Farms Near Princeton, MN

Princeton

Phillips Farmstead is a family farm, run by us, Emily and Christopher Phillips! Both trained artists and makers, life after art school carried us to Los Angeles where we both used our creative minds and hands on skills to work with an architecture firm. While the sunshine and ocean breeze was alluring, we couldn't ignore the fact that "city-life" was just not for us. Christopher's childhood summers spent on the family farm had never left his mind. So when big life changes left us wondering what

Princeton

J Q Fruit Farm is listed on 33rd Street near Princeton, in Mille Lacs County north of the Twin Cities. The name points to fruit, likely orchard or berry crops common to central Minnesota, but no website or current details turned up online. Confirm what's in season directly with the farm.

Princeton

JQ Fruit Farm and Orchard grows pick-your-own blueberries on six acres of roughly 10,000 plants raised herbicide- and pesticide-free, plus u-pick apples with a half-peck minimum and raspberries. It sits on 33rd Street outside Princeton in Mille Lacs County, north of the Twin Cities. Berry picking runs midsummer and apples in early fall, and the farm makes its own products from the harvest.

Princeton

Formed in 1987, the Princeton-Zimmerman Farmers Market Association has run a Saturday market in downtown Princeton for close to 40 years. The summer market sets up at Princeton Mall, 8:30 a.m. to noon, May through October, with every vendor required to sell something grown or made on their own farm — no resellers. A separate Zimmerman location runs on its own schedule at 12950 Fremont Ave.

Princeton

The same association that runs Princeton's summer market keeps a smaller version going through winter: the second Saturday of each month, November through April, 9 a.m. to noon, at the Princeton Mall location on Rum River Drive. The rule holds year-round — every vendor sells only what they grow or make on their own farm, so the lineup shrinks with the season instead of bringing in outside resellers.

Walker Farms operates as a registered Minnesota LLC agricultural business. No product line, city, or public listing turned up online for this operation, so treat it as a name-only entry until the farm confirms what it grows or raises.

Princeton

The Historic Deglman Farm in Princeton traces back to 1934, built around a dairy barn raised in 1946 that now anchors weddings and events. The barn loft holds up to 250 guests, giving the property a rustic, working-farm backdrop rather than a built-for-show venue feel. It's run as a family event business more than a produce or u-pick operation.

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Milaca

Thursdays from 4 to 7 p.m., this market sets up at The Bee inside Maple Ridge Mall, 1000 5th St SE in Milaca. It's run by a local group of growers, farmers, makers, and small businesses selling fresh produce and handcrafted goods, with the market extending into early spring rather than stopping at first frost. Call 320-260-2286 to confirm the current vendor lineup.

Milaca

Milaca's market doesn't fully shut down for winter — it continues at The Bee in Maple Ridge Mall on a Thursday schedule, run by the same local group of growers, farmers, and makers behind the warm-season market at that address. Expect a smaller, more craft-and-baked-goods-heavy lineup than summer, since fresh produce thins out with the season. Call 320-260-2286 for current hours.

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Saint Francis

Manahan Stables offers private, year-round horseback riding and driving lessons near Saint Francis, from first-time beginners through advanced competitors. A heated indoor arena keeps lessons going through Minnesota winters, and the barn provides lesson horses matched to each rider's level, with students starting at age six. It draws riders from Andover, Anoka, Ham Lake, Zimmerman, and Coon Rapids. Ray Manahan and Kris Brutoco run the program.

Cambridge

Big Lake

Nowthen

June-bearing strawberries are the main crop, ready mid-June for two to three weeks, sold U-pick at $3.85 a pound or pre-picked by the quart and flat. The family farm also sells rhubarb, sweet corn, farm eggs, maple syrup, and homemade jams, and brings berries to the Maple Grove Farmers Market. Buckets and take-home flats are provided in the patch near Nowthen.

Ogilvie

Sharratt Berry Farm runs a strawberry u-pick outside Ogilvie in Kanabec County, north of the metro. June is the season: pick your own in the field or arrange farm pickup of berries already picked. Yields run around a pound per plant in a good year. A June-focused berry farm with a short, weather-driven window.

Becker

Cut-your-own Christmas trees are the draw here, with short-needle spruce from four to twenty feet plus a smaller supply of white pine, balsam, and Fraser fir. The Petersons have farmed trees around Becker since 1956, and Lee later added an apple orchard, so fall brings U-pick apples before the December tree season. Trees grow naturally green. Bring a saw or borrow one at the lot off 149th Avenue.

Elk River

This Saturday market runs at Goose Lake Farm and Winery in Nowthen, 10am to 4pm from May through October. Everything sold is grown or made in Minnesota, from fresh produce and specialty foods to original artwork and estate wines. Shoppers can tour the vineyard, watch craft demos, taste wine, and visit the farm animals while they browse. The site sits on 213th Avenue NW, northwest of Elk River.

Elk River

Thursdays, 3 to 7 p.m. in June and July, shortening to 3-6 p.m. in September, at the corner of County Road 5 and Nowthen Blvd near Elk River. Vendors sell vegetables, fruit, honey, beef, artisan bread, jams, soaps, and natural dog treats, with live music most weeks. The market carries a 4.7-star rating across 36 reviews.

Elk River

Becker

The Snake River Farm, established 1970 in Becker on Sherburne County's Snake River, pasture-raises grass-fed bison, beef, lamb, and hogs across native prairie, oak savanna, and wooded lowlands — supplying over 500 Minnesota families by the quarter and half, and even the local schools with grass-fed ground beef. The farm pasture-harvests to minimize stress, trains adopted BLM mustangs, taps maple syrup, and welcomes educational tours by appointment, complete with a one-room schoolhouse and farm museum.

Becker

Since our founding in 2003, Thousand Hills has been focused on one Mission: To nourish the soil, the plants, cattle, and people by holistically grazing cattle for their lifetime. What began as a passion to simply share the nutritional benefits of Lifetime Grazed 100% Grass Fed Beef with more people has evolved into a full embrace of regenerative agriculture—with its many critical benefits to people and planet. After a 20-year career working in conventional food marketing, I returned to the farm

Elk River

Beck's Elk River Greenhouse and Vegetable Farm has grown produce on 100 acres about 4.5 miles west of Elk River since 1959, now into a fourth generation. The greenhouse sells hanging baskets, patio pots, bedding plants, vegetable starts, and seeds, while the farm offers homegrown sweet corn, tomatoes, canning vegetables, and pick-your-own or pre-picked strawberries in season. It's open daily through the growing season.

Elk River

Goracke Trees is a small tree farm listed on County Road 14 near Elk River, in Sherburne County northwest of the Twin Cities. Very little about it is published online, so hours and current stock are best confirmed with the farm directly.

Big Lake

Ogilvie

We are a husband and wife team, growing food along with our 4 children. We are passionate about growing nutrient-rich food for our community. You’re going to buy food anyways, why not use your food dollars to support the local food movement? (: join us

Big Lake

This indoor market runs the third Saturday of every month, November through April, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Big Lake City Hall, 160 Lake St N. Everything sold is homemade or homegrown — seasonal produce, meat, eggs, and baked goods — with free parking, live music, and a Market Bucks matching program for SNAP/EBT shoppers. The November date usually includes free photos with Santa.

Big Lake

A Christmas tree grower operating near Big Lake since 1979, Tallakson's also sells at the seasonal Big Lake Farmers' Market from June through October alongside produce, plant and craft vendors. Business records list it under wholesale Christmas trees, and directory addresses conflict between Big Lake and nearby communities. Details online are thin beyond the tree business and the farmers-market presence.

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Clear Lake

B&J Evergreen grows Christmas and landscape trees across a 200-acre spread in Clear Lake. In December you can cut your own or grab a pre-cut tree, plus wreaths and holiday greenery. The rest of the year the farm sells landscape-sized evergreens and shade trees. A working tree farm rather than a one-weekend lot.

Otsego

Otsego

Otsego's farmers market runs Tuesdays from 3 to 6 p.m. through late August, set up in the Coborn's grocery store parking lot rather than a dedicated market square. It's a straightforward weekly stop for this fast-growing Wright County suburb northwest of the Twin Cities. The city itself organizes it — questions go through Otsego City Hall rather than a separate market board.

St. Francis

Roselawn Stables has run summer youth horse camps beside the Rum River in Saint Francis since 1989, making it one of the Twin Cities' longest continuously operating horse camps. The stable offers horsemanship day camps, boarding, and overnight horse camping, plus horse-drawn hayrides and winter sleigh rides. It sits on Rum River Boulevard northwest of the Twin Cities.

Saint Francis

Roselawn Heritage Farms has worked land in northern Anoka County for more than a century, with the current farm market and agritourism operation dating to 1989. Sitting about a mile and a half north of Saint Francis High School, the farm sells locally grown food direct from the property and describes its mission as reconnecting visitors to the land they eat from.

Mora

Knife Lake Farm is a small agritourism operation on Jade Street in Mora, in Kanabec County's Knife Lake area east of town. Beyond its listing, little about the farm is published online, so its current crops and visiting hours are best confirmed by contacting the farm directly.

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Anoka

Berry Hill Farm has picked strawberries and raspberries outside Anoka since 1991, across 100 acres. Strawberries typically ripen mid-June and raspberries around the Fourth of July, running $3.90 a pound for u-pick, with pumpkin picking and wagon rides added each fall. Hours shift with the harvest, so the farm runs a berry hotline, 763-600-4870, for daily updates.

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Becker

Becker Farmers Market sets up Fridays from 3 to 6 p.m., mid-June through late September, at the Becker Community Center. Vendors bring farm-fresh produce, baked treats, canned goods, and handmade items to this Sherburne County market, which draws a steady following of over 1,600 on Facebook.

Stanchfield

Dew Fresh Produce has grown pick-your-own and pre-picked berries near Stanchfield since 2000, with June strawberries followed by fall-bearing raspberries. Beyond the berries, the farm sells squash, pumpkins, rhubarb, seasonal sweet corn, and bulk fall carrots, and offers u-pick apples in autumn. It sits on 375th Avenue in Isanti County. Call (763) 689-2282 for current picking conditions.

Elk River

A family garden center, greenhouse and produce market on Adams Street in Elk River, running since 1980. The market sells annuals, hanging baskets, fresh produce, sweet corn and pumpkins, plus garden decor and locally made goods. Berry picking is offered in season. The family also hosts weddings on the property through a separate venue business. Call (763) 427-6023 or see riversidefarmsmn.com.

Dave Whitney's family moved to this Stanchfield farm in 1987, and it now runs as a father-son operation with son Jacob. Dave tends pick-your-own strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries, while Jacob grows University of Minnesota apple varieties like SweeTango, Honeycrisp, SnowSweet, Zestar, Haralson, Frostbite, and Honeygold. Fall brings sweet corn, squash, pumpkins, potatoes, and onions. The farm sits in Isanti County, north of Cambridge.

Monticello

The Monticello Community Center on Walnut St hosts an indoor winter market starting in November, with vendors selling fresh produce, canned goods, baked goods, maple syrup, honey, plants, meat, and cheese. It's a smaller-scale continuation of the Thursday summer market held at the library, mid-May through September.

Norm's sells home-grown produce seven days a week, 8am to 6pm, at 10568 125th Avenue SE in Becker. Regulars come for the sweet corn and a rotating spread of seasonal vegetables, with pumpkins and gourds filling the stand each fall. It holds a 4.9-star rating across dozens of reviews. Call (763) 261-4267 for what's picked.

Monticello

Monticello

Fresh Acres runs a fall festival on 72nd Street NE in Monticello, open Fridays through Sundays from early September. Two farmers left corporate careers to start the place in 2016 and added the first corn maze in 2018. The larger maze covers about 2.3 miles of paths, and a smaller one suits kids under 8. Admission also covers the pumpkin patch, petting zoo, inflatables, a corn pit, and weekend wagon rides.

Monticello

Fresh Acres Farm runs a fall festival on 72nd Street NE in Monticello, in Wright County northwest of the Twin Cities. The festival brings a corn maze, pumpkin patch, petting zoo, inflatables, a combine slide, and a corn cannon, with admission around $13. The farm grows non-GMO produce, opens a sunflower field in August, and raises pasture-raised animals. The corn maze reopens in mid-September.

Albertville

The Albertville Lions Club runs this Thursday market, 3 to 7 PM, June through the end of September, in Central Park on Main Avenue NE. Vendors sell locally grown produce and handcrafted goods. Vendors or shoppers with questions can call (763) 443-5621 or email [email protected].

Ramsey

Run by New Life Church at the corner of 167th and Hwy 47 in Ramsey, this Saturday market (9 a.m. to 1 p.m., May 20 to September 9) donates 10% of proceeds to the New Life Food Shelf. It's a SNAP-approved retailer built around a stated mission to link the church and the surrounding community.

Set in downtown Isanti at 17 Main Street West, this market sells naturally grown local produce alongside fresh-food vendors, artisans, and the occasional local musician. It pulls growers and makers from the surrounding Isanti County area through the warm-season run. The current vendor schedule is posted at isantifamilyfarmersmarket.org.

Isanti

Broken Tree Horse and Harness is a horse and harness operation listed in Isanti, in the Anoka and Isanti County horse country north of the Twin Cities. Little public information exists online about its current hours or services. Anyone planning a visit should contact the business directly to confirm what it offers.

Isanti

Cambridge runs both a summer and winter market: Saturdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., May through October, in the City Hall parking lot at 300 3rd Ave NE, and a scaled-back first-and-third-Saturday winter version at City Center Mall. The summer market accepts SNAP/EBT and features local growers, produce, and handmade goods, plus free gardening consultations.

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Isanti

The Neighborhood Market draws roughly 50 vendors and five food trucks to the Isanti area every Friday from 1 to 6 p.m., spring through fall. It has grown into one of the larger weekly markets in Isanti County, mixing produce growers with makers of baked goods, crafts, and prepared food. The market's Facebook page has built a following of more than 4,000 locals who use it to track weekly vendor lineups and weather closures.

Cambridge

Cambridge Farmers' Market has run for more than 30 years, still meeting Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., May through October, at 122 Buchanan St N. Vendors sell vegetables, fruit, berries, meat, honey, artisan bread, eggs, pickles, jams, plants, and flowers, and the market runs programming aimed at getting kids and seniors cooking with what's in season. SNAP and Market Bucks both work here.

Isanti

Green Barn Garden Center is a third-generation family greenhouse and nursery on Highway 65 in Isanti, growing most of its annuals and perennials on site since 1957. Alongside plants it runs a small produce stand, garden workshops, and a sunflower field across the highway with food trucks and timed bloom updates. Summer brings fresh produce grown on the surrounding farm.

Monticello

Brad and Bess Munsterteiger have run this Wright County farm since 2000, opening for pick-your-own strawberries in June and blueberries in July. Picking containers and carry-home flats are provided. Garlic follows in August, and cut-your-own flowers run from late June into fall. The couple keeps honeybees too, selling honey, lip balm, lotion bars, and beeswax wraps year-round. Daily updates on what's ripe post to their site and phone line.