Enjoy sampling

Unique artisan-crafted cheese, jam, sauces and more.

Stock up on your favorites, and discover fantastic finds for holiday gifts for foodies.

Great finds to include in Thanksgiving gatherings!

VENDOR DIRECTORY

*At 3:30 pm we'll announce the People's Choice Award winning vendor

Craft Alcohol Fest

Over 21? Purchase a wristband ticket for craft alcohol sampling* plus the ability to purchase up to six items. 

*Includes commemorative sampling glass

Back by popular demand, we're featuring distilleries that work with local grain growers to produce unique, flavorful #graintoglass spirits.

CRAFT ALCOHOL DIRECTORY

Kids Activities

Seed games | Seed mosaic art

Veggie sampling | Veggie car racing

Face painting | Food & Farming books area

Carrot & Pea photo ops!

Gift Basket Winners

Enter to win by voting for your favorite booth in our People's Choice Award Voting (details available at the festival).

We'll present gift baskets at the cooking demo stage following each demo, and will award the People's Choice winning exhibitor at 3:30 just before the show wraps up!

Cooking Demos 

Sponsored by Morrison Healthcare/Eat.Confidently., People's Food Co-op, and Old National Bank

SCHEDULE

11am — Zach Ohly, Compass Group/Eat. Confidently.

12pm — Beth Dooley, Beth Dooley's Kitchen

1pm — Rick Didora

2pm — Nick Kosevich, Mixology

3pm — Mary Jane Miller

Music

Greg Taylor: acoustic guitar

KAVE: vibes & string bass

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Farmers' Market

Red Wing Farmers Market Hub

Wescott Orchards

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Educational Booths

Forever Green Initiative

Farm Direct Minnesota

Location:

North Lobby & ground floor Exhibit Hall

2025 Local Foods Champion

Seasoned Specialty Food Market

2025 Innovative Local Sourcing Award

Sno Pac Foods

2025 Inspiring Social Benefit Award

Lovejoy's

EXHIBITOR DIRECTORY

7 - 9:30 am

Check-in/booth setup, continental breakfast

10 am - 2 pm

Buyers' Expo

12 pm

Lunch available while Expo continues

2 - 2:30 pm

FEAST! Network awards and remarks + dessert buffet

2:30 - 2:50 pm

Booth breakdown

2:50 - 4:00 pm

FEAST! Founders Forum:

• Speak Like a Buyer: The Retail Pitch Playbook with Kate LaBrosse, Naturally MN

Getting on retail shelves takes more than a great product—it takes the right pitch. In this hands-on workshop, industry expert Kate LaBrosse pulls back the curtain on what retail buyers really want to hear. With experience as a store level buyer, national buyer, director of sales, and leader of a top natural products brokerage sales team, Kate will break down live pitch examples from founders in the room, giving real-time feedback and insider strategies to help you land more “yeses” and grow your brand.

• Understanding Costing: Pathways to Profitability with Jamie Valenti-Jordan, Food Finance Institute

Paying yourself at least minimum wage for all the hours you put into a business starts with setting a price for your product that generates both gross margin and profit - but this all starts with realizing an honest cost of goods sold. In this session, Jamie Valenti-Jordan (an internationally recognized expert on profitable commercialization) will share how the business model works for retail, food service, and DTC. Jamie will answer all questions about specific individual scenarios and share best practices based on working with over 400 brands & launching over 2,000 products across all food categories.

4:00 - ??

Post-Tradeshow Hangout at Cannon River Winery, 421 Mill St W, Cannon Falls, MN 55009

Join us for good food, good wine and good convos—CRW is again providing half-off drink tickets for each vendor!

Abundant Kitchen

Almsted's Enterprises

Anoka Hennepin Public Scholls

Brine's Market and Deli

Brown's Ice Cream

Cannon Falls Area Schools - ISD #252

CannonBelles Coffee and Ice Cream

Chris' Food Center

Darling/ peoples organic

Ferndale Market

Graze Food Coop

great ciao inc

Head Start

Hutchinson Public Schools #423

Hy-Vee

IFD

Iowa Valley RC&D

Just Food Co-op

Kowalski's

Lakewinds Food Co-op

Lunds & Byerlys

Mackenthun's Fine Foods

Mastel's Health Foods

Minneapolis Public Schools Culinary Wellness Services

MN Dept of Ed

MN Landscape Arboretum

Mooihuis LLC

NDMA SCHOOL

Neighborly Gifts

North Market

Northern Bloom & Gifts

Oneota Community Co-op

Paddle On Coffee

Prior Lake Savage Schools

Rochester Public Schools

RonMar Foods

Rush Foods, Inc.

Saint Paul Public Schools

Seasoned Specialty Foods

Seward Co-op

Spiral Food Co-op

St. Peter Food Co-op

Stillwater School District ISD 834

Strawberries Galore & More LLC

Super Fresh

Sutton Ridge Farm

TC Farm

theNEWmpls

The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Cafe

UMN Extension

UNFI

Vivront

Zumbro Studio

Viroqua Food Co-op

2024 Local Foods Champion Award

Ferndale Market

2024 Innovative Local Sourcing Award

Hidden Springs Creamery

2024 Inspiring Social Benefit Award

Indigenous Food Lab

Enjoy sampling

Unique artisan-crafted cheese, jam, sauces and more.

Stock up on your favorites, and discover fantastic finds for holiday gifts for foodies.

Great finds to include in Thanksgiving gatherings!

VENDOR DIRECTORY

*At 3:30 pm we'll announce the People's Choice Award winning vendor

Craft Alcohol Fest

Over 21? Purchase a wristband ticket for craft alcohol sampling* plus the ability to purchase up to six items. 

*Includes commemorative sampling glass

Back by popular demand, we're featuring distilleries that work with local grain growers to produce unique, flavorful #graintoglass spirits.

CRAFT ALCOHOL DIRECTORY

Kids Activities

Seed games | Seed mosaic art

Veggie sampling | Veggie car racing

Face painting | Food & Farming books area

Carrot & Pea photo ops!

Gift Basket Winners

Enter to win by voting for your favorite booth in our People's Choice Award Voting (details available at the festival).

We'll present gift baskets at the cooking demo stage at the top of every hour, 11am-3pm, and will award the People's Choice winning exhibitor at 3:30 just before the show wraps up!

Cooking Demos 

Sponsored by People's Food Co-op and Bremer Bank

SCHEDULE

11am — Tiffany Alexandria 

12pm — Beth Dooley 

1pm — Hannah Garry 

2pm — Sammi Loo 

3pm — Scott Taylor 

Chef details here

Music

Greg Taylor: acoustic guitar

KAVE: vibes & string bass

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Farmers' Market

M&R Valley Farm - garlic & other storage crops

Hugh's Gardens

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Educational Booths

Artisan Grain Collaborative

Farm Direct Minnesota

Forever Green Initiative

Minnesota Farmers Market Association

Olmsted Co. Environmental Resources

Location:

North Lobby & ground floor Exhibit Hall

2024 Local Foods Champion Award

Ferndale Market

2024 Innovative Local Sourcing Award

Hidden Springs Creamery

2024 Inspiring Social Benefit Award

Indigenous Food Lab

7 - 9:30 am

Check-in/booth setup, continental breakfast

10 am - 2 pm

Buyers' Expo* 
Click to see Exhibitor Directory

12 pm

*Lunch available while Expo is ongoing

2 - 2:30 pm

FEAST! Network awards and remarks + dessert buffet

2:30 - 4 pm

FEAST! Founders Forum
Led by Kate LaBrosse, Vice Chair of Naturally Minnesota and a seasoned CPG industry expert, this session is all about harnessing the vast wisdom in the room and enabling founders to help each other. Come ready with questions on operations, retail success, team development, channel strategy, product development, logistics and more. This is not just a workshop; it's a collaborative space where the room's collective experience becomes a powerful resource. Make sure to stick around after the expo for this session of shared knowledge, mutual support, and the camaraderie of founders working together to overcome challenges and foster success in the dynamic world of CPG.

Almsted's Enterprises

Brine’s Market & Deli

Cannon Falls Area Schools

CannonBelles Coffee and Ice Cream

Chris' Food Center

City Center Market

Cultivate Mankato Early Childcare Development

Fox Coulee Fresh Farms

Fresh Thyme Market

Hutchinson Public Schools

Independent Natural Food Retailers Association (INFRA)

Indigenous Food Lab Market

Just Food Co-op

Keepsake Cidery

Kowalski's Markets

Lakeview Terrace Farmers Market

Lakewinds Food Co-op

Lund Food Holdings (Lunds & Byerlys)

Mackenthun's Fine Foods

Mastel's Health Foods

Minneapolis Public Schools

Minnesota Grocers Association

MN Dept of Education

National Co+op Grocers (NCG)

Neighborly Gifts

Oneota Community Cooperative

People's Food Coop

Pepin Brands

Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools

Rochester Public Schools

RonMar Foods

Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Nutrition Services

Roseville Area Schools

Saint Charles Public Schools

Spiral Food Co-op

Strawberries Galore & More LLC

Super Fresh

Target Corp

UNFI

University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

Waconia Public School District

Wayzata Public Schools

Wedge Community Co-ops

Willow River School

Winona School District

FEAST! 2023

Innovative Local Sourcing Award:

Spirit Creek Farm

FEAST! 2023

Inspiring Social Benefit Award:

Dogpatch Urban Gardens

FEAST! 2023

Local Food Champion Award:

Kowalski's Market

Tim Penny of Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation presented the FEAST! Innovative Local Sourcing Award to Rick and Karola Dalen, new co-owners of Spirit Creek Farm along with nearby farm Uffda Organics, in recognition of their dedication to continuing the brand after the founders—who had been sourcing ingredients from them all along—decided to close the business. 

WATCH PRESENTATION

WATCH ACCEPTANCE

Jan Joannides of Renewing the Countryside presented the FEAST! Inspiring Social Benefit Award to Dogpatch Urban Gardens in recognition of their contributions to building community in a variety of ways, including a new food shelf. (Read more about them in Local FEAST! Vol. 5.)

WATCH

Elena Byrne and Marlene Petersen presented the FEAST! Local Food Champion Award to Max Maddaus of Kowalski's Market, in recognition of them bringing in 7 out of the 34 brands that exhibited at last year's tradeshow.

WATCH

Enjoy sampling

Unique artisan-crafted cheese, jam, sauces and more.

Stock up on your favorites, and discover fantastic finds for holiday gifts for foodies.

Great finds to include in Thanksgiving gatherings!

Craft Alcohol Fest

Over 21? Purchase a wristband ticket for craft alcohol sampling* plus the ability to purchase up to six items. 

*Includes a commemorative sampling glass to take home

Back by popular demand, we're featuring distilleries that work with local grain growers to produce unique, flavorful #graintoglass spirits.

Cooking Demos

Sponsored by People's Food Co-op

Also at the Cooking Demo Corner:

*At 2pm, we'll announce the winner of the Visit to Vikre Giveaway

*At 3:30 pm we'll announce the People's Choice Award winning vendor

Shari Mukherjee will be featuring how to make this sumptuous sandwich, a recipe she developed for the People's Food Co-op that's one of her family's favorites.

Kids Activities

Seed games | Seed mosaic art

Veggie sampling | Veggie car racing

Face painting | Food & Farming books area

Carrot & Pea photo ops!

Gift Basket Winners

Enter to win by voting for your favorite booth in our People's Choice Award Voting (details available at the festival).

We'll present gift baskets throughout the day, and award the People's Choice winning exhibitor at 3:30 just before the show wraps up!

Music:

10am - 12pm

Todd Wrigley - acoustic guitar

Todd plays original solo fingerstyle Americana music, and says he loves to buy local because "it's all about fresh and great-tasting food, connecting and strengthening our community!"

12 pm - 2 pm 

KAVE - vibraphone & bass 

Kevin Clements and DAVE Hagedorn met in 1997 in Northfield, MN, and have been playing jazz together as KAVE ever since. They play personalized arrangements of standards from the Great American Songbook, as well as contemporary compositions by musicians such as Pat Metheny, Chick Corea, and Kenny Wheeler. The combination of vibes and bass is a unique one, and interesting to both jazz aficionados as well as those not as familiar with the jazz tradition.

2 pm - 4 pm

Greg Taylor - acoustic guitar

Greg plays percussive acoustic rock, both originals and cover songs by artists like the Beatles, Tom Petty, Eagles, & Bob Dylan. Greg has recorded 2 CDs and has played for the first 4 Mid West Music Fest events in Winona, a summer full of Downtown Mainstreet Red Wing performances this summer, as well as repeat performances at the Rochester KTTC-Eagles Cancer telethon. 

Farmers' Market:

Timberlake Orchard - apples and fresh apple cider

M & R Valley Farm - garlic

Location:

North Lobby & ground floor Exhibit Hall

Minnesota’s Far North Spirits is an authentic estate distillery and the only certified Bee Friendly Farm distillery in the country, making award-winning spirits since 2013.

Hallock, MN

Rochester, MN

Great wines from local grapes at this family owned and operated vineyard and winery in the rolling blufflands of Winona, MN. Tastings, local foods, rentals, conversation-friendly setting.

Winona, MN

Local Full Circle Grain-to-Glass Distillery

Harmony, MN

Family owned and operated farm winery producing some of Minnesota's finest wine , made from grapes grown in our vineyard and from other local growers . Enjoy some of Minnesota's best.

Janesville, MN

Family owned farm growing apples and grapes and making natural ciders and wines. Keepsake beverages are long aged, using no additives, only locally grown fruit spontaneously fermented with native yeast. Visit the tasting room on the farm or purchase Keepsake Cider at stores throughout Minnesota.

Dundas, MN

Rochester's first Brewery since Prohibition, and home of the Med City Seltzer! 

Rochester, MN

Family-owned, local craft brewery and taproom located in Rochester with an emphasis on high-quality craft beer from approachable, easy-drinking beer to beers that are unique and experimental. A little something for everyone.

Rochester, MN

Bubbly for All! We're Minnesota's premiere sparkling winery specializing in bubbly wines made from local fruit.

Did you know? Mousse is the layer of bubbles that floats on the surface of a glass of champagne or sparkling wine. 

Jordan, MN

Number 12 Cider makes distinctive ciders that celebrate the fruit, the growers, and cider drinkers alike.

Minneapolis, MN

Family-owned winery offering several distinctive Minnesota wines that pair well with good company and long evenings. Ninety-Five percent of all fruit that goes into our wines is grown in Pope County, MN.

Glenwood, MN

Round Lake Vineyards & Winery in southwest Minnesota was first planted with grapes in the spring of 2007. Today we grow over 19,000 vines across four vineyards in seven blocks. We offer a variety of wines, from dry white and dry reds to sweet reds and sweet whites. Something to please every palate.

Round Lake, MN

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

Rochester, MN 

A regional brewery located in Pine Island, Minnesota crafting true to taste and style craft beer for Southeastern Minnesota. Keeping it SxSE one beer at a time!

Pine Island, MN

In addition to traditional honey mead, we make a variety of meads with fruits. berries, spices, and even chocolate, to create memorable flavors. We also serve a variety of refreshing "Session Meads" (meads that are lighter, carbonated, lower alcohol and chilled) which we have on tap in our tasting room. 

Oronoco, MN

A craft distillery on the shores of Lake Superior in Duluth, Minnesota, specializing in gin, vodka, aquavit, whiskey, cordials, and canned sparkling cocktails. Elevated Spirits With Deep Roots.

Duluth, MN

Minnesota veteran/family owned winery located in beautiful lake country just 10 miles west of Faribault on historic Dodd Road. We pride ourselves in making delicious crafted wines to appease any kind of wine drinker (even the non-wine drinker)!

Kilkenny, MN

FEAST! 2023

Innovative Local Sourcing Award:

Spirit Creek Farm

FEAST! 2023

Inspiring Social Benefit Award:

Dogpatch Urban Gardens

FEAST! 2023

Local Food Champion Award:

Kowalski's Market

Tim Penny of Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation presented the FEAST! Innovative Local Sourcing Award to Rick and Karola Dalen, new co-owners of Spirit Creek Farm along with nearby farm Uffda Organics, in recognition of their dedication to continuing the brand after the founders—who had been sourcing ingredients from them all along—decided to close the business. 

WATCH PRESENTATION

WATCH ACCEPTANCE

Jan Joannides of Renewing the Countryside presented the FEAST! Inspiring Social Benefit Award to Dogpatch Urban Gardens in recognition of their contributions to building community in a variety of ways, including a new food shelf. (Read more about them in Local FEAST! Vol. 5.)

WATCH

Elena Byrne and Marlene Petersen presented the FEAST! Local Food Champion Award to Max Maddaus of Kowalski's Market, in recognition of them bringing in 7 out of the 34 brands that exhibited at last year's tradeshow.

WATCH

7 - 9:30 am

Check-in/booth setup, continental breakfast

10 am - 1 pm

Buyers' Expo* 

12 pm

*Lunch available while Expo is ongoing

1:10 - 1:40 pm

Mini Sessions #1: Join one of five topic groups ranging from financial mgmt to food safety to marketing

1:45 - 2:15 pm

Mini Sessions #2: Switch to a different topic group, or stay and dig deeper!

2:30 - 3:30 pm

Wrap-up Celebration featuring dessert buffet, awards and remarks from FEAST! Network and partners

3:30 pm

Tour of Cannon Falls Food Businesses*
Guided tour of Cannon Falls' robust local foods scene; learn more below.

THANK YOU!

FEAST! Local Foods Network 2022-23 Sponsors

The 2023 FEAST! Local Foods Tradeshow is honored to provide locally-sourced meals, with ingredients from 13 local makers, thanks to the following food sponsors:

Cannon Falls Economic Development Agency

Kowalski's Markets

Minnesota Farmers Union

Country View Dairy

Carlson Roasting

Coconut Whisk

Continental Breakfast (8-10am, VENDORS only)

Farmstead yogurt, milk & cream, Country View Dairy, Hawkeye, Iowa

Pastries, The Basic Place, Hammond, Minn.

Coffee, Carlson Roasting Co., Houston, Minn.

Herbal teas, Sacred Blossom Farm, Gilmanton, Wis.

Honey, The Bee Shed, Oronoco, Minn.

Unboxed Lunch (noon-1:30)

Sandwich ingredients:

Bread, Baker's Field Flour & Bread, Minneapolis, Minn. (grains grown and milled in Minn.)

Turkey, Ferndale Market, Cannon Falls, Minn. 

Cheese, CannonBelles, Cannon Falls, Minn. (made with local milk)

Microgreens, The Greensted, Zumbrota, Minn.

Potato Chips, Slide Gourmet Potato Chips, Madison, Wisc. (made from Wisconsin-grown potatoes)

Applesauce, Hoch Orchards & Gardens, La Crescent, Minn. 

Dessert Reception (2:30-3:30)

Sweet Potato Pie, West Indies Soul Food, St. Paul, Minn.

Bars, cookies, brownies, Laune Bread, Minneapolis, Minn. (made from grains grown and milled in Minn.)

Gluten-free cookies, Coconut Whisk, Minneapolis, Minn.

Special thanks to following makers for discounts on their products: 

Slide Gourmet Potato Chips, CannonBelles, Laune Bread, The Greensted

And to our Friends of FEAST! sponsors: 

Front Burner Accounting and GreenSeam

Brown Family Farm

Buchanan Grocery / Mike's Butcher Shop

City Center Market

Co-op Partners Warehouse

Ferndale Market

Grandma's Gourmets

Holmberg Orchard

Honey and Rye

Hy-Vee

Just Food Co-op

KilKenny Kitchen

Kowalski's

Lakewinds Food Co-op

Mastel's Health Foods

Minneapolis Public Schools

Minnesota Historical Society

Oneota Food Co-op

Oxendale's Market

Park Street Inn/The Tippy Canoe

People's Food Co-op

Pod Foods

Ron-Mar Foods

Royal Foods

Seasoned Specialty Food Market

Spiral Co-op

Stillwater Food Group

Strawberries Galore & More LLC

Tangletown Gardens

The New MPLS

Three Rivers Park District

UNFI