Sprout MN is a food hub in Central MN looking to connect more local food to local people. The Sprout Mobile Market is a rural-to-rural initiative and grocery store on wheels that seeks to address access, affordability, and usability of locally grown healthy food in areas with barriers to access.

From June 1st to June 30th, we're raising funds to establish the infrastructure of the Mobile Market trailer with the equipment needed to keep local foods cool and fresh: Refrigerator and freezer, shelving, handwashing sinks, and more. Your contribution will help make this vision a reality: https://app.mnstarter.com/campaign/1

Thank you to Dancing the Land Farm (Clearwater, MN - dancingtheland.com) and Januschka Family Farm (Little Falls, MN - januschkafarm.com) for sharing your beautiful farms with us for this video. ​

Miguel Mahlich of Tusk Metalworks talks about his art installation of harvest tables. The tables are each eight feet long with benches, creating a 50-foot picnic table for future harvest dinners at Sprout and where Growers & Makers Marketplace shoppers can sit, relax, and watch cooking demonstrations while enjoying lunch, beverages, and entertainment. The harvest table displays Mahlich’s creativity and skill using a combination of metal and woodworking.

Created by: Dying to Film. This project is made possible by ArtPlace America’s National Creative Placemaking Fund, awarded to Region Five Development Commission.

Artist Statement:
The Harvest Tables & Benches, custom made for Sprout, are all about having a great place to sit and converse with others over a freshly cooked meal. With both red oak and white oak being used on the tables and benches, plus the addition of metal frameworks, these tables show uniqueness in their grain, colors, and different natural mediums. Such visual differences beautifully bring this project together, much like Sprout's goal to bring people of different cultures and places together.

Miguel Mahlich
Tusk Metalworks
Combining Metal Fabricating and Woodworking to create custom pieces which will last a lifetime.

Tipi installation by Annie Humphrey and young women from Inger, Ball Club, Prescott, Mission, and Cass Lake.

Created by: Dying to Film. This project is made possible by ArtPlace America’s National Creative Placemaking Fund, awarded to Region Five Development Commission.

This tipi was painted by young women from Inger, Ball Club, Prescott, Mission, and Cass Lake. The plant, animal, and sky symbols represent levels of earth and birch branches display the seven teachings: Truth, Honesty, Love, Humility, Wisdom, Courage, Respect

Find this permanent installation at Sprout in Little Falls, MN. #sproutmarketplace

Sprout went #inthestudio with local artist, Linda Holliday of Holliday Pottery. Linda created a collection of pottery pieces to be used with Sprout's “Reci-Piece Project: A Shared Meal Pottery Experiment.” Reci-Piece is intended to orchestrate opportunities for community members to connect over the sharing of food and story.

Created by: Dying to Film. This project is made possible by ArtPlace America’s National Creative Placemaking Fund, awarded to Region Five Development Commission.

​Sambusa & Somali Tea with Mahado, Nasra, and Chef Matt. This class took place on June 28, 2017 at Sprout in Little Falls, MN. It is a part of Sprout's placemaking initiatives sponsored by ArtPlace America and Region Five Development Commission.

Follow Sprout Growers & Makers Marketplace in its journey through video storytelling, captured by Dying To Film. Making a Marketplace: Part 2 follows the March 2017 market with Hans Blix and the Weapons Inspectors on the Sprout stage, Ben Penner in the Sprout kitchen, and local growers, makers, and artists in the Marketplace.
Sponsored by ArtPlace America and Region Five Development Commission

Created by: Dying to Film. This project is made possible by ArtPlace America’s National Creative Placemaking Fund, awarded to Region Five Development Commission.