FOOD BUILDING connects farmers, makers, purveyors, and eaters in Minnesota’s community of food.

As an urban food production hub, FOOD BUILDING houses three artisan food businesses—Lowry Hill Provisions, Baker's Field Flour & Bread, and Alemar Cheese Company—that transform Minnesota’s quintessential agricultural commodities—pork, grain, and milk—into award-winning, nationally-known products that are delicious points of hometown pride.

FOOD BUILDING is home to a mutually supportive ecosystem of farmers and makers. When farmers are valued they are able to nurture their soil - and the resulting product tastes amazing. This allows our makers to keep product processing at a minimum, honoring both the raw ingredients and the ancient traditions of their craft.

FOOD BUILDING began with a conversation about hogs. Kieran Folliard, an experienced entrepreneur, and local chef and later founder of one of FOOD BUILDING’s former bands, Red Table Meat Co., Mike Phillips, were discussing the absurdity of shipping Minnesotan pigs to California for processing and then shipping the salumi back to Minnesota to sell.  This led Kieran to consider which other Minnesota ingredients were being shipped to other states, only to be shipped back as final products. After research, Folliard discovered the answer to be heritage pigs, grass-fed cow’s milk, and various grains. From there, the question became, “What if there were a place where expert makers used Minnesota ingredients to make products right here in Minnesota?”

And so, the idea behind FOOD BUILDING was born.

Alemar Cheese Company transforms milk from grass-fed Minnesota cows into French-style ripened cheeses like brie, camembert, and Tomme.

Baker’s Field Flour & Bread explores the terroir of local grain—milling locally sourced, single-origin grains and deploying the flours’ qualities of creaminess or nuttiness into perfectly matched breads and pastries.

Lowry Hill Provisions produces handcrafted cured meats, cooked meat products, and more from regionally sourced heritage pork.