Just like the complex eco-system web of species, farmers and consumers are intricately linked. The food decisions consumers make every day drive and directly impact the land management decisions farmers make, which have a huge impact on local ecosystems and ultimately, the health of all life on the planet. A committed and supportive relationship between farm and market is crucial to the creation of an economically viable, local-organic, resilient and renewable, food system. Authors Brenda Langton (The Spoonriver Cookbook) and Atina Diffley (Turn Here Sweet Corn: Organic Farming Works) will be at the Mill City Museum on Thursday, June 7th, at 7:00 PM for a "farm to market" discussion. Connecting the table back to the market and ultimately to the land itself, Brenda will offer a variety of flavorful food samplings made from The Spoonriver Cookbook, showcasing a few of the many simple, delicious and healthy recipes found in the book. Copies of both Brenda's and Atina's books will be for sale.

About The Spoonriver Cookbook:

For nearly forty years, Brenda Langton has been one of the most recognizable guiding lights of Twin Cities organic dining. The Spoonriver Cookbook is a tribute to her acclaimed Spoonriver restaurant and the Mill City Farmers Market, as well as a presentation of the vision and philosophy behind Spoonriver’s delicious creations and their remarkable chef.

About Turn Here Sweet Corn:

In telling her story of working the land, Atina Diffley reminds us that we live in relationships—with the earth, plants and animals, families and communities. A memoir of making these essential relationships work in the face of challenges from weather to corporate politics, this is a firsthand history of getting in at the “ground level” of organic farming.