Farms Near Grinnell, IA

Grinnell

Grinnell

Grinnell

Grinnell Farm to Table works as a food hub for roughly 35 Iowa producers, moving dairy, eggs, meat, grains, and produce into the Grinnell area. It started in 1999 as Local Foods Connection in Iowa City and relocated to Grinnell in 2017 to serve rural need directly. Call 641-821-0753 or email [email protected].

Grinnell

Grinnell

Grinnell

Uncle Bill's Farm was once named one of the best pumpkin farms in America by Travel + Leisure, with ten acres of pumpkin picking, a corn maze, a train depot, and farm animals outside Grinnell. The property also runs a gift shop and sells donuts, popcorn, apple cider, and candy apples through the fall season.

North Skunk Sawmill & Market operates out of a rural address on 515th Avenue outside Searsboro, in Poweshiek County. Directories list it under both sawmill and farmers-market categories, suggesting the operation pairs milled lumber with a seasonal market stand, an unusual combination for this stretch of central Iowa. Business records show it's been running since 2005. Call ahead, since hours aren't posted consistently online.

Paul's Grains has milled chemical-free flour and cereal on its Laurel, Iowa farm since Wayne Paul shifted the operation from conventional row crops to organic methods in 1964. Grandson Daniel and son Steve now run the place, selling wheat berries, oat groats, brown rice, quinoa, and a best-selling 7-grain cereal and pancake mix. Since 2013, sales have been local-only, through a small on-farm store open by appointment.

Montezuma

Located in Montezuma, Iowa, Ashley & Zachary Wenke provide meat, produce, eggs & honey to surrounding communities through farmer’s markets, cooperatives and other direct to consumer channels! What started off as a journey to fill their own freezers quickly turned into an adventure to meet the needs of supplying others with nutrient dense, chemical free products as well! How Pleasant Grove Homestead was named Originally, the 6.5 acre plot was in Pleasant Grove township in Barnes City, Iowa. Long

Tama

Red Earth Gardens began in 2013 as an enterprise of the Meskwaki Food Sovereignty Initiative. Our motto is, “growing food, farmers, and community.” As part of the the Meswaki tribe’s Workforce Development Department, we are a unique entity that performs a couple key functions. One role is being a production farm, and we grow organic produce for both the Meskwaki community, as well as for surrounding communities in Central and East Central Iowa. We aim to help people get healthier while we also m

Montour

Hinegardner Orchard grows tree fruit on 295th Street outside Montour, a small Tama County town in the rolling farmland of central Iowa. It's a working orchard property rather than a large tourist destination.

Broadway Street Toledo

Toledo Farmers' Market lines Broadway Street in this Tama County seat in east-central Iowa, not far from the Meskwaki Settlement. Local growers sell seasonal produce direct to neighbors through the market season.

Marshall County Market sets up at 3700 South Center Street in Marshalltown, a second market location alongside the Linn Street Farmers Market downtown. County-name markets like this one usually run under a county fair board or extension office, pulling growers from across Marshall County rather than just the city itself.

Newton Main Street runs this Tuesday market at Legacy Plaza Green Space from June through September, 4 to 6pm. The vendor rules are stricter than most: produce has to be Iowa-grown, and out-of-state goods are only allowed when the local season for that item hasn't started yet. Beyond vegetables, expect farm-raised meat and dairy, jams, honey, baked goods, and handcrafted items sold direct by the makers.

Linn Street Farmers Market sets up at 103 E. Linn Street in downtown Marshalltown, the Marshall County seat. Downtown markets in county-seat towns like this one typically run weekly through the growing season, with growers and a few prepared-food vendors setting up within walking distance of the courthouse square.

Toledo

Upah's Pumpkin Patch is a five-acre operation about a mile northeast of Toledo, growing pumpkins, mini pumpkins, gourds, and squash alongside fall decorations. It's a smaller, straightforward stop compared to the festival-style patches nearby — no corn maze or midway, just a family growing and selling what's in the field that week.

Marshalltown

Appleberry Farm, also known locally as Atha's Orchard, is listed as a Marshalltown-area orchard. Current hours, crop details, and contact information aren't available online — check locally before visiting.

Marshalltown

Iowa Choice Harvest is a food company owned entirely by Iowans that flash-freezes apples, corn, and aronia berries sourced from Iowa growers, then ships them wholesale to retail, foodservice, and institutional buyers across the Midwest. It's a processor and distributor built on Iowa-grown crops, not a roadside farm stand. Email [email protected].

Pella's market runs Thursday evenings, 4 to 7pm, from May through the fall, on Broadway Street in a town better known for its Dutch tulip festival than its produce stands. Vendors bring local produce, honey, nuts, herbs, prepared foods, and jams alongside handmade goods. It's a smaller, evening-hours market built around Pella's downtown foot traffic rather than a weekend destination event.

Albion Farmers Market sets up on South Main Street in this small Marshall County community, not far from the county seat of Marshalltown in central Iowa. Markets this size run on whatever growers bring that week rather than a fixed vendor list, with the season concentrated between June and the first fall frost.

State Center Farmers' Market sets up at 100 West Main Street in this small Marshall County town, known locally as the rose capital of Iowa. Area growers sell seasonal produce direct to local shoppers.

Marengo

This kid-friendly, pick-your-own strawberry farm outside Marengo offers pre-picked flats on request alongside strawberry jam, pies made to order, local honey, and kettle corn. It's a small, family-run operation incorporated in 2011, sized for a Saturday-morning trip rather than a big commercial patch.