Back to Basics
Vendors/Exhibitors
Saturday, February 15, 2025
Pine River-Backus Schools, Pine River, MN
Sustainable Shopping & More at Back to Basics!
Open to the public, free entry, 8am - 4pm​​​
​The vendor area is one you don't want to miss! With over 50 booths, there is an abundance of educational materials, services, and locally made/grown goods, including delicious foods, natural personal care products, handmade home decor, clothing, and more! The vendor area is free to visit and open to the public the entire day!​​​
Interested in being a Vendor?
The B2B Vendor Fair features goods and services that are handmade, upcycled, re-purposed, home-grown and sustainable in nature. The fee for an 8’x8’ booth is $50. Additional information can be found in the Vendor Guidelines. Vendors will also need to fill out an ST-19 form, which can be turned in by email, mail, or at check-in on the day of the event.
The wealth of knowledge and experience as well as the quality of goods and services shared at the event are invaluable and of huge benefit to all who attend. Thank you to all of our past and future vendors! ​
2025 Vendors & Exhibitors​
Balsam Moon Preserve - Sharing of information on living simply, sustainability, and spirituality, as well as promoting classes & activities related to those premises. BMP is also about community building as a key part of living sustainably and offers many ways to gather and share food, ideas, and fun.
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Bee'n Happy Farms - Items related to bees and honey, including: honey, honey products, beeswax, wax, & honey salves.
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Beyond Plastics Greater Mankato - Information about plastics and how to reduce plastic use, resources to contact legislators and big box stores, and examples of alternative products to replace single-use plastics.
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Cass County Master Gardeners - The Master Gardeners will be answering gardening questions & providing University of Minnesota approved master gardening material on topics such as soil health, composting, soil selection, plant ID & selection, & pollinators.
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Cass Soil and Water Conservation District - Information on services offered by Cass SWCD, including technical and financial assistance to agriculture producers to improve soil health, as well as assistance for private landowners to help manage shorelines and forests.
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CatTale's Books & Gifts - A selection of new & used books on sustainable living, puzzles, & nature toys!
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Chinese Herbs & Acupuncture LLC - Information on traditional Chinese medicine and the modalities it includes, such as acupuncture, cupping, qi gong, and meditation.
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Citizens Climate Lobby - Citizens Climate Lobby empowers volunteers to support federal bipartisan legislation to address climate change.
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Clean Energy Resource Teams - Information on energy efficiency, renewables, and home electrification.
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Country Sweet Treats - Baked goods, homemade breads, homemade jams.
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Crow Wing Food Co-op - Co-op merchandise and snack foods.
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Crow Wing Studio - Hand thrown, unglazed, wood-fired pottery and soy-wax candles.
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CynthiaRose Sound Art - Creative art including repurposed vintage glassware for sun catchers, painted stones from Lake Superior, and Himalayan singing bowls.
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Daily Grace Provisions - Herbal hot tea and sun tea, herbal facial steams and bath soaks, trail truffles, granola, and vanilla extract.
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dgpots - Locally made garden accessories, including toad houses for natural pest control and bee waterers to help pollinators.
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Dikata Wellness - Vitamins, cleansing kit, supplements, protein, as well as information on how to eat for a healthy lifestyle.
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Donna's Daughter - Upcycled & repurposed items - jewelry out of old knitting needles, mittens and gnomes out of wool sweaters, art journals and notebooks out of old books and game boards, greeting cards out of vintage fabrics, granny flannels and jackets out of gently used clothing and vintage linens and afghans.
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Early Start Greenhouse and Garden Goods - Canned goods as well as oil paintings.
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Earth is Our Home Environmental Solutions - Mycorrhizal inoculants, soil health and nursery information, and names of companies that provide seed, plants, and information.
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Gert & Bess - Homemade embroidered flour sack towels, pot holders, hot pads, bowl covers, stuffed animals, raggy dolls, & more!
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Great Roots LLC - Information about shoreline restoration services and the benefits of native vegetation along shorelines to improve water quality, prevent and control erosion, and provide habitat for wildlife.
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Growing Our Future - Free gardening kits for youth in Northern Minnesota as well as information, brochures, & giveaways including stickers & backpacks.
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Guiding Spirit Journeys - Guiding Spirit Journeys, founded in 2015 by owner and guide Melissa Olson, is a Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness outfitter and guide service offering 4-10 day BWCA Wilderness canoe camping adventures for individual women, small groups, families, and organizations.
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Healthcare for All Minnesota - Information about policies and proposed legislation to achieve universal access to healthcare, and interim policies to expand access with an emphasis on the crisis of healthcare availability in rural Minnesota.​
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Hokey Pokey Eats - Selling CBD salves as well as simple, healthy snacks from our food truck business, including fruit salad, squash hummus & veggies, and more!
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Hot Nana - Flaxseed-filled heating pads to microwave or freeze, as well as handmade bracket earrings & necklaces.
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HUG Hydronics - Demonstrations of in-floor heating systems, perfect for the DIY build!
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Icecube Herbals, LLC - Alcohol-based medicinal herbal and mushroom-based oral tinctures and teas and possibly mushroom blended coffees with sampling.
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Inner Reliance Massage & Wellness - Information about the importance of massage, supplements, and essential oils that can support the body, plus free massages & zyto scans.
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Language of the Heart, LLC - Visualization downloads, presale on children's book, play dough molds, and puppets.​​​
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Mark's Brooms - Handmade and hand-dyed whisk brooms, heart brooms, & kitchen sweeper brooms made from sustainably harvested wood using traditional methods.
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Mavens Arts Collective - Yarn, batts, roving, and finished goods from our local fibers.
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Minnesota Farmers Union - Information about our grassroots, member-driven organization working for family farmers and rural communities.
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National Loon Center & Whitefish Area Property Owners Association - Distributing information about loons, freshwater ecosystems, and homeowner resources with stickers, magnets, and other freebies as well as several loon items to purchase.
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Nord Lake Reflections - Repurposed clothing from thrifted/recycled fabric, grass-fed & home tanned rabbit hides, and Lefse ornaments.
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North Country Trail - Information about the North Country Trail and how to be a Trail Adopter (trail maintenance and upkeep).
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Northern Waters Land Trust - Information on land protection programs available in Minnesota and resources to help lake associations protect their lakes and surrounding lands.
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Ole Lake Farm, LLC - Whole wheat flour, rye flour, cornmeal, goat's milk soap & lotion, and lip balms, as well as Ole Lake Farm t-shirts.
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Otter Creations - Original paintings on birch bark, art prints, magnets, stickers, children's picture books.
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Pine River Mittens - Recycled sweater/clothing mittens, jewelry made from repurposed beads, & car vent air fresheners.
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Pine River Seed Library - Information about the Pine River Seed Library, how to utilize this resource, and seed-saving practices. Option to donate seeds or borrow seeds!
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Pinewood Lane Pet Resort, LLC - Pawrent Paw Print cookies (human consumption only), pet treats, toys, blankets & booties as well as information about Pinewood Lane Pet Resort.
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Plant Magick - Herbal tinctures, teas, & personal care products including face wash, serum, face scrubs & masks, blush, chapstick, lip tints, massage bars, & sleep creams, made from organically sourced herbs that have been sustainably harvested/packaged.
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Project Optimist - Information about Project Optimist - a nonprofit news organization serving greater Minnesota - and Project Optimist merchandise.
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Ricky Tics Art - T-shirts, original artwork, journals, greeting cards, bookmarks, and more.
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Serenity Now Yarn & Alpaca Shop - Merino wool & alpaca yarn, craft kits with patterns, and alpaca products including: hats, mittens, socks, teddy bears, alpaca stuffies, felted soap, slippers, & boot inserts.
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Shaw's Specialty Sauces - A variety of sauces including pizza, sloppy joe, taco, pizza, barbeque, and pasta, as well as jams, pickles, and bread.​
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Strictly Mushrooms LLC - Cultivated gourmet mushrooms for culinary use, dehydrated mushrooms, tinctures, powders, functional mushrooms, and merch apparel.
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theHERBAL Cache - Natural, handmade herbal products including tinctures, essential oils, and topicals.
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Will's Antler Creations - Unique hand-sculpted and polished deer antler jewelry, representing my Ojibwe heritage and the relationship of culture and nature combined.
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Wolf Track Energy - Information regarding solar installations for homes and businesses, as well as EV chargers and backup energy systems.