JACK’S SIMPLE SYRUP
LOCATION: FARGO
OFFERINGS: SIMPLE SYRUP FLAVORS INCLUDING dEMERARA, bourbon vanilla, LAVENDER, AND MORE
Jack’s Simple Syrup, founded in 2021, started as a small hobby for local businessman Jack, and has since spiraled into being a staple product in multiple liquor stores, bars, and coffee shops. Their syrups are primarily used for cocktails and mocktails, but are great for coffees, teas, and more!
FARMENTED FOODS
LOCATION: FARGO
OFFERINGS: Fermented foods like kimchi, sauerkraut, carrot chips
Farmented Foods challenges the belief that produce must look perfect to be valuable, tackling the issue of "imperfect produce" that leads to unnecessary waste. They transform "ugly" vegetables into delicious products such as Radish Kimchi, Dill Sauerkraut, Spicy Carrot Chips, and the Fixer Elixir. These creations are not only a tasty addition to any meal but also rich in probiotics, promoting digestive health. Farmented embodies the motto, "Happy gut, happy life," highlighting the importance and truth behind their nutrient-packed, flavorful ferments.
HAIRY HIPPIE PICKLING CO
LOCATION: moorhead
OFFERINGS: pickles
Hairy Hippie Pickling came about from years and years of growing their own produce, saving seeds, sowing the earth, and of course... pickling everything they could! Hairy Hippie has a serious passion for trying to make the best tasting dill pickle you've ever had. As they say it, “We took your grandma’s favorite pickle recipe, and brought it into the 21st century.” They grow their produce organically, and pick and jar it themselves to maintain the high level of quality and consistency expected from their customers. From dill to spicy, they’ve got over 20 flavors, so you’re bound to find one you’ll enjoy!
KANJI NATURALS
LOCATION: DILWORTH
OFFERINGS: HERBAL tea blends, nature photography & art, incense
At Kanji Naturals, owner Lynn Park grows, harvests, dries and blends herbals into different tea blends. These are packaged in ready-to-use tea bags or loose-leaf packaging. She also uses those herbals to create other products such as incense, flower essences and dried flower art. Her passion is healing with nature, from the healing powers of seeing beauty to drinking its gift of medicine.
BLOCK & PAYER PROVISIONS
LOCATION: FARGO
OFFERINGS: Hot Sauces, Mustards, CHILI PASTES, AND SPICE BLENDS
Ethan Block started making hot sauce as gifts around five years ago. Eventually, it grew into a hit underground hot sauce company, with many friends and family members as consumers. Realizing its potential, Block & Payer Provisions was founded. The company sells a variety of hot sauces, additional condiments, and other pantry staples.
OFF THE DECK HOT SAUCE
LOCATION: FARGO
OFFERINGS: FERMENTED HOT SAUCE
Off The Deck Hot Sauce, crafted by Rachel and Jeremiah Utecht, focuses on creating flavor-forward fermented hot sauces with chili peppers exclusively from the Red River Valley. Their approach emphasizes taste over sheer heat, ensuring each sauce is a true expression of the peppers used. They are committed to reducing food waste, repurposing excess from their hot sauce batches into dried spice blends or their spreadable "zug-zug" sauce. Through small-batch craftsmanship, they ferment whole peppers and herbs, blending them into a thick, sriracha-style sauce. The result is a fresh, flavorful hot sauce that enhances dishes with its bright and palatable taste, embodying their mission of bringing honest, quality flavors to the table.
Preorder: www.offthedeckhotsauce.com.
THREE BEARS HONEY CO.
LOCATION: GLYNDON
OFFERINGS: HONEY, RAW HONEY
For more than 35 years, Three Bears Honey Co. has been supplying completely pure, unfiltered honey. They are a family owned business located in Moorhead, Minnesota, the heart of the Red River Valley of the North. Three Bears Honey comes from basswood flower, sweet clover and wildflower throughout the counties of Cass and Clay.