2022 Exhibitors
| Farmers Market | Eco Exhibitors |
| Allison’s Wonderland Acres pickled veggies, salsa, baked goods | Boomerang Bags |
| Aunt Kathy’s Kitchen Canned jams, jellies, relishes, pickles, etc., Baked items (breads, small cakes, cake pops, scones, cookies), and candy/confections (caramel corn, candy pretzels, chocolate coated cookies, fudge, cocoa bombs) | Cannon Valley Makers |
| Blue Rose Bakery Baked goods – Madeleines, kouign amann, maple pecan rolls, danishes, apple cinnamon rolls, almond braids, cinnamon swirl bread, chocolate almond mocha bread, cinnamon bun shortbread cookies, brown butter chocolate chip cookies, hummingbird cookies, almond sugar cookies. | Carleton Center for Community and Civic Engagement (CCCE) |
| Boomflower Farm Chicken, eggs, soap, shampoo bars, conditioner bars, lotion, salve, face wash, lip balm | Carleton Sustainability Office |
| Buck’s Beef grass-fed beef | Catch the Train for Northfield |
| Cannon River Fiber Farm Mohair and alpaca fiber products | Center for Energy and Environment (CEE) |
| Cannon Valley Butcher’s Block Pork and value added meat products, Whole Chicken, Ground Beef, and soap | Citizens Climate Lobby (CCL) |
| Get Bentz Farm Woolen products, bedding, yarn, sheepskins, skulls, roving | City of Northfield Engineering |
| Good Fellows Goodies Artisanal granola, baked goods | City of Northfield Public Library Bookmobile |
| Joe Mama BBQ and Seasons BBQ sauce, ketchup, seasoning blendings | City of Northfield Transit Survey |
| Lova Dora’s Jams/jellies, seasonings, baked goods, candy, freeze dried fruits and veggies, seasonal eggs | Clothes Closet (CAC) |
| Lor Family (Bao Xiong) Fresh vegetables, flowers, fruits and starter plants. | Clean River Partners (CRP) |
| Medford Creek Raw honey, infused honey, creamed honey, beeswax products, maple syrup & maple syrup products | Divest Carleton |
| Mirabella Acres jams and jellies, salsa, pickled veggies, breads, rolls, muffins, sweets, black garlic, lemon curd, produce | Fiber Space |
| Ophelia’s Hope Alpacas Alpaca Yarn, Dryer Balls, Rugs, Socks | Growing Up Healthy/ Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) |
| Peaceful Valley Pastures Grassfed Beef | Healthcare for All MN-Northfield Chapter |
| Rotational Roots Microgreens and early produce – possibly radishes, lettuce, spring mix, kohlrabi | Hillcrest (CAC) |
| Santa Martha Café locally roasted coffee bean | KNess Designs |
| Shepherd’s Way Farm Sheep Milk Cheese, Bottled Sheep Milk, Wool Bedding – Mattress Toppers, Comforters, Pillows, Milk Soap, Chicken and Duck Eggs, Lamb Meats and Sausages, | Lawns to Legumes |
| Sunshine Sweetz Baked goods – drop cookies & sugar cookies, cookie sandwiches, cupcakes, muffins, and hot cocoa bombs | League of Women Voters (LWV) |
| The Viking Baker Jam, salsa, baked goods | Master Recycler/Composter program |
| Minnesota Interfaith Power and Light (MNIPL) | |
| MN350 | |
| MNL, Inc. | |
| Three Rivers Fibershed | |
| Northfield Curbside Compost | |
| Northfield High School Environmental Club | |
| Novel Energy Solutions | |
| Regenerative Agriculture Alliance | |
| Rice County Soil and Water District | |
| Save the Depot | |
| Streitz Heating and Cooling | |
| Wild Ones / Northfield Prairie Partners | |
| Zero Waste Advocates of Minnesota | |
| Beyond the Land Acknowledgement Committee | |
| Sharing our Roots |
| Additional Information About Exhibitors |
| Clean River Partners www.CleanRiverPartners.org Why are you participating in the annual Northfield Earth Day event? Clean River Partners is a nonprofit based in Northfield who works for cleaner water and healthy soil in southeast Minnesota. We will be at the event to educate the public about how they can take action at home to keep stormwater (and rivers and lakes) clean by keeping fertilizers, dog droppings, oil, and grassing clippings off the street and out of stormdrains. We’ll also be talking about how farmers and rural and owners can use cover crops and new plants like Kernza (R) to keep the Cannon River cleaner and saver for families, park visitors, anglers, and canoers. What kind of sustainable services, expertise or products does your business provide to the community? CRP helps city residents, farmers, and rural land owners take action to build healthier soil and cleaner rivers and lakes in southern Minnesota. You can learn more at www.CleanRiverPartners.org |
| Cannon River Watershed Joint Powers Board (CRWJPB) |
| City of Northfield/Environmental Quality Commission Why are you participating in the annual Northfield Earth Day event? We are participating to help raise awareness about actions people can take to save money, energy and improve the community. This will help make progress on the City’s Climate Action Plan. What kind of sustainable services, expertise or products does your business provide to the community? We provide information on energy efficiency and renewable energy resources, waste reduction, composting, tree planting, etc. We provide rebates on rain gardens, native plants and rain barrels. |
| Cycling Without Age Why are you participating in the annual Northfield Earth Day event? Public awareness of our organization. What kind of sustainable services, expertise or products does your business provide to the community? We will provide trishaw rides to individuals who are physically limited. |
| Health Care for All Minnesota (HCAMN) Why are you participating in the annual Northfield Earth Day event? Our healthcare system is in crisis and we are educating people on needed changes. Similar to our environment crisis it is time to help people understand the reasons and solutions. What kind of sustainable services, expertise or products does your business provide to the community? We provide education, resources and actions to change how we finance our healthcare system. |
| League of Women Voters (LWV) |
| Northfield Curbside Compost Why are you participating in the annual Northfield Earth Day event? Earth day is an important time for communities to come together in stewardship of the Earth. As a compost collection service, this is a part of the goal of our business. We are excited to celebrate this day with our community! What kind of sustainable services, expertise or products does your business provide to the community? We provide curbside compost collection for residents of Northfield and Dundas, and do community education about why composting matters. |
| Novel Energy Solutions Why are you participating in the annual Northfield Earth Day event? Novel has improved solar energy access in the Northfield area. A local solar garden is just the latest initiative. In addition to the community solar garden project, Novel has committed to providing a full-scale solar array at Hillcrest Village, a multi-use housing complex in Northfield designed to assist low-income individuals. As well as being the Event Sponsor of Northfield Earth Day 2021, Novel is very committed to helping bring sustainable services to Northfield! What kind of sustainable services, expertise or products does your business provide to the community? Novel Energy Solutions delivers solar energy solutions helping sustainable options to meet evolving energy needs. We also offer a variety of energy-related products and services. Equally important, we are dedicated to quality, committed to environmental stewardship and caring about our community. |
| Rice Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Why are you participating in the annual Northfield Earth Day event? It’s a great opportunity to meet with the citizens of Rice County and share with them some of the conservation practices that they can apply to their land to protect our soil and water resources. What kind of sustainable services, expertise or products does your business provide to the community? The mission of the Rice Soil and Water Conservation District is: “To assist land users in the management and conservation of our soil and water resources by means of educational, financial, and technical assistance.” We work with landowners to manage and create habitats through prairie restorations, wetland restorations, and tree plantings. We also work with farmers to control soil erosion and improve soil health through the installation of various conservation practices. Call our office at 507-332-5408 and we would be happy to discuss the conservation needs of your property. |
| Citizens’ Climate Lobby’s Northfield Chapter. Why are you participating in the annual Northfield Earth Day event? It is an outreach opportunity for us to explain our approach to getting Federal legislation enacted that will deal with the climate crisis. What kind of sustainable services, expertise or products does your business provide to the community? We provide an organization that enables people to exercise their political will that impact Congress so they enact meaningful climate legislation that will mitigate global warming and climate change. |
| Northfield For Sustainable Housing, Environments and Developments (Northfield SHED) Why are you participating in the annual Northfield Earth Day event? Our group plans to educate the general public about the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee, our state bee. The Rusty Patched Bumble Bee is near extinction and is listed as a federally endangered species. This rare bee has been found in the Northfield neighborhoods surrounding the Paulson Christmas Tree Farm. Our group is requesting that an Environmental Assessment of the tree farm done in order to protect the habitat of this bee before any major development is done on that land. We will also provide resource materials for those who want to provide a bee friendly yard. What kind of sustainable services, expertise or products does your business provide to the community? Diane Angell, an environmental scientist, will share her expertise and knowledge of the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee, recent research that has been done in Northfield and what people can do to protect Rusty. |
| Center for Energy and Environment – Home Energy Squad Why are you participating in the annual Northfield Earth Day event? Northfield has been an incredible city partner in promoting Home Energy Squad to residents and encouraging people to sign up and start saving right away! Home Energy Squad helps people learn how to reduce energy use in their homes and make smart energy decisions in their future. What kind of sustainable services, expertise or products does your business provide to the community? Home Energy Squad provides low and no cost consultations to help people learn what their energy saving opportunities are in their home. Home Energy Squad also installs free energy saving products at home visits to help people start saving immediately. |
| League of Women Voters Northfield- Cannon Falls Why are you participating in the annual Northfield Earth Day event? LWV has held strong positions protecting our natural resources and the environment for decades. At its last convention of members we updated those positions to more clearly call out the climate crisis. We believe we can’t have a healthy climate or environment without a healthy democracy. This last year, LWV Minnesota started a Climate Taskforce to focus on state and local education and advocacy. And through its membership in the Minnesota Environmental Partnership we joined in issuing the Gov. Walz Climate Report card. What kind of sustainable services, expertise or products does your business provide to the community? LWV provides voter information and education and advocacy through its membership. |
| Northfield High School Environmental Club Stop Line 3 Why are you participating in the annual Northfield Earth Day event? We are participating in the annual Northfield Earth Day Event because this is a perfect way to raise awareness for stopping line 3 and to support the front line people working hands on to stop it. What kind of sustainable services, expertise or products does your business provide to the community? Our booth will include information about Line 3, Enbridge, Enbridge’s partners, and ways that people can help stop line 3. We will also have stickers that support the cause that people can buy and most of the funds will go to groups that are working to stop line 3. |
| Northfield Prairie Partners Chapter of the Wild Ones Why are you participating in the annual Northfield Earth Day event? We support the goals of improving the environment and stopping climate change to have a healthier world. The more people that learn about the benefits of native plants and begin to transform sections of their mowed lawns into native landscapes, the healthier our environment will be. What kind of sustainable services, expertise or products does your business provide to the community? We promote, support and educate on the benefits of using native plants for sustainable landscaping and gardening. Native plants have co-evolved with our birds, pollinators, and other wildlife to support and sustain our ecosystem. They rely on each other for survival and keep the natural food-web in balance. Native plants use less water, don’t require fertilizer, can help prevent erosion, support our native wildlife and help attract many species of butterflies, birds and pollinators. A native Oak tree supports up to 500 species of caterpillars while the imported Gingo tree supports only 5. Plant Stiff Golden Rod and Blue Vervain in your yard and you may attract 90 to 100 or more caterpillar species and a dozen or so species of birds. |