Are the Twin Cities #1 for Women’s Sports? Plus, What To Buy Right Now at the Farmers Market

About this episode

The episode discusses the Twin Cities' standing in women's sports and offers insights on what to buy at farmers markets this spring.

As spring ramps up, you might be wondering what the best produce to get at farmers markets is – besides ramps of course! City Cast Twin Cities Host Sean McPherson gets the down low from beyond beurre blanc’s Kirstie Kimball on what to snag and how to act (please don’t try and barter with the farmers) at our farmers markets. Plus Saara Hassoun, president of our USL W Soccer team the Minnesota Aurora, gets into why the Twin Cities might be America's best metro area for women athletes … and what we could still improve. Finally, we open up a big, overflowing mailbag and Executive Producer Anna Weggel gives her cottage cheese power ranking. Learn more about the topics discussed in today's episode: Guide to Mill City Market (beyond beurre blanc) 3 Places to Get Local Vegetables All Year Long (beyond beurre blanc) Aurora FC Learn more about the sponsors of this May 5th episode: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Want to get in touch? Follow us @CityCastTwinCities on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠, or email us at ⁠⁠⁠twincities@citycast.fm⁠⁠⁠. You can also call or text us at 612-217-0637. For more Twin Cities news, make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, City Cast Twin Cities. Looking to…

People in this episode

Host: Sean McPherson

Guests: Kirstie Kimball, Saara Hassoun

Topics covered

• women's sports
• farmers market
• local produce
• community engagement
• sports culture

Keywords

• Twin Cities
• women's sports
• farmers market
• local vegetables
• Minnesota Aurora

Sponsors

Ordway Center for the Performing Arts

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Minnesota Aurora

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