WE'RE EXCITED BECAUSE...

...POWDERHORN ART FAIR is less than two weeks away!

IDEAL SUMMER DAY

The conditions today for UPTOWN MARKET were nearly perfect:

--> comfortable temperature
--> nice breeze
--> blue sky
--> sunny
--> diverse vendors
<-- efficient staff

This was the second of four UPTOWN MARKETS this summer. They take place every third Sunday of the month (June - September) on 29th Street between Lyndale Ave S. And Dupont Ave. S, Minneapolis, MN.

If you didn't check it out today, be sure to check it out next month --> Sunday August 16, 2009. It is, indeed, a great summer market.

Check out their website for more details:
www.uptownmarket.org/

YUMMY?

"In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that has been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government's regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. Our nation's food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment. We have bigger-breasted chickens, the perfect pork chop, herbicide-resistant soybean seeds, even tomatoes that won't go bad, but we also have new strains of E. coli—the harmful bacteria that causes illness for an estimated 73,000 Americans annually. We are riddled with widespread obesity, particularly among children, and an epidemic level of diabetes among adults."
(courtesy of http://www.foodincmovie.com)

This looks fantastic.

UPTOWN MARKET, YO

The Minneapolis Uptown Market is a street market with local artisans, craftspeople, small business owners, area farmers, and neighbors. Affordable, unique goods from both emerging and established local vendors. It will be held four times in 2009, on the third Sundays of June, July, August and September.

On 29th Street, between Lyndale Ave. S. and Dupont, the Uptown Market is located in the heart of a unique cultural center and easily accessible by public transportation as well as the Greenway. Think green. Think local. (courtesy of www.uptownmarket.org)

Be sure to stop by the booth for a free poster!

STAND PROUD, NOT ARROGANT

Happy Fourth of July Everyone! Cultural Cotton is excited to announce that it will be at the 2009 TASTE OF MINNESOTA this weekend, July 02-05 at Harriet Island in St. Paul. If you attend, please consider stopping by the Cultural Cotton booth to say hello. We will be giving away free posters! Wishing everyone a fun and safe weekend...