Ag Ventures Alliance • SPONSOR • Ag Ventures Alliance is a business development organization for value-added agricultural ventures that is working to increase the incomes of farmers and other rural residents by participating in agriculture related businesses beyond the farm gate.

Mason City, IA

Aspelund Winery • Aspelund Winery specializes in fruit wines made from tomato, cucumber, fennel, apples, elderberries, strawberries and raspberries. All fruits are grown locally and processes at our winery. Come, enjoy and taste the difference.

Kenyon, MN - Wine, Beer and Spirits - Festival Only

B&E's Trees • At B&E's Trees we craft pure, organic maple syrup on our off-grid Wisconsin farm. Through collaboration with Central Waters Brewing Co. we age our syrup in bourbon barrels, imparting smoky vanilla tones and just a hint of bourbon.

La Crosse, WI - Grower/Producer, Maple Syrup

Canton, MN - Grower/Producer

Bare Honey • Bare Honey pairs raw honey from hand-picked Midwest nectar sources with complimentary spices to create gourmet products such as Hot & Spicy and Lavender Blossom infusions, or Vanilla Bean, Cinnamon and Bee Pollen Infused honey spreads.

St. Paul, MN - Grower/Producer, Honey

Becky's Blissful Bakery • Handcrafted gourmet caramels. 

New Berlin, WI - Confections

The Bee Shed • The Bee Shed provides local, healthy and natural products from honeybees under a variety of product lines. Our honeybee products are available direct-to-consumer, at local farmers’ markets, and mail order.

Oronoco, MN - Grower/Producer, Honey

Bent Paddle • 30-barrel production craft brewery that uses the amazing water of Lake Superior along with the talent of our brewers to make some of the freshest and most dependable craft beer possible.

Duluth, MN - Wine, Beer and Spirits - Festival Only

Bliss Gourmet Foods • Artisan cereal company that produces small batch handmade gluten free cereals. We make uniquely flavored granola, muesli & trail mix. Our mission is to make the healthiest cereals possible, while sourcing high quality ingredients grown in the Midwest.

St Paul, MN - Bakery and Grains

Blue Earth Valley Trading Company • Minnesota Grown Proud Member and producer of pure maple syrup, maple cream, maple sugar, honey and creamed honey located in Mankato, MN.

Mankato, MN - Grower/Producer

Blue Fruit Farm • Certified organic, Blue Fruit Farm grows perennial fruits (aronia berries, black currants, blueberries, elderberries, honeyberries, juneberries, and plums). We sell locally to consumers and wholesale to restaurants and grocery stores.

Calvit's Shrubs • Calvit's Shrubs are artisanal beverage mixers that add deliciousness to both soft drinks and cocktails.

Minneapolis, MN - Beverages

Cannon River Winery • Visit Cannon River Winery and you’ll taste our passion for perfection in every single drop. Come for the wine, stay for the experience.

Cannon Falls, MN  - Wine, Beer, and Spirits - Festival Only

CannonBelles Cheese • CannonBelles Cheese is constructing an artisan cheese plant in Cannon Falls, MN. Working with local dairy farmers, they will make fresh and aged cheeses for the local Minnesota market.

Cannon Falls, MN - Cheese and Dairy

Capra Nera Creamery • Farmstead goat cheese by Katie Wiste, made in small batches with milk from her own pastured goats. From grass, to goat, to cheese!

Altura, MN - Cheese and Dairy

Captain Ken's Foods • Captain Ken's Foods, Inc. is a food processor that produces consistent quality products for the foodservice and retail markets, and other food processors. We will work with our customers to develop innovative processed food solutions and provide dependable service from our USDA certified facility and will continue the rich tradition that was started in 1967 by Ken Freiberg, the company's founder.

St. Paul, MN - Prepared and Frozen Foods

Carlson Roasting Co. • Artisan small batch coffee roaster.

Houston, MN - Beverages, Coffee

New Richmond, WI - Grower/Producer

Century Sun Oil • We produce certified organic high oleic cooking oil . We do all the processing of the oil, our seeds are grown on organic farms in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa.

Pulaski, WI - Sauces, Dressings, and Seasonings

City of Cannon Falls EDA • SPONSOR • City of Cannon Falls EDA, promoting local foods in SE Minnesota.

Cannon Falls, MN

CJ's Premium Spices • CJ's Premium Spices produces a USDA Organic, Kosher, Gluten-Free spice blends that are Culinary Joy in a Packet; that delivers delicious easy to make final food products.

Hartland, WI - Sauces, Dressings, and Seasonings

Clara's Comfort Food • Clara's Comfort Food makes a german sausage recipe which their ancestors brought from Germany in the early 1800s.  

Eagan, MN - Meat, Sauces, Dressings and Seasonings - Festival Only

Country View Dairy • Country View Dairy makes artisan yogurt right on the farm in small-batches with milk from our own cows. We offer Original, Greek and soft-serve frozen yogurt & in many package sizes.

Creature Comfort Hot Sauce • Hand crafted, locally sourced spicy condiments. Full of flavor and just enough heat without going over the top.

Minneapolis, MN - Sauces, Dressings, and Seasonings

Croix Valley Foods • Croix Valley Foods is a family owned and operated company located in River Falls, WI that produces a line of all-natural, gluten free products. Their line consists of sauces, marinades, dry rubs, and Bloody Mary seasonings. They have won numerous local and international awards and owners, Damon and Lu Holter, are respected competitors in barbecue competitions and food competitions around the country.

River Falls, WI - Sauces, Dressings and Seasonings

CTL Foods Inc • CTL Foods, the original home of Soda Fountain® Malted Milk Powder, an All-Natural, Kosher-Certified, Wisconsin-Made product. CTL has been blending and packaging Malted Milk Powder since 1972.

Colfax, WI - Beverages

Dashelito Enterprises • Dashelito's offers unique Hot Sauces & Spicy Foods made in small batches with no additives or preservatives.

Madison, WI - Sauces, Dressings, and Seasonings

Dry Creek Red Angus • Dry Creek Red Angus raises all natural 100% grass fed beef that is healthy for the consumer and allows us to improve the soil which we have been blessed to farm.

Goodhue, MN - Meat

Dumpling Darling • We make Asian-style steamed dumplings and buns with a Midwest touch. 

Iowa City, IA - Snacks

Ferndale Market • Since 1939 our family has grown free-range turkeys our farm in Cannon Falls. Today, you can find our Ferndale Market turkey products at your favorite natural food retailer or at our on-farm store.

Cannon, Falls MN - Meat - Festival Only 

Fifth Season Cooperative • Fifth Season Cooperative is a Multi-Stakeholder Cooperative that is mutually responsible to the planet, community and each other's needs. We are a sustainable regional food system aggregating food from within 150 mile radius of Viroqua, WI.

Viroqua, WI - Tradeshow Only

Fill My Recipe, LLC • Our innovative ‘Flavor Temptations’ recipe packs, with pre-measured authentic ingredients and time-tested recipes for Indian cuisine, help you to cook Indian food and make memories with family and friends.

Madison, WI - Sauces, Dressings and Seasonings 

Fizzeology Foods • Fizzeology Foods from Viroqua, WI. provides a range of fermented vegetables- Kimchi and krauts that are both delicious and nutritious to support their mission to raise health awareness through education and real food products.

Viroqua, WI - Preserves and Vinegar

Forager Brewery • Gastro Brew pub producing a variety of handcrafted ales Focusing on the talents and Passion of our Brewer Austin Jevne.

Rochester, MN - Beer - Festival Only

Frederick Sound Fish Co. • Hook and line caught, wild Alaskan salmon. Fisherman owned and operated. From the boat to Rochester, MN.

Rochester, MN - Meat

Gardenaire • At Gardenaire every products is organically grown and crafted by hand from the garden to the table. Gardenaire creates bold flavors that help home cooks bring creativity to the kitchen.

Rochester, MN - Sauces, Dressings, and Seasonings

Grand Rounds Brewpub • Rochester's only downtown Brewery and Restaurant, serving made from scratch food with the best local craft beer happy hour in town and parking ramps located at each end of our block.

Rochester, MN - Beer - Festival Only

Grandma's Gourmets • We make amazing pickles, salsa and jams just like grandma, hand crafted in small batches from high quality ingredients.

Albert Lea, MN - Preserves and Vinegar, Sauces, Dessings and Seasonings

Gray Duck Chai • At Gray Duck Chai we hand brew and bottle, lightly sweetened chai concentrates in our St.Paul, MN kitchen. Our products are made with 100% organic tea and spices.

Minneapolis, MN - Beverages

GRLK • Grlk is a business built on family traditions and passion for hand crafted local food. Offering garlic sauce and hummus to health conscious, food loving foodies. 

St. Paul, MN - Sauces, Dressings, and Seasonings

Gustola Granola • Redefining /ɡrəˈnōlə/ right here in Minnesota! Tasting is believing. Come see us at the Gustola Granola booth to experience a natural, premium quality, taste bud pleasing granola!

Minneapolis, MN - Bakery and Grains, Snacks

Hastings Cooperative Creamery • Valley View Farms is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hastings Cooperative Creamery. We have a legacy of providing fresh, high quality dairy products that extends more than 100 years.

Hastings, MN - Cheese and Dairy - Tradeshow Only

Hidden Stream Farm • Hidden Stream Farm raised gmo-free natural pork, grassfed beef, and pastured chickens. We also distribute products for other local farmers.

Elgin, MN - Meat

High Home Foods • Smokin'Ts is a unique sauce, dressing, and marinade. We hand smoke tomatoes, add other fresh ingredients such as basil and onion to create a light, smoky flavored tomato sauce. Smokin'Ts is vegan, gluten free, and is extremely low in sugar. It comes in two varieties: Original and With a Kick, our spicy version. Our motto is you can put Smokin'Ts on Anything!

Delafield, WI - Sauces, Dressings, and Seasonings

Hixton Blue Collar Cafe • This small, hometown cafe is the home of a line of spicy fruit jams. Our bold flavor comes from using just the right amount of homegrown habañero peppers.

Hixton, WI - Preserves and Vinegars

Hmong American Farmers Association • The Hmong American Farmers Association (HAFA) is a member based organization working towards land access, alternative markets, business development, training and research.

St Paul, MN - Grower/Producer

Hoch Orchard and Gardens • Hoch Orchard and Gardens is a 94 acre diversified organic and biodynamic farm. We offer seasonal on Farm sales, Apple cider, Sauces and an on Hoch Orchard and Gardens is a 94 acre diversified organic and biodynamic farm. We offer seasonal on Farm sales, Apple cider, Sauces and an on Farm Hard Cidery

LaCrescent, MN - Wine, Beer and Spirits

Honestly Cranberry • Dried Cranberries with NO ADDED SUGARS, juices, or oils - Wisconsin grown - Non GMODried Cranberries with NO ADDED SUGARS, juices, or oils - Wisconsin grown - Non GMO

Wisconsin Rapids, WI - Grower/Producer, Cranberries

Hormel Foods Corporation • SPONSOR • A multinational manufacturer and marketer of high-quality, brand-name food and meat products for consumers throughout the world.

Austin, MN

Iowa Cheese Guild • Formed in early 2016, the Iowa Cheese Guild celebrates the quality and diversity of Iowa cheeses and cultured dairy products. Best in show cheddars and blues, and delicious new goat, cow and sheep cheeses. Taste the amazing diversity of cheese from Iowa!

IA - Cheese and Dairy

Iowa Choice Harvest LLC • We provide co-packing services to small food businesses who are growing out of their home processing business; and also individually quick freeze Iowa fruits and vegetables and distribute them to grocery stores and other wholesale customers.

Ames IA - Grower/Producer

Jamazing! • Jamazing! jams and jellies are handcrafted in Montgomery, Minnesota and feature a mix of award-winning, locally-grown, organic and unique flavors.

Minneapolis, MN - Preseerves and Vinegars

Kalona, IA - Cheese and Dairy

K-Mama Sauce, LLC • Vegan Korean sauce, made from my mom’s recipe. Initially sweet with a buttery middle, and a spicy kick at the end. Adds rich flavor to appetizers, salads, soups, and entrees.  

Minneapolis, MN - Sauces, Dressings, and Seasonings

Kakookies • Grab-n-go, gourmet flavor cookies made with wholesome, superfood ingredients. Ideal for travelers, outdoor enthusiasts, busy families, and anyone interested in leading a clean, healthy lifestyle. GF, Vegan. Kakookies.com

Plymouth, MN - Bakery and Grains, Snacks

Karmic Kitchens • Karmic Kitchens believe that you should be able to have your snack and eat it too. That means delicious, healthy, whole food snacks. Our signature product, Lotus Pops are just that. With a taste similar to popcorn but twice as much protein and protein repairing enzymes, Lotus Pops allow you satiate your hunger and your body's nutritional needs.

Minneapolis, MN - Snacks

Kinney Creek • Kinney Creek Brewery started out as a love for beer, and a lack of quality brewed, right priced beer. After making home brew for a small test group, things got bigger and bigger. Now we are making several varieties of beer to accommodate the need for great Midwest brewed beer. We source as many of our ingredients that we can from our local neighbors to bring you the very freshest and eco-friendly beer on the market. Currently we are introducing our products to our customers at our taproom, distributing to local liquor stores, bars and exchanging growlers as fast as we can fill them.

Rochester, MN - Beer - Festival Only 

Lashbro • Mad Dog & Merrill's Signature Sauces and Spices as seen on the TV show, Mad Dog & Merrill's Midwest Grill'n.

De Pere, WI - Sauces, Dressings and Seasonings

Leafy Legacy Herb Farm • We grow herbs without chemicals and handcraft them for your kitchen on the farm: Herb-infused syrups, heirloom herbal teas, luscious herbal seasoning, closet sachets that repel moths naturally.

Lanesboro, MN - Preserves and Vinegars, Beverages

Linden Hills Spice • Linden Hills Spice develops and locally produces spice blends to make cooking fresh easy. Hand blended in small batches. No fillers, MSG, or artificial ingredients. Ingredients gluten free.

Minneapolis, MN - Grower/Producer, Sauces, Dressings and Seasonings

Locally Laid Egg Company • Locally Laid Egg Company provides pasture-raised eggs in Northern Minnesota from their "salad-eating poultry athletes," chicken who enjoy a varied diet and exercise for a tastier egg.

Duluth, MN - Meat

LTS Brewing Company • Local microbrewery devoted to making small-batch ales and lagers for the greater Rochester market. 

Rochester, MN - Wine, Beer and Spirits - Festival Only

Mademoiselle Miel • Minnesota's beekeeping chocolatier making award winning Honey Bon-bons and maple sweetened chocolate bars. Seasonal, local, unforgettable. Award winning Honey Bon-bons and craft made maple-sweetened chocolate bars are an unforgettable local taste of St Paul's beekeeping chocolatier - creating decadent confections that are good for the body and for the city!

St. Paul, MN - Confections, Grower/Producer

Mama Doha • From the kitchens of Egypt to the kitchens of the Twin Cities. Mama Doha's is a small, Twin City-based, family business crafting the time-honored and traditional delicacies of Mama Doha's Cairo childhood.

Edina, MN - Preserves and Vinegar

Mama Stoen's • We provide Gluten Free Products and strives to provide those who have the need or the desire to have Gluten Free options without sacrificing taste, texture and variety.

Owatonna, MN - Bakery and Grains

Mandy's Mood Foods • Women owned, locally sourced ingredient hot sauce company. The hot sauces are made in small batches at a time to reserve that fresh taste in each bottle. At this time I have 4 sauces: Smoking Guns (Ghost Peppers), Blazing Nectar (Sweet and Spicy), Original (Hot and Savory), and Mild (Lots of flavor with little heat)

Fitchburg, WI - Sauces, Dressings, and Seasonings

Mayo Clinic • SPONSOR • The Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit medical practice and medical research group. Premier sponsor of Feast! Local Foods Marketplace.

Rochester, MN

Minnesota Department of Agriculture • SPONSOR • Working to enhance Minnesotans’ quality of life by ensuring the integrity of our food supply, the health of our environment, and the strength of our agricultural economy.

St. Paul, MN

Minnesota Microgreens • Minnesota Microgreens supply's a large selection of Microgreens,wheatgrass and pet grass all fertilized with the power and nutrients of the ocean.Come see how we can make you a raving fan.

St. Paul, MN -  Grower Producer

MN Hazelnut Foundation • The Minnesota Hazelnut Foundation is a collection of growers in MN, IA, and WI. 

Lone Rock, IA - Snacks

Next Chapter Winery • Next Chapter Winery is a family-owned and operated winery sustainably crafting barrel-aged wine in rural Minnesota.

New Prague, MN - Wine - Festival Only

Ney's Big Sky • Wisconsin Sourced Meat Purveyor - Featuring the Prime Rib Burger "Official Burger of Wisconsin" 

Hartford, WI - Meat

Northern Vineyards • Northern Vineyards Winery has been making wines since 1977, one of the oldest Minnesota wineries in operation. We are one of the first wine cooperatives in the United States and the only one of the local wineries.

Stillwater, MN - Wine - Festival Only

Nots! Snacks • Nots! are delicious sunflower sticks that are like a nut but... NOT! NON-GMO. Top 8 allergen and gluten-free, and a good source of protein. Try 'em! You might become our biggest fan!

Edina, MN - Snacks

Oak Valley Creations • At Oak Valley Creations, we believe that organics are a great way to incorporate good health into your recipes and your life!

Savage, MN - Sauces, Dressings and Seasonings, Snacks, Wine Jelly

O'Brien's Own Gourmet Granola • O'Brien's Own Gourmet Granola is located in a small farming community right in the center of our Nation's heartland. We prepare our "softer" health conscious granola with only the finest, all-natural ingredients.

Center Point, IA -  Snacks

O'Neill Family Farm • O'Neill Family Farm is a trans-generational outfit engaged in restoring resources in the Money Creek watershed between Rushford and Winona, MN, where sheep and cattle replace buffalo in environmental re-generation.

Rushford, MN

Pleasant's Best Sauces • Small Artisan company that make Two BBQ Sauces; Two Relishes -a Sweet and a Savory; a Vegetable Marinara, and an 8 Pepper Hot Sauce. All original recipes - made in small batches.

Minocqua, WI - Sauces, Dressings, and Seasonings

Renewing the Countryside • SPONSOR • Renewing the Countryside works to strengthen rural areas by championing and supporting rural communities, farmers, artists, entrepreneurs, educators, activists and others who are renewing the countryside through sustainable and innovative initiatives, businesses, and projects.

Minneapolis, MN

Saint Paul Switchel • Switchel is a classic American farmstead drink and was the thirst-quencher of choice for farmers during haying season, earning the nickname Haymaker’s Punch. Switchel has recently been re-nicknamed Nectar of the Hipsters.

St. Paul, MN - Beverages

Salem Glen Winery • Salem Glen is a family-owned and operated boutique winery specializing in small batches of wine made from regionally grown grapes. 

Rochester, MN - Wine, Beer, and Spirits - Festival Only

Salsa Del Diablo  • Salsa Del Diablo makes gourmet salsa. Our Pineapple Mango received two 1st place Scovie Awards and our Hot took second and third place Scovie Awards.

Rochester, MN - Sauces, Dressings and Seasonings, Salsa

Sara's Typsy Pies  • Locally made hand pies that use local wine whiskey and beer. Mn state fair vendor, events, wholesale, weddings and corporate catering.

Stillwater, MN - Bakery and Grains

Sconnie Foods • Sconnie Foods Squeezable Sauerkraut is available in Original style and Spicy Mustard style. Less Waste, Less Mess, Less Hassle, Sconnie Foods Squeezable Sauerkruat is perfect for tailgating, picnics and more!

Eau Claire, WI - Preserves and Vinegar, Condiments

Seven Sundays • Seven Sundays is a Minnesota-based branded food company specializing in nourishing and deliciously simply breakfast foods including muesli cereals and breakfast bars.

Minneapolis, MN - Bakery and Grains, Snacks

Silver Creek Specialty Meats • Family owned, Oshkosh business. Specializing in producing quality old fashioned products which derive their unique flavor from quality ingredients, special seasoning, recipes, natural smoking processes, and eliminating MSG or other additives.

Oshkosh, WI - Meat

Sno Pac • Sno Pac, America's 1st Family of frozen organic fruits and vegetables, family owned and operated since 1942

Caledonia, MN - Grower/Producer, Frozen Fruits, Vegetables and Juices

Sociable Cider Werks • Sociable is driven by a pretty simple vision. Cider should be much more than the lightly-alcoholic, made-from-concentrate, sweet apple juice boxes that currently dominate the shelf space. Sociable ciders are well carbonated, dry and always made from real apples. Simply put, they should be enjoyed like great draught beer. Sociable is not just hard cider, we're much more.

Minneapolis, MN - Wine, Beer, and Spirits - Festival Only

Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation • SPONSOR • Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF), a donor-supported foundation, invests for economic growth in 20 Minnesota counties. The Foundation has provided more than $50 million in grants and loans within the region during the past 29 years. SMIF's key interests include early childhood and economic development.

Owatonna, MN

Squash Blossom Farm • Our small permaculture farm bakes wood-fired sourdough breads and pizza featuring our own farm-grown and other local ingredients. We also host special events, classes, and dinners on the farm.

Oronoco, MN - Bakery and Grains

Stagecoach Brewing Company • Tracing its lineage back to 1857, the Stagecoach Brewing Company is a small, family-owned craft brewery nestled on the banks of Brewery Creek in Minnesota's Bluff Country.

Mantorville, MN - Wine, Beer, and Spirits - Festival Only

Superior Switchel Company • We craft brew organic switchel - a tart, tangy, ginger-infusion. Slake your thirst. CHILL - MIX - or HEAT. Proceeds go towards a better adventure > the sustainability of our Great Lakes.

Minneapolis, MN - Grower/Producer - Festival Only

Sweet Cheeks Honey • Sweet Cheeks Honey was established in 2014 by Mark and Sara Hewitt in southern Minnesota. They produce honey, comb honey, and wax.

Kilkenny, MN - Grower/Producer, Honey

Tabal Chocolate • Tabal Chocolate is the only certified organic chocolate maker located in the Midwest. • Bean to bar using organic ingredients and stone grinding tools. • Gluten free, dairy free, GMO free, Vegan

Glendale, WI - Confections, Organic Certified Dark Chocolate

The McKnight Foundation • SPONSOR • The McKnight Foundation, a Minnesota-based family foundation, seeks to improve the quality of life for present and future generations. We use all our resources to attend, unite, and empower those we serve.

Minneapolis, MN

True Dough • “Healthy pizza” is no longer an oxymoron. Sisters Elizabeth Aarness and Rebecca Biederman have turned pizza into an honest food with their company, True Dough. Since its inception in 2013 True Dough has encountered tremendous momentum with its line of six unique pizza dough products that reflect the company’s high standards of integrity, quality, and creativity. The company has grown from its humble farmers markets roots to occupy shelf space at over 200 stores in a seven state region. True Dough is on the brink of a new phase of growth. Their vision is to scale the business and expand distribution beyond their core market of the Twin Cities.

Farmington, MN - Bakery and Grains

True Stone Coffee Roasters • Artisan Coffee Roaster sourcing coffees from all over the world roasting fresh the best 1% and brewing our Cool Brew from these carefully selected beans. Only Coffee No Crap!

St Paul, MN - Beverages

WineHaven • Founded as Chisago County's first estate winery in 1995, WineHaven has become a cornerstone of Minnesota winemaking, producing highly acclaimed wines that capture the distinctive flavors of its vineyards and region.

Chisago City, MN - Wine - Festival Only -

Wisconsin Meadows • The Wisconsin Grass-fed Beef Cooperative is a producer group who collectively raise and market 100% grass-fed beef to the highest animals health and welfare standards. All animals are raised on sustainable family farms.

Coon Valley, WI - Meat

WW Homestead Dairy produces • a full dairy product line, with all natural ingredients that are locally produced and processed, including milk, butter, ice cream, cheese curds and block cheddar cheese.

Waukon, IA - Cheese and Dairy

Yellow River Dairy • Yellow River Dairy is a farmstead goat dairy and creamery. We manufacture both hard and soft goat cheeses from our dairy. All our milking does are on pasture and we raise our own non-gmo forage. Our product line is available year round in regional stores.

Monona, IA - Cheese and Dairy

Zaza's Pastas, LLC • Hand-crafted, artisan pastas. Made in Iowa with local and organic ingredients.

Cedar Rapids, IA - Bakery and Grains