New Hours! Open Mon. through Sat. 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sun. breakfast 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Dinner menu starts at 5:00 p.m.

In the know about Trotter's:	Meet our Staff
We use organic grains. Our white and wheat flours come from Minnesota farmers. We use Minnesota honey. We use locally-produced free-range eggs.
We offer Fair Trade Peace Coffee as an option - by the cup or by the pound. Our muffins are sweetened with pure maple syrup and local honey. We use canola oil and low-fat buttermilk or nonfat yogurt in our muffins. Delicious and nutritious! (Join our muffin club: buy ten, get one free!) We use 100% all-natural pork sausage links and cinnamon apple bacon. Both are from Beeler's Natural Pork in Iowa. Beeler's uses family-farm raised animals. We also now serve Callister Farm Chicken and Shepard Farm Bison - no additives or preservatives. As always, at Trotter's we use the highest quality local and organic ingredients. We never use additives or preservatives. We are committed to providing you with the best and freshest products. We make it here "from scratch" every day - from stocks for our soups to our whole grain breads and delicious baked goods.

• We support sustainable practices. We encourage less packaging and more recycling. We give you a discount when you bring your own container (coffee, salad, soup). We welcome your comments and suggestions.
  
  
• Our employees support a variety of excellent causes by donating a portion of counter contributions (see below).

Our suppliers include:

• Pork, bacon, and sausage: Beeler's 100% all natural pork sausage links and cinnamon apple bacon come from Beeler's Natural Pork in LeMar, IA. Beeler's meats come from family-farm raised animals and contain no additives or preservatives.

• Buffalo meat: from Eichten's of Center City, MN.

• Dairy products: Crystal Ball Farms, Osceola, WI, and Castle Rock Organic Dairy of Osseo, WI.

• Cheeses: Eichten's of Center City, MN and Shullsburg Creamery, Shullsburg, WI.

• Free-range eggs: Whole Farm Co-op, Long Prairie, MN.

• Cherries and plums: Griffin Gardens, Cold Spring, MN.

• Apples: Apple Jack Orchards, Delano, MN.

• Tomatoes from Bushel Boy Farms, Owatonna, MN.

• Vegetables: Northern Organic Produce in Pequot Lakes, MN; Blackberry Hills of Wheeler, WI; Whole Farm Co-op in Long Prairie, MN; Natura Farms in Forest Lake, MN; and the St. Paul Farmer's Market.

• Our organic white and wheat flours are supplied by Whole Farm Co-op, Long Prairie, MN.

• Honey: Whole Farm Co-op in Long Prairie, MN.
  

• Maple syrup from Anderson's Maple Syrup of Cumberland, WI.

• Corn chips: Whole Grain Milling, Freeport, MN.

• Coffee: from Dunn Brothers of St. Paul, MN, and fair trade Peace Coffee of Minneapolis.

• Teas: Tea Source, St. Paul, MN.

• Beers: made by Summit Brewing of St. Paul, MN, and Flat Earth Brewing of St. Paul.

• Wines: Cannon River Wines of Cannon River, MN.

• Water: We filter St. Paul city water.

• Recycling services provided by Walters Recycling and Refuse and Eureka Recycling.

Thank you for your business!

Thanks to your counter contributions, the employees of Trotter's Cafe were able to donate a total of $2,305 to the following organizations from April through September of 2009:

• American Cancer Society, $45
  

• Bolder Options, $100
  
  
• Center for Victims of Torture, $200
  
  

• Friends of the Orphans, $250

• Gardening Matters (formerly Garden Works), $100
  

• I Love a Parade, $200
  
  

• KBEM Radio, $100

• Keystone Community Food Shelf, $160

• KFAI Radio, $100
  
  

• Land Stewardship Project, $100

• Open Arms of Minnesota, $200

• Seeds of Love for Errol, $300
  

• Sibley Bike Depot, $250
  

• Trust for Natural Legacies, $200

Trotter's also donates food each week to St. Stephen's Shelter, Peace House, and/or the Merriam Park Foodshelf. Let us know if there is an organization you'd like us to support.

Trotter's is a proud sponsor of these organizations:

• Twin Cities Metro Independent Business Alliance

• Blue Sky Guide

• GreenRoutes.org

• KFAI Radio
  
  
• The Land Stewardship Project
  
  
• The St. Paul Art Crawl

Thank you!
Feel free to let us know of organizations you'd like us to consider donating to.

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This page last updated August 2010.