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Traditionally, King Cakes are made with a plastic baby hidden inside - a symbol of good luck bestowed upon the recipient who scores the slice of cake containing it - but we found that some bakeries have made tweaks to this.īakeries, including Great Harvest Bread Co. The oval-shaped, bread-like Mardi Gras cakes come in a variety of fillings, are topped with frosting and then sprinkled with purple-, gold- and green-colored sugar. See our article on the Becker Farmer’s Market in next week’s Patriot.King Cake, the festive New Orleans-style sweet treat popular on Fat Tuesday, is making the rounds in the Twin Cities metro area. Trudy of Trudy’s Homemade Favorites sold breads, beets, pickles and jam at her booth and Becky’s Bars & Potions had a table promoting Young Living Oils.Īnother well visited booth was Specialty Jams that sold apple butter, strawberries, beets, salsa, relish and pickles.īig Lake’s Farmer’s Market is a treat for residents of Big Lake and the variety of goods is outstanding. Many of their birdhouses were painted in color schemes according to local sports teams like the Vikings, Twins and Wild. Jackie Wisherd and her husband Dale of Big Lake were selling unique birdhouses, stands and custom-painted lawn items. Mavki Produce of Foreston, MN was selling salsa, chalk boards, zucchini, and hand-made cutting boards. Tina Peterson of the BLPD “manned” the police booth where she answered any questions citizens had and greeted newcomers. Zouy Cards promoted 3-D, pop-up greeting cards and Great Harvest Bread had a booth of delectable loaves, cookies and scones. Noah’s Lawn & Garden Decor featured birdhouses and carvings at modest prices. Workers at the String & Things booth had unique jewelry items made from guitar strings. Matt’s Mushrooms and More of Monticello had fresh, quality wild mushrooms and syrup. Hennums had homemade salsa and Svihel Farms had a plethora of items including vegetables, berries and honey. Cloud at Succulent Queen had thickened, fleshy, and engorged plants planted in hand-crafted pots.

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LV Garden had vegetables and produce and Grace’s Goodies had a table full of breads, pies and cookies.īright Haven Farm was selling plants and flowers and Lisa Hauer of St. Oak Park Farm had bins of produce along with a farm called Compost Guy. There was also a food truck called Gouda Food that had food items created with gouda cheese. Noah Archuleta of Big Lake had his wood carvings and signs on display under a canopy in the hot sun.Īlong the south side of the parking lot was a mini donut booth and a lemonade stand. Their style is described as Americana Rock.Ĭlara Sandberg of Maple Grove had a booth that featured vegetables, plants and flowers. His voice is eerily like Neil Young and Wednesday he brought his girlfriend, Amera Abdelrehem, who provided harmony, backup and played percussion.

Scott recruits talented musicians to provide entertainment during the event and last week’s featured artist was Minneapolis’ Ira Hayes, a guitarist who plays cover songs and some originals. “The weather has been pretty good so far for the season.” “We’ve typically seen 20-25 booths each week including the food booths,” Scott said. The market features many vendors who set up tents on a weekly basis and some vendors who come off and on.īig Lake Recreation and Communication Coordinator Corrie Scott has been pleased with the weekly event that first commenced June 3.

Big Lake’s Farmer’s Market is open weekly on Wednesdays from 3 p.m.