About
Who We Are
The MPLS Swappers is a Minneapolis-based larder swap and social gathering co-organized by Kim Christensen , A-K Thordin, and Mandy Ellerton. We gather to trade food we made, foraged, and grew ourselves, share knowledge with like-minded foodies, and build a community and culture of home food production in an urban environment.
What We Do
Share in amazing homemade food, build community and empower each other to turn home food production from a hobby to a habit.
What We Swap
Whatever you make/forage/grow/brew/etc: home-canned vegetables and fruits, pickles, jams, chutneys, jellies, vinegars, kombucha, sauerkraut and other ferments, cheeses, breads, cakes, starters, honey, granola, homegrown herbs and vegetables, foraged foods, handmade sausages, backyard eggs, soups, spreads, whatever else you make!
When We Meet
We meet once a month, usually the second weekend of each month on alternating Saturdays and Sundays. Check out the Upcoming Swaps page for the dates, times, and locations of upcoming swaps.
Everyone is Welcome!
If you have an interest or passion for home food production, we want you at our swaps. You don’t need to be an expert chef or a master gardener. You don’t need to bring wildly fancy gourmet foods. We encourage people who are new to cooking for themselves as much as we encourage master canners and kitchen wizards. We welcome everybody, as long as you bring something you made/grew/foraged yourself!
Connect
Keep up-to-date with the latest news from the MPLS Swappers:
- Facebook Fan Page
- Twitter: @MPLSswappers -> Use #MPLSswappers to tag your Food Swap Tweets, and have a tweet up!
- Sign up for our free newsletter through Mailchimp!
- Flickr group -> If you’re on Flickr, join the group and upload your swap photos to share!
- E-mail: MPLSswappers@gmail.com
