July Food Swap registration is open!

Registration for the July 2011 Food Swap is open! The next gathering of the MPLS Swappers will be Saturday July 9, 2011 from 2-4 pm at 3401 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis. Capacity is limited to 40 people, and there will be a waitlist. Click the button for more information and to register through Eventbrite! Register fast, these swaps are … Continue reading

May Food Swap announcements & other news

Swappers, we have a date! The next MPLS Swappers food swap will be the afternoon of Saturday, May 14, 2011. Location and time details are being worked out, and registration will be available once a location has been finalized. After the enthusiastic response to our first swap and the write-up in The Heavy Table, our … Continue reading

Countdown: 3 days!

Only three days until our first meeting of the MPLS Swappers!  So far we have 27 people registered, and I couldn’t be more excited. I have been gathering my contributions all week: a pair of honey-sweetened jams, a variety of handmixed spice and herb blends, and possibly a small jar of homemade Master Tonic (a … Continue reading

Minneapolis, are you ready to swap?

With the blessing of swapping extraordinaire Kate Payne – one of the founding members of both the BK Swappers (Brooklyn, NY) and the ATX Swappers (Austin, TX) and author of the soon-to-be-released Hip Girl’s Guide to Homemaking and the corresponding blog – I am pleased to announce the birth of MPLS Swappers! What are the … Continue reading