchwood Cafe, will be stopping by to discuss how her restaurant sources local, sustainable and/or organic ingredients whenever possible to lovingly handcraft a variety of vegen, vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes. She will also talk about why she is so involved in the fresh, local food movement.
Join Susan and Bonnie as they talk with Mary Maguire Lerman from the Minnesota State Horticultural Society. Mary has a B.S. in Horticultural Science from the University of Minnesota. She has served as an Education Officer at the Como Park Conservatory and worked with the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board for many years. Mary was the designer of Park Gardens, including Longfellow Garden and was the community organizer for the St. Anthony Park Neighborhood Buckthorn roundup. Mary is a contributing writer to the Northern Gardener Magazine and a current Board Member of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society.
Tom Forti of Sunrise Pasta will be talking about his family owned and operated pasta manufacturing business in Hibbing, Minnesota. Their doors opened in 1913 and since that time, they have taken great pride in perfecting the recipes that belonged to the generations that came before them. Tom’s pasta is enriched with the B vitamins, iron and folic acid making it one of the most healthful foods to buy at the Minneapolis Farmers Market. The pasta is made with durum wheat which produces a firm product with a consistent cooking quality.
Bonnie Dehn and Bobby Jensen will be answering your e-mail gardening questions this week. Bobby Jensen can be reached at www.landscapejunction.com
Liz McMann, a local blogger and excellent canner, will be stopping by to discuss her blog site and why she stared it. Liz will talk about cooking and baking from scratch for a vegan family.
Liz McMann is the Education and Special Projects Manager at Mississippi Market Natural Foods Co-op in Saint Paul, MN. She holds a Masters Degree in Holistic Health from the College of St. Catherine and is a Master Food Preserver through UW-Extension. In her spare time Liz likes to garden, cook, make lists, do yoga, hang with her step kids and blog about it all on www.foodsnobberyhobbery.blogspot.com.
Join Susan and Bonnie as they talk with Lee Zukor, creator of SimpleGoodandTasty.com which promotes local, sustainable, organic foods and the people who produce them. At Simple Good and Tasty they value health, fun community, inclusiveness, time, money and taste. Lee has more than 15 years of experience creating great user experiences, developing terrific products and managing high-performing teams. You can reach Lee at lee@simplegoodandtasty.com or follow him on Twitter @ leezukor.
Local grower Shari Heinel of Heinel Farm in Little Canada will be discussing what it’s like being a fourth generation, family-run vegetable farm. She will explain why they grow the vegetables they do, how farming practices have changed over the years and why it’s important to practice sustainable farming methods.
Well-known Executive Chef and Owner Isaac Becker of 112 Eatery will also be joining the show. Isaac and his wife Nancy St. Pierre are the creators of this awarding winning restaurant. 112 Eatery is fine dining without the formality, great food, well prepared without extravagant prices and pretentious surroundings. No wonder that since opening in January 2005 it has quickly become the Twin Cities’ “fine dining destination for industry insiders.”
Join Susan and Bonnie as they interview Don Samuels, Minneapolis council member of the Fifth Ward. He will talk about the Homegrown initiative, the Market's role in the community, the importance of fresh and local food to the community and his experiences at the Market.
Don was first elected to the city council in 2003, after emerging as a strong voice for peace in his North Minneapolis neighborhood. Don co-chairs the Executive Committee of the Empowerment Zone Board, is the chair of the Public Safety and Regulatory Services Committee and serves as the only north side representative on the City’s Community Development Committee. As a public servant, Don has kept his focus on the North side’s three most pressing issues: safety, housing and jobs.
Local grower Jerry Untiedt of Untiedt’s Vegetable Farm will be talking about the locally grown sweet corn, how the growing process has changed over the years, what’s involved in keeping a long crop and why sweet corn is a better.
Healthful cooking coach and nutrition educator Tracy KS Yue of One Dish at a Time will be on to discuss her hands-on coaching style for individuals, youth, families and small groups in your kitchen. She specializes in tasty, inexpensive, healthy dishes made from locally grown produce. You can also join Tracy every Sunday at the Market as she interacts with children and helps them become "Little Locavores".
Join Susan and Bonnie as they talk with Paul Hugunin, Agriculture Marketing Specialist with the Minnesota Grown Program. MN Grown is a statewide partnership between the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and Minnesotans who grow or raise specialty crops and livestock. Paul will explain why and how the program was created over 20 years ago with its first logo featured phrase “Tastes 2,000 Miles Fresher”. Today, the Minnesota Grown program has many diverse members including farmers’ markets, CSA farms, wineries, fruit and vegetable growers and livestock producers to name a few.
Local aqua culturist and Operations Manager, Nate Wendt of Star Prairie Trout Farm will be discussing the farm’s rich history and its ice-cold spring water that provides an ideal natural habitat for commercial trout-raising. Nate will explain how open water and continuous growth and harvests of trout year-round are possible. And why fish raised on smaller, local, family farms are of higher quality.
Bonnie Dehn and Bobby Jensen will be answering your e-mail gardening questions this week. www.landscapejunction.com
Writer and pro-food advocate, Barth Anderson will also be joining Susan and Bonnie on the show. Barth is the brains behind Fair Food Fight, a compelling spectacle of cutting-edge activism, social networking and information-swapping aimed at sparking a real-food revolution in America.
Anne-Kristin (A-K) Thordin, food blogger started writing Swell Vegan as a way to learn and motivate herself about eating vegan food that is both delicious and (mostly) healthy. She especially loves whole foods, raw veganism, and better-for-you sweets. While she doesn’t have food allergies, she enjoys cooking foods that are free of many of the major (vegan) food allergens as a way to maintain balance and variety in her own diet as well as include people who get left out by a lot of conventional vegan recipes.
She currently cooks and bakes for a living, but she has never been professionally trained. Her mom let her cook and bake with her from an early age, and soon she started cooking many of her family dinners. Her mom was amazingly supportive when A-K became vegetarian at 15, and she owes her love of food and sharing it with others to her mother.
Join Susan and Bonnie as they talk with Rob Zeaske, Executive Director of Second Harvest Heartland. Rob joined the organization in February of 2008 with overall responsibilities in leadership, planning and management of Second Harvest Heartland. Rob likes to say, "In Minnesota, ending hunger need not be a coin-in-a-fountain-wish. I am hopeful because, although the root causes of poverty are complex, feeding a neighbor isn’t. We can do this.” Rob’s experience speaks for itself. He’s directed important organizations like Boston-based Jumpstart, which is nationally recognized for preparing schoolchildren for success and Mercy Corps, where he served as Harvard Business School Service Leadership Fellow. Rob holds an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School and a B.A. in political science from Stanford University. He lives in south Minneapolis with his wife Jessica and their three young children.
Local, Minnesota success story, Mindy Kelly of Mrs. Kelly’s Teas will be discussing how she got started at the Minneapolis Farmers Market in 1992 with two herbal teas expanding to over 300 loose tea blends and what it takes to import, blend and scent every one of her specialty teas, as well as the healthy benefits of her teas.
Bonnie Dehn and Bobby Jensen will be answering your e-mail gardening questions this week. www.landscapejunction.com
Minneapolis resident Kim Christensen knows the true meaning of the phrase “necessity is the mother of invention”. In 2008, after being diagnosed with multiple food allergies and intolerances and suffering from a variety of symptoms, she took control of her health the only way she knew how – she changed her diet. Building on her passion for whole foods and natural health, and drawing inspiration from a variety of cuisines and traditional dietary therapies, Kim started researching how food can function as medicine. Since then, Kim has worked to heal from the inside out, coming up with innovative and delicious recipes free of gluten, sugar, and most major allergens. She shares her recipes, research, and experiences on her blog Affairs of Living, and aspires to make a cookbook someday! Desiring a way to fuse her personal passion with professional endeavors, she hopes to pursue a Master’s degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. She is excited to continue learning and hopes to incorporate whole foods dietary therapy in her practice.
Also, enjoy the “Mystery Veggie” contest each week, the live report from the Minneapolis Farmers Market. Bonnie Dehn’s get to know a veggie feature, and Bonnie’s locavore meal with all items available at the Mpls. Farmers Market.
Join Susan and Bonnie as they talk with Janelle Sorensen, senior editor and outreach strategist for Healthy Child Healthy World. Janelle joined the team after years of working with a variety of environmental organizations, government offices, schools and parent groups across the country. Healthy Child Healthy World’s mission is to ignite a movement that inspires parents to protect young children from harmful chemicals.
Food blogger Amy Boland, lives under this logic "Cook 'em if you got 'em," which is also the name of her blog. She is a great fan of the Market and is going to share some wonderful foodie experiences.
Local farmer Mindy Desens of Sleeping Cat Organic Farm will be talking about what it takes to become an organic farm. She will also explain the benefits of the free range chickens and grass-fed beef that they raise on their farm.
Bonnie Dehn and Bobby Jensen will be answering your e-mail gardening questions this week. www.landscapejunction.com
Todd McIntyre of Great Prairie Sports, will be discussing why Great Prairie was created, how it will help in the improvement of your body and when upcoming events are scheduled in the community that the whole family can take part in.
Join Susan and Bonnie as they talk with Nicole de Beaufort, founder and president of Fourth Sector Consulting Inc., which provides strategies and communications to organizations and collaborative efforts seeking to effect social change. Currently, Nicole provides strategic planning and communications services to foundations and nonprofit initiatives focused on systemic change, particularly as related to our food system. www.fourthsectorconsulting.com
Local grower Terry Picha of Picha’s Farm will be talking about locally-grown raspberries. The popular varieties, what’s involved in the process of growing them and why they’re better and more nutritious. Bonnie Dehn and Bobby Jensen will be answering your e-mail gardening questions this week. www.landscapejunction.com
Danny Schwartzman, owner of Common Roots Cafe in Minneapolis will be discussing how and why they make their food from scratch using high quality, local, organic and fair trade ingredients. His goals were ambitious when he opened in July 2007 with a commitment to provide support for local farmers, operate in an environmentally responsible way, serve as a community meeting place and pay a living wage and benefits to his employees. Common Roots Cafe is located at 2558 Lyndale Avenue. www.commonrootscafe.com
Join Susan and Bonnie as they talk with Andrew Zimmern, who is regarded as one of the most versatile and knowledgeable personalities in the food world. A food writer, TV personality, chef, teacher and host of the Travel Channel’s hit series Bizarre Foods, you will find him full of interesting stories from his world travels exploring and discovering the authentic experience of food. www.andrewzimmern.com
Local grower Jerry Untiedt of Untiedt’s Vegetable Farm will be talking about his locally-grown, vine-ripened tomatoes and his popular slicing varieties. He'll share details about what’s involved in the process and why they’re better and more nutritious.
Anthony Leonhardi, head Sous-Chef of Salut Restaurant in St. Paul, will be stopping by to discuss his passion of flavor filled French dishes using locally-grown, fresh produce. Salut Restaurant is located at 917 Grand Avenue. www.salutbaramericain.com
Join Susan and Bonnie as they talk with Rose Eggert, Chief Executive Officer for the Minnesota State Horticultural Society. Rose will discuss horticulture, the mission of the society and how they help gardeners get started. www.northerngardener.org
Local bee-keeper and grower, Brian Fredericksen of Ames Farms will be talking about honey production, its challenges, what’s involved in the process, how long he’s been doing it and the rewards of the outcome. www.amesfarm.com
Sandy Hill, Communication Director with the Central Minnesota Vegetable Growers Association, will be sharing more storied history about the Minneapolis Farmers Market focusing on the community’s love for this market and hown over time it has survived many challenges.
Join Susan and Bonnie as they talk with Collie Graddick, an Agricultural Consultant with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture for the past 17 years. Collie works in the Seed, Noxious Weed and Pesticide Regulatory Units. He works to reduce human exposure to pesticides, enforce the Minnesota Seed Law and controlinvasive and harmful plants. Collie is full of enlightening information.
Local grower Alan Goldeman of Goldeman’s Greenhouse will be talking about the joys and challenges of greenhouse growing, what’s involved in the process, how long he’s been doing it and the rewards of the outcome.
Bonnie Dehn and Bobby Jensen will be answering your e-mail gardening questions. Bobby Jensen will also share great gardening tips. www.landscapejunction.com
Tracy Yue, a dietetic Technician, will be joining us to discuss the importance of healthy family food planning. She'll tell us why it’s important to get children started early in understanding the nutritious value of locally grown, fresh fruits and vegetable. Plus, she will talk about the fun ways she’s going to get kids that visit the Minneapolis Farmers Market with their parents involved in "getting to know a veggie."
Join Susan and Bonnie as they talk with Michele Schermann from the University of Minnesota’s Department of Food Science. Michele is active with the Healthy Food, Healthy Lives initiative. She will be discussing the healthy soil practices that growers and farmers are using everyday, agricultural safety and to how grow safe foods.
Local grower Paul Nelson of Untiedt’s Vegetable Farm will be talking about high tunnel farming: what’s involved in the process, why it’s better and how it allows a longer growing season in Minnesota.
Bonnie Dehn will be answering your gardening e-mail questions this week. Bobby Jensen will be back next week. Bobby Jensen's Web site is www.landscapejunction.com.
Chef Vincent of Vincent A Restaurant, will be stopping by to discuss his passion for flavor-filled, French dishes using locally grown, fresh produce. Vincent A Restaurant is located at 1100 Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis. www.vincentarestaurant.com
Join Susan and Bonnie as they talk with Rachel Slocum Professor and Visiting Scholar of the Institute for Advanced Study, University of Minnesota. Rachel will be highlighting some interesting finding from a survey made possible through a grant from the Center of Urban and Regional Affairs.
Local grower Theresa Mieseler of Shady Acres will be talking about the variety of herbs, the distinct flavors of different plants and what we need to know to keep our herb gardens growing all season long.
Bobby Jensen will be checking in and answering your e-mail questions whether it be gardening or landscaping. Bobby always has great tips! www.landscapejunction.com
Tanya Siebenaler, Chef and Co-Owner of Sapor Café/Bar (her well known restaurant is in the North Loop neighborhood of the Minneapolis Warehouse District at 428 Washington Avenue North), discusses the seasonal changes in her menu using locally sourced ingredients and culinary influences from around the world to create an expressive and satisfying balance of fresh flavors with contrasting ingredients, textures and colors.
Join Susan and Bonnie as they talk with Jim Norton, editor and writer for the Twin Cities based Web magazine Heavy Table. It passionately tells the stories of food and drink, from roots to table in the Upper Midwest. Jim is also the co-author of an upcoming book about Wisconsin’s master cheese makers an he’s a weekly columnist for CHOW.com
Local grower Bob Velander of Bob’s Country Gardens will be in-studio talking about the variety of flowering shrubs and climbing vines. The varieties which are new this season are Minnesota hardy and will help beautify your lawn and gardens.
Bobby Jensen will be checking in and answering your e-mail questions whether it be gardening or landscaping. Bobby always has great tips! www.landscapejunction.com
Lucia Watson, Chef and Owner of Lucia’s (her well known restaurant is at 1432 West 31st Street in Uptown just off of Hennepin Avenue) will discuss her passion for using fresh and local foods in the dishes she creates. Her attention to detail in flavors and textures has earned her the title of Queen of Cuisine in Minnesota.
Join Susan and Bonnie as they talk with Andy Berndt, Program Director for Catalyst.
Catalyst is a statewide network for youth advocates across Minnesota committed to promoting healthy eating and taking action to support positive public health changes across Minnesota. www.bethecatalyst.org
Local grower Jerry Untiedt will talk about what it takes now days to be a high quality farm, which produces fruits, vegetables and plants. He will also explain how they have grown and evolved over their nearly 40 years of farming.
Bobby Jensen will be checking in and answering your e-mail questions, whether it be about gardening or landscaping. Bobby and Bonnie will always have great tips for your garden and potted plants. www.landscapejunction.com
Tammy Wong, award winning chef and owner of the Rainbow Chinese Restaurant and Bar, will be joining us to explain how she got started and why she enjoys buying local produce from the Minneapolis Farmers Market for her restaurant. www.rainbowrestaurant.com
Foodie Expert Jeremy Iggers will discuss the fresh and local scene with Susan and Bonnie. After writing for 22 years at the Minneapolis Star Tribune about restaurants, food and ethics plus publishing several books and co-founding the Twin Cities Media Alliance, Jeremy has recently created TCFoodies.com. You can also read his blog here.
Local grower Barry Brooks of K & B Gardens will talk about how you can keep your hanging baskets beautiful all summer long and the difference between perennials and annuals and let you know what’s easy to grow for beginners.
KARE 11’s Bobby Jensen will be checking in with May gardening tips and answering your e-mail questions whether it be gardening or landscaping. Bobby and Bonnie will also have fun discussing the tasty early spring bounties from the gardens. www.landscapejunction.com
Chef Michael Phillips of the Craftsman Restaurant and Bar will be joining us to explain why he enjoys cooking with regional ingredients, his interest in sustainable living and European cooking techniques. Chef Phillips, an Iowa native, traveled the world, studying cooking practices and flavorings of foods. Cooking in many well known Twin Cities restaurants, Chef Phillips is proud to be the Executive Chef at the Craftsman since 2004. www.craftsmanrestaurant.com
