Concessions & Vendors
Beyond food, beverage, and garlic farmers, the festival features a diverse array of vendors offering handmade crafts, local art, kitchen tools, specialty soaps and lotions, jewelry, home décor, gardening supplies, and boutique clothing. Artisans demonstrate techniques like pottery, woodcarving, and textile arts, while small businesses showcase unique condiments, pickles, and spice blends that pair well with garlic-forward dishes. Visitors can browse booths selling culinary books, cast-iron pans, and farm-to-table gift baskets, or stop at nonprofit and community organization tables to learn about local food systems and sustainability initiatives.
NEW for 2026
VENDOR SHOWCASE SCHEDULE
Located in Commercial Building- See schedule below for times.
11:00 a.m.
Camphill Village Minnesota
Learn about Camphill's life sharing community and the incredible opportunities they provide for individuals with and without special needs to plant, grow, harvest and process their own foods as well as the many other unique, hands-on therapeutic activities.
12:00 p.m.
House of Silvertongue - Swept in Tradition: The Art & Craft of Broom Making
Discover the history and functional artistry of traditional broom making! This 30-minute demonstration explores the raw materials and heritage techniques used to create durable, hand-bound tools. Artisan Jenn Dellwo will discuss the history and diverse uses of traditional broom styles before conducting a live, start-to-finish demonstration of a hand-tied turkey wing whisk broom, showcasing the precise tensioning and weaving required to turn loose sorghum into a finished piece of functional art.
1:00 p.m.
Harvest Moon Garlic - Why Garlic? And How do I Eat it?
Hear a short history of how Luke Ahrndt started growing garlic then talk about the benefits of local garlic, how to grow garlic, and the products they sell and how to use them.
2:30 p.m.
Clay Coyote - What's Cooking With Your Cookware?
We think carefully about where our food comes from—but what about the tools we use to cook it? This presentation explores what ceramic cookware is made from, how different types of clay perform in the kitchen, and what to look for when choosing cookware. We’ll discuss materials such as PFAS, nickel, lead, and cadmium, why cookware composition matters, and how informed choices can support healthier kitchens, sustainable values, and the food we work so hard to grow and prepare.
JOYS and VENDORS of ALL KINDS
Sustainable Farming Association - Festival Posters, 11x17, frameable, high quality paper, limited edition of 100 prints signed and numbered by the artist.
Sustainable Farming information, programs and events (like MN Garlic Festival)
Minnesota Grown Garlic Building Sponsor- Statewide partnership between the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and producers of Minnesota agricultural products. Information, giveaways of Swedish dishcloths, stickers, temporary tattoos
Clay Coyote Pottery - Pottery for cooking and garlic keeping
Diamond D Sheep - Handspun yarn, fleece, knitted and felted items, hand-dyed yarn, etc.
Crow River Winery - Bloody Mary Mix, Garlic Wine, Olive Oils
Little Bird Soap Co - Soap, lotion, sugar scrubs, bath salts, lip balm, wax melts, etc.
Mark E 3rd St Produce - Jams, Jellies, garlic glazes, baby dill pickles - regular, garlic, horseradish, and spicy, bread and butter pickles, pickled vegetables - beets, cauliflower, asparagus, green beans, Sauerkraut - regular, garlic, horseradish, dill pickle, old world, ginger carrot, and jalapeno, Meat Rubs, Garlic Flavored Snacks (crackers & snack mixes)
Funky Quail - Official Minnesota Garlic Festival T-shirts
Oak Valley Creations - Organic dip, garlic beer bread, salsa, & wine slush mixes; grilling rubs; seasoning blends; garlic roasted chickpeas; Infused sea salts, fair trade teas
Olive on Tap - Artisan hand crafted flavored Olive Oils, 18 year aged balsamic, hand crafted dipping seasonings
Plumeria Alpaca Ranch - 100% Alpaca hand knit, crochet, or woven: scarves, mittens, fingerless gloves, baby blankets, dryer balls, felted soap & 100% alpaca yarn/roving
Smude Enterprises, LLC - Sunflower Oil - cold-pressed, microwave popcorn, Raw Honey, skin salves, soaps with sunflower oil ingredient, lotions, beeswax, bee pollen
Stuart A. Johnson Pottery - Stoneware Pottery
Redhead Creamery - Artisan Cheeses and company merchandise
BigHugeFrog Illustration & Design - Art Prints, including the “Can You Find Gertie” artwork
Wind Water Harmony - Crystals, gemstones, selarite lamps
Faraway Farm Handcrafted Soap - Handcrafted cold process soap, shampoo & conditioner bars, lotion bars, shower steamers
Grateful Dowsing - Aura Photos & Reports, Singing Bowls, Crystals
Groveland Confections - Loon Pies, Sea Salt Caramels, Roasted Pecan Toffee, Peanut Butter Bombs, Salty Dogs, Truffles, Barks, Moose Crunch, Haystacks, Choc Covered Almonds, Malted Milk Balls, Brownies, 7 Layer Bars, Key Lime & Smore Tarts
Here's the Deal Spice Company - 127 Blend, Wing Blend, BBQ Rib Rub, Taco Blend, Togarashi, Bloody Mary Rim Seasoning, Roasted Garlic, Sumac, Black peppercorns, Ceylon Cinnamon, Ground Cinnamon, North Star Char, New Blend
PLB Threads - Tie-dyed, reverse tie-dyed, ice-dyed clothing
U of M Master Gardeners- Educational materials and advice on gardening
Minnesota Farmers Union-A grassroots, member-driven organization working for family farmers and rural communities.
Rae Paints - Face painting (in the Garlic Buds Kids Tent)
USDA Farm Service Agency - Conduct outreach to farmers on federal farm programs and loans
Carlsonville Garden and Woodcraft - Woodcraft locally sourced wood, kitchen utensils, butterknives, small cutting boards, porch art - painted wood, woven rugs.
Pleasant Valley Mushrooms - Fresh Mushrooms, mushroom salt, mushroom powder, mushroom grow kits
Backwards Bread Co - Artisan Breads/Sourdoughs (Baquettes & roasted garlic sourdough) & Artisan Pastries (ie croissants, cookies, pretzels)
Camphill Village Minnesota - Bakery Goods, weavery goods, pottery goods, art goods
F-5 BBQ - Homemade BBQ sauce
Matter's Farm to Table - Maple syrups, maple sugars, maple mustards, maple cream, maple cotton candy, maple gift sets
Minnesota ATM - ATM Cash Machine
The Licorice Guy - Handcrafted licorice
Spooky Craft Cocktails - Non-alcoholic all-natural Bloody Mary mix and Tropical mixes
Citizen's Utility Board of Minnesota - Energy related information - resources to help reduce energy bills & make homes more energy efficient. Drawing for an induction stovetop.
City of Hutchinson - Creekside Soils - Informational material educating residents on Hutchinson's Curbside Organics (food scraps and yard waste collection program)
Gray Schmidt - Seven Pepper Salsa; Jalapeno & Habanero Pepper Jam; Heirloom Tomatoes; Garlic Scape Pesto; Maple Syrup; Pickled Beets, Garlic, & Garlic Dill Pickles
Hummingbird Farm MN LLC - Black garlic, garlic themed earrings, pins, necklaces and key chains, and ceramic garlic keepers
Loganberry Original - Handmade wire-wrapped natural stone boho-style necklaces and earrings. Garlic charms.
Happy Spoons - Beaded utensils paired with dishes for a complete packaged gift. Boards and canisters with beaded handles
House of Silvertongue - Hand-bound artisan brooms including cobwebbers, sweepers, and hand whisks (turkey wings, hawk tails, tomekeepers, etc.)
International Clay Creations - Handmade Aromatherapy Clay Beaded Jewelry Aromatherapy Car diffusers and Keychains. Clay earring small trays to hold earrings.
ItchStickIt - 100% Natural ItchStick Bug Bite and Skin Aftercare, Chronic Dry Skin, and LipBalmIT Naturally Enhanced Lip Balm
PBJ Handiworks - Barn quilts, Woodcrafts, Embroidered Items, Pie filling, Juice, Jam
Rosey’s Premium Sauces and Sauerkrauts - Homemade mustards; several different varieties of sauerkrauts; BBQ, chimichurri, and Thai dipping sauces; sourdough baguettes
Mirabella Acres - Jam & Jelly, Lemon Curd, Black Garlic, Black Garlic Salt
Naz Naturals - Sweet and spicy garlic jam, Garlic and pepper jam, fruity jams; sweet fruit and nut mix, roasted garlic, chili lime cashews, garlic herb dip-dry, gift baskets
NCRS-SARE- SARE resources
Nicolai Amende Signature - Hot sauces, pickled garlic, asparagus, green beans, beets, mushrooms, brussel sprouts, salsas, pickles, corn relish, saurkraut, horseradish, mushroom jerky, pasta sauce, herbal salts, syrups, jams, infused honey, beeswax food wraps, tallow-based skincare products
Northern Foragers - Black Garlic, candied garlic, brownies, garlic chili oil, pickled garlic, pickled quail, ramp salt, black garlic salt, black garlic honey, garlic jelly, black garlic molasses, Huilocoche salsa, pickled mushrooms, wild mushrooms, black garlic vineagrette, black garlic mushroom vinaigrette
The Simple Gourmet
Overnight oats, seasoning blends, BBQ sauces and rubs
Sofull Chai
Traditional masala chai spice blends for customers to purchase and make authentic chai in their own homes
Clover Meadow Bakery - Allergen Free + Vegan Artisan Breads (Loaf Bread, Baguettes, Garlic + Herb Baguettes + Assorted Savory + Sweet Buns), Baked Goods (Assorted Muffins, Cookies, Cinnamon Rolls, Donuts + Refined Sugar Free Muffins) + Assorted Baking Mixes + Granola. Fresh Toasty Garlic + Herb Buns + Organic Marinara Sauce.
ALL of our products are FREE of the TOP 14 Allergens, Plant Based + Vegan.
Bryn’s Greenhouse - Canned goods, short breads, scones, etc. Organic granola, herb bowls, fall planter bowls, tomatoes, peppers, cabbage, vegetables, begonia bowls, indoor plants, succulents and terrariums, perennials