Social gatherings during winter holidays—and year-round!—often call for small bites and finger foods before bigger meals. Treat your guests with these special snacks from Community Foods producers.

La Quercia Prosciutto

Small-scale, local

Elevate your pre-meal snacks with prosciutto from Iowa-based La Quercia. Founded in 2005 with the goal to bring the
wealth of Iowan resources to their fullest fruition, La Quercia uses humanely raised pork that is never given antibiotics. La Quercia values food systems that support local communities and healthy environments, and their meats are made with sustainability in mind. Try their rich and aromatic prosciutto with melon, soft cheese, or on its own.

Potter’s Crackers

Small-scale, local

Wisconsin-based Potter’s Crackers strives to create the best cracker accompaniment possible for the wealth of specialty cheeses that come out of the Midwest. Using ingredients from local farming partners that employ sustainable and organic practices when possible, Potter’s Crackers offer a tasty vehicle for your cheeses and spreads that is just as delicious as the topping itself. Try the savory caramelized onion crackers or the classic rye flavor, made with nutty caraway seeds.
Available only at the Franklin store.

Ames Farm Honey

Small-scale, local

Ames Farm specializes in single-source honey, which they define as raw honey produced from a single hive at a single location over the course of a single time period. This type of process is special because it closely mimics how bees produce honey seasonally, with different plants in bloom at different times of year. These unique, Minnesota honeys are special treats paired with cheeses, breads, and apples.

Alemar Cheeses

Small-scale, local

This season, dress your hors d’oeuvres board with Minnesota-made Alemar cheeses. Alemar Cheese is based in the Food Building in Minneapolis and uses milk from grass-fed cows to produce small-batch artisan cheeses. Try the buttery, bloomy, mushroomy Bent River Camembert or the new award-winning Apricity, a tangy, soft-ripened cheese that pairs beautifully with honey and apples. Try a whole spread of unique, flavorful Alemar cheeses from Seward Co-op this winter.