Natasha Frost

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Natasha is the owner of Wooden Spoon, a restaurant in the heart of Old Town Mankato. She is also a public health lawyer at a national non-profit. Natasha identifies as a cisgender, able-bodied white woman and an alcoholic in active recovery.
Photo by Rick Pepper - Old Town Mankato

The Local Stir – Three Lanes for Riverfront

As a property and business owner in Old Town Mankato, Natasha Frost makes the case that the best way to renovate Riverfront Drive is the Three Lane Option.
Coffee and book

The Local Stir – Taking Life 24-Hours at a Time

The principles of recovery can be helpful across many areas of life, including business. Natasha Frost relates how being present in each moment and taking things 24-hours at a time has made a difference.
Asking for help!

The Local Stir – The Art of Accepting Help

Natasha Frost writes about the burden of trying to do everything yourself and the blessing of learning how to ask for help.
Organic Rainbow Colored Carrots

The Local Stir – Diggin’ Roots, Shoots and Boots

Natasha Frost introduces the idea of Farm to Childcare as well as introducing some resources like Roots, Shoots and Boots
Soup and bread

The Local Stir – Soups Warm the Soul

Natasha Frost relates one of her family's holiday traditions centered on soup in this week's Local Stir.
Photo by Gary Pettis - Dakota 38+2 Memorial riders arrive in Mankato on December 26th, 2017

The Local Stir – Supporting Indigenous Efforts

In this week's installment of The Local Stir, Natasha Frost talks about understanding the difficult local history of the interaction between settlers and Indigenous People as well as our responsibility to do what we can to bring about healing.
Mac and Cheese

The Local Stir – What Makes a Good Partnership?

Natasha Frost reflects on her experience with partnerships and what makes a good one in the latest installment of The Local Stir.
Farmers Market Produce

The Local Stir – Making Our Farmers’ Market a Priority

In this week's Local Stir, Natasha Frost helps us understand the importance of purchasing local and more specifically supporting our local farmers market.
The Local Stir - Mankato, MN

The Local Stir — Introductions

The Local Stir is a new blog by the women of Wooden Spoon in Mankato. Here they'll tell stories of their food experiences and help you navigate the local food scene in the Greater Mankato Area.

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