Produce Farms near Brainerd, MN

Brainerd

Boys-N-Berries is a berry farm on Mathias Road outside Brainerd, in the lakes country of central Minnesota. No website, phone, or social listing turned up in research — call ahead or check local farmers markets to confirm what's in season.

Brainerd

Brainerd

Nelson-Shine Produce is a family-run vegetable farm near Brainerd that grows and sells a wide range of vegetables through the summer and runs a CSA. The Nelsons recently wound down a poultry-processing side of the business to focus on produce. Members and drop-in buyers order vegetables in season directly from the farm; Ron handles orders.

Nisswa

Jake and Scout's Berry Farm was a pick-your-own blueberry and cut-flower farm in the Brainerd Lakes area near Nisswa, started by Lise Herren, with Wednesday evening s'mores a fixture of its early seasons. The property sold in 2019 to Todd and Tracy Linbo, who now run it as Double T Acres, still offering u-pick blueberries off County Road 29.

Lake Shore

Pick-your-own strawberries run from mid-June to mid-July near Brainerd, open 7am to 5pm daily until the patch is picked out. Blueberries follow around mid-July, available Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays from 7am to noon. You can pick your own or have the crew pick for you, and families are welcome. The farm is on Mail Route Road. Call 218-839-2665 to check the day's picking.

Little Falls

Pine River

A pick-your-own blueberry farm going since 1994 at 1824 36th Avenue SW in Pine River, up in north-central lakes country. The family grows Minnesota-bred Northblue blueberries without chemicals, opening late July through August, 9am to noon or by appointment. Rows fill fast, so they suggest calling (218) 587-2752 or checking Facebook for picking conditions before the drive.

Elm Island Lake Berry Farm has grown u-pick strawberries and raspberries since 1997 on small fields ringed by woods and hay meadows, six and a half miles southeast of Aitkin on County Road 12. Picking usually runs from late June into mid-July. Hours shift with the crop, so the farm asks pickers to call ahead for daily conditions; pre-picked berries need a few hours' notice. Reach them at (218) 927-3087.