New Upper Midwest Garlic Directory

If you missed the Garlic Festival (and even if you didn’t), you can still get your garlic! The 2023 Upper Midwest Garlic Directory is now live. Inside this online directory you’ll find nearly two dozen growers selling both seed and culinary garlic, plus other garlic products. There are over twenty-five varieties to choose from. The…

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Minnesota Garlic Festival Seeks Volunteers

By Olivia Olson • MN Garlic Fest Volunteer Coordinator As we’re gearing up for the Garlic Festival on August 12, we are looking for a few more volunteers to join us and help make the day run smoothly. We are especially looking for volunteers with the information tent, kids games and kite building, end of…

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Minnesota Garlic Festival: Chef Stage Really Big Announcement

Reprinted with permission from the ever-delightful Stinky News. If you would like to subscribe to The Stinky News, please send an email to garlicgrowers@sfa-mn.org saying so. You know those old romantic movies where the two lovers are running toward each other in slow motion, arms outstretched, across a field of flowers?  It’s kind of like that, but…

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Check this out! Garlic on PBS

Our own Jerry Ford was featured on Pioneer PBS’ Prairie Yard & Garden on Earth Day! The topic? Growing garlic, of course. You can catch the episode here. If that makes you hungry for more, you can find garlic cooking demos on the Minnesota Garlic Festival channel, more garlic growing resources on our website, and…

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Dirt Rich Episode 6: “Harvesting Minnesota Garlic”

‘Tis the season for harvesting garlic in our state, so before Jerry got into the thick of it on his farm, we recorded this week’s episode of Dirt Rich.  For years, garlic has been a growing premium product in Minnesota markets and pantries. In fact, over 50 varieties are grown here alone, and growers typically…

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