Food & Drink published July 7, 2022

WILLMAR — Advance registration is required for all the classes, call 320-262-5288 .

Cooking With Riley — Salads: July 16, 2 p.m., $30. Make a Japanese soba noodle salad and a Chinese-style spicy cucumber salad. The soba will have a honey soy sauce dressing and the option to add in different veggies. The spicy cucumber salad has many different variations, and class will make the Chinese-style smashed cucumber salad. Both are great summer dishes.

Litchfield: 1 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Community Market on Fourth Street on the north side of Central Park

Benson: 3 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Railroad Park on Main Street

Montevideo: 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Smith Park across from City Hall

Willmar: 7 a.m. to noon Saturday, Uptown Willmar parking lot next to Aldi’s

New London: 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Holm Park

Montevideo: 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Smith Park across from City Hall

Glenwood: 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, parking lot south of Pope County Museum on State Highway 104

Paynesville: 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, corner of James Street and Augusta Avenue downtown

Willmar: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Robbins Island

Kerkhoven: 3 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Pillsbury Park shelter

Glenwood: 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, parking lot south of Pope County Museum

Paynesville: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, corner of James Street and Augusta Avenue downtown

Willmar: 11 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Uptown Willmar parking lot next to Aldi’s

Bird Island: 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, north side of city park on Dogwood Avenue between Main and Sixth Street

WILLMAR — Becker Market offers several ways to buy locally grown food. The store is part of Fabulous Finds, 414 Becker Ave. S.W., downtown Willmar, and is open 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. It participates with nine other markets through Renewing The Countryside to aggregate farmers market products.

Summer season online: Customers may purchase a variety of local foods online at openfoodnetwork.net/becker-market/shop , and pick up between 4 and 5:30 p.m. Thursdays. Delivery is available in Willmar. The open order cycle begins at 8 a.m. Friday and closes at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Real Food Hub: Sign up for year-round weekly delivery of local produce to the region via subscription at realfoodhubmn.com .