Agritourism & Farm Experiences in Minnesota

Aamodt's Apple Farm, Inc.

Stillwater, MN

Aamodt's Apple Farm has grown apples near Stillwater since Thor and Lucille Aamodt planted the orchard in 1948, now spanning more than 50 acres and 6,000 trees. Fall weekends bring wagon rides, pony rides, a hay-bale maze, a barnyard, apples, bakery goods, pumpkins, and the farm's apple brats. The barn also holds a hard cider operation, and Saint Croix Vineyards shares the site for wine tasting and tours.

Abbies Acres Berry Farm

Bemidji, MN

Abbie's Acres Berry Farm grows berries on Sunnyside Road south of Bemidji in north-central Minnesota. Short northern summers here suit strawberries and raspberries, usually ready to pick in July. No website or hours turned up in a search, so contact the farm directly or watch local listings for the picking window, which is brief and weather-dependent.

Afton Apple Orchards

Hastings, MN

The Femling family has run Afton Apple Orchards in Hastings since 1989, growing apples, raspberries, strawberries, and pumpkins across 250 acres in the St. Croix Valley. Pick your own or buy fruit already harvested at peak ripeness. Fall brings a 15-acre corn maze, hayrides, and a petting farm, making it one of the larger u-pick operations in the south metro.

Afton Raspberry Company

Afton, MN

Afton Raspberry Company is a pick-your-own raspberry farm on Neal Avenue South in Afton, east of the Twin Cities near the St. Croix River. The fields open seven days a week, 8am until dark, through the summer raspberry season. It sits in the same orchard-rich pocket of Washington County as several apple farms.

A & G Corn Maze

Saint Joseph, MN

A & G Corn Maze cuts an eight-acre maze in two phases near Saint Joseph, a quick beginner loop and a longer 45-to-60-minute puzzle, named for the owners' two oldest kids, Akeelah and Gavin. The fall festival started in 2010 and adds a giant jumping pillow, goat fishing, human hamster wheels, human foosball, and pumpkins. It runs weekends from late September through late October.

Alexis Bailly Vineyard

Hastings, MN

Alexis Bailly Vineyard planted Minnesota's first commercial vineyard in Hastings in 1973 and in 1978 released the first wines made entirely from Minnesota-grown grapes. Nan Bailly, daughter of the founder, now runs the winery. Visitors taste wines, walk the vines, play bocce, and picnic on the grounds, with a deli and a gift shop stocked with local food and crafts. It's about 30 miles from Minneapolis.

A maze'n Farmyard

Eden Valley, MN

Open since 2004, this family entertainment farm near Eden Valley centers on a 19,000-square-foot maze, plus giant slides, two mini-golf courses, five bounce houses, pony rides and a corn pit. A petting area lets kids feed goats, pigs and bunnies, and school groups come for programs on animal care and dairy farming. It holds an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau. Find it on State Highway 55; call (320) 453-6901.

Ames Farm

Delano, MN

Brian Fredericksen founded Ames Farm in 1994 and now tends roughly 450 hives across 20 bee yards in central Minnesota. The honey is raw, unheated, and single-source — separate batches of basswood, buckwheat, and wildflower rather than one blended jar — plus honeycomb, creamed honey, and beeswax candles. Ames Farm's basswood honey has won multiple blue ribbons at the Minnesota State Fair.

Andersons Rock Creek Relics Corn Maze

Rush City, MN

Anderson's Rock Creek Relics runs a corn maze on Forest Boulevard outside Rush City, with a second puzzle course laid out beside the main field. Weekend visitors get hayrides, a barrel train, and face painting for kids, plus a threshing and sawing show with antique tractors and working gas engines. The maze typically opens weekends from late September through mid-October, noon to 6 p.m., $5 admission.

APPLE JACK ORCHARDS

Delano, MN

Apple Jack Orchards has drawn Twin Cities families to the banks of the Crow River in Delano for more than 30 years, across 90 acres of apples, u-pick raspberries, pumpkins, and squash. A 100-year-old barn houses the Olde Barn Gift Shop and bakery, selling jams, sauces, and fresh baked goods alongside wagon rides and fall entertainment.

Apple Ridge Orchard & Vineyard

Mazeppa, MN

Apple Ridge Orchard & Vineyard operated north of Rochester near Mazeppa for 42 years, offering u-pick apples, grapes, and pumpkins. The owners announced their retirement and closed the business, according to the farm's Facebook page. This is a closed operation, not an active orchard — confirm before making the drive.

Apple Shack

Hutchinson, MN

Apple Shack sits just north of Hutchinson on Highway 15, a quick day trip from the Twin Cities for apple picking. The stand keeps limited hours — Saturdays and Sundays, with weekday visits by appointment only — so a call ahead is worth it before driving out.

Apple Tree-O

Delano, MN

Apple Tree-O is an orchard listing in Delano, in the same Wright County apple country as several larger u-pick operations nearby. No website, phone, or social page turned up in research — worth a call to confirm before visiting.

Applewood Orchard

Lakeville, MN

Sixteen apple varieties grow across this 32-acre orchard south of Lakeville, including Honeycrisp, Zestar! and SweeTango, alongside a pick-your-own pumpkin patch. Apple picking, weekend hayrides, a hedge maze and a corn pit are free; a jumping pillow, sunflower field and corn maze carry an admission fee. The shop stocks apples, local honey and baked goods. Planted in 1991, the orchard recently changed hands and reopened with revamped fall activities. Reach them at [email protected].

Aronia Acres

Waseca, MN

Two acres of organic aronia bushes, roughly 2,000 Viking-variety plants, grow here outside Waseca, planted in 2018. Aronia berries run high in antioxidants but are too astringent to eat raw, so pickers turn them into jam, syrup, juice, tea, and wine. U-pick usually opens in mid-August, when the wide rows make for quick picking. Call 507-461-0768 first, since the schedule shifts each year.

Aronia Berries, LLC

Waseca, MN

Aronia Berries, LLC grows aronia (chokeberries) near Waseca in south-central Minnesota. Aronia is a hardy native berry raised for juice, jam, and its high antioxidant content, harvested in late summer. A search surfaced no public website, hours, or ordering page, so contact the grower directly about fresh or frozen berry availability.

Auntie Annie's Fields

Dundas, MN

Auntie Annie's Fields raises meat chickens, laying hens, and a few hogs each year on organic feed and pasture, about 45 minutes south of Minneapolis. Owner Elizabeth O'Sullivan named the farm for her great-aunt Anne. The hens are a slower-growing breed suited to pasture life. Eggs reach Twin Cities homes through TC Farms and turn up as a CSA add-on at nearby Open Hands Farm, plus on the menus at Martha's Eats and Treats and Raven's Nest Cafe.

Austins Mohair

Harmony, MN

Austin's Mohair raises angora goats in Harmony and turns their fleece into mohair socks and yarn. Ada and Jim Austin started the farm over twenty-five years ago; today a network of home-based knitters handcrafts the finished goods. The socks are the signature product, sold through the farm's online store. A veteran-owned operation in Minnesota's southeastern bluff country.

Axdahl's Garden Farm

Stillwater, MN

The Axdahl family has run this roadside stand in the St. Croix Valley on Manning Avenue for more than three decades, known for sweet corn, green beans, tomatoes and other vegetables grown without GMOs. Spring brings annuals, hanging baskets and garden plants; the season runs from mid-April clear through Christmas. Fall adds a pick-your-own pumpkin patch, corn maze and farm animals, and winter shifts to cut Christmas trees and custom wreaths. Email [email protected].

Ball Bluff Farms LLC

Jacobson, MN

Listed as Ball Bluff Farms, this Jacobson operation is better known as Ball Bluff Kennels, where Chuck and his family have bred Chesapeake Bay Retrievers for over 40 years alongside German Shorthaired Pointers and Weimaraners. Dogs compete in AKC and UKC hunt tests and conformation shows. The farm also runs sleigh and hay rides seasonally on its north-central Minnesota property.

Barten Pumpkins

New Prague, MN

Roman and Fran Barten have run Barten Pumpkins for more than 30 years, about 45 minutes southwest of the Twin Cities in New Prague. The patch grows more than 45 varieties of pumpkins, squash, and gourds, plus broom corn and straw bales for fall decorating. Admission is free, with photo spots, games, and live music on select weekends.

Becks Farm

Elk River, MN

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.

Ben's Berry Farm

Hinckley, MN

Ben's Berry Farm offers pick-your-own raspberries and strawberries near Hinckley in east-central Minnesota's Pine County. It shows up across regional u-pick directories but keeps little presence online beyond a phone listing. Berry season here typically runs from late June through midsummer. Call ahead to confirm ripening and picking hours before visiting.

Berry and Bloom Farm LLC

Chatfield, MN

Berry and Bloom Farm bills itself as southeast Minnesota's only u-pick blueberry and flower farm, growing both on the same ground outside Chatfield. Beyond berry picking, the farm sells bouquets, runs seasonal workshops, plants a sunflower field, and hosts an annual festival. It's a farm built around two crops that don't usually share an acre.

Berry Hill Farm

Anoka, MN

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.

Big Springs Farm Pumpkins & Corn Maze, LLC

Lanesboro, MN

Big Springs Farm runs a ten-acre corn maze with multiple trail routes on an active farm outside Lanesboro, alongside a u-pick pumpkin patch and more than 20 other activities — a goat pen, sunflower field, jump pad, and corn pit among them. One admission covers everything on-site. The farm opens weekends and MEA breaks from mid-September through Halloween.

Bird Island Berries

Bird Island, MN

Bird Island Berries runs a farm stand and u-pick fields in Bird Island, in the Renville County farm belt west of the metro. Asparagus comes first in spring, followed by raspberries in summer, sold both picked and pick-your-own. The stand rounds out with other locally grown produce as it comes in.

B&J Evergreen

Clear Lake, MN

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.

Blackbirds & Blueberries

Cloquet, MN

Blackbirds & Blueberries grows seven varieties of blueberries across 35 acres outside Cloquet, all chemical-free and open for u-pick from late July through August. Berries come pre-picked or straight off the bush, and the farm takes cash or personal checks only, no cards. It's a smaller, single-crop operation built around one short northern Minnesota season.

Blue Acres

Clearwater, MN

Blue Acres grows blueberries using natural methods on Franklin Road in Clearwater, selling both pick-your-own and pre-picked berries along with honey from hives on the farm. The setup includes a picnic area and restrooms for visitors during the summer picking season. The farm has operated since 2010. Blueberry ripening shifts year to year, so check the farm's updates before driving out.

Blueberry Fields of Stillwater LLC

Stillwater, MN

Blueberry Fields of Stillwater is a family-run u-pick blueberry farm about four miles northwest of Stillwater, managed by Summer Kuehn and her son alongside Haden Hausken. Picking opens whenever the berries are ready each summer, with some pre-picked berries available too. The farm has organized volunteer field-maintenance days during the off-season to keep the bushes healthy.

Blueberry Meadows

Grand Rapids, MN

Blueberry Meadows grows blueberries near Grand Rapids in Itasca County, in the northern Minnesota lake and forest country where cultivated blueberries do well. Picking usually runs from mid-July into August, depending on the season. No website or hours were verifiable online, so check locally for ripening updates before driving out to pick.

Blueberry Summer

St Cloud, MN

Blueberry Summer is a blueberry farm in the St. Cloud area of central Minnesota, in Stearns County along the Mississippi River. Cultivated blueberries here ripen from mid-July through August, when u-pick farms open their rows. A search surfaced no website or specific hours, so watch local listings for opening dates during the short picking window.

Blue Earth Fall Festival & Shopping Extravaganza

Garden City, MN

The Fall Festival & Shopping Extravaganza fills the Blue Earth County Fairgrounds in Garden City each October with two buildings of artisans, crafters, and vendors selling handmade gifts. The event adds kids' games and craft activities, concession-stand food and hot drinks, and a trunk-or-treat where decorated cars hand out candy. The Blue Earth County Fair organization hosts it at 340 Fairgrounds Street.

Boys-N-Berries

Brainerd, MN

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.

Brambling Rows Farm

Brainerd, MN

Brambling Rows Farm is a family-run farm and greenhouse in the Brainerd Lakes area growing pick-your-own raspberries and grapes in summer, plus heirloom tomatoes, asparagus, rhubarb, garlic, melons, and a hydroponic lettuce they developed. John and Ruth Jansen started it out of a love for horticulture, and Travis and Rachel Cobb took over in 2019. Their produce also shows up at the Nisswa and Brainerd farmers markets.

Brand Farms

Farmington, MN

Brand Farms started as a dairy farm near Farmington when German immigrants Anton and Marie Brand bought the land in 1957, and four generations later Aaron Brand farms it with his father, John. The farm sells free-range eggs year-round and runs a u-pick apple orchard, with a store carrying apples, meats, butter, jams, salsas, and pickled goods. Fall adds hayrides, u-pick pumpkins, apple cider donuts, and school tours.

Bridgewater Produce Farm

Northfield, MN

Bridgewater Produce Farm has grown fruits and vegetables two miles from downtown Northfield for more than 50 years. Fall brings a 6-acre corn maze, billed as the largest south of the river, plus a u-pick pumpkin patch with more than 30 varieties of pumpkins, gourds, and squash, hayrides, yard games, and a corn box.

Broken tree Horse and Harness Inc.

Isanti, MN

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.

Broody Hen Farm

West Concord, MN

Broody Hen Farm sells fertile hatching eggs and heritage chicken breeds from West Concord in southern Minnesota. The focus is small-flock poultry: rare and heritage birds bred for hatching rather than commercial egg volume. The farm also hosts farm-to-table gatherings and hands-on visits through the season.

Brouwer Berries

Raymond, MN

Dan Brouwer planted 1,500 strawberry plants here in 1998, and the u-pick field near Raymond now draws around 10,000 pickers across a three-week May-and-June harvest. Dan and Sarah Brouwer run it, and customers drive in from as far as Duluth and Fargo. WCCO named it Minnesota's Best in 2016. It's one of the westernmost pick-your-own strawberry farms in the state. Call ahead during peak season for daily picking conditions.

Buffalo River Pumpkin Patch

Glyndon, MN

Buffalo River Pumpkin Patch opens weekends from late September through October on Highway 10 in Glyndon, near Fargo-Moorhead. A single gate fee covers most attractions: a petting zoo, straw maze with hay-bale slides, duck races, a Cowboy Camp with roping and stationary ponies, and Papa Bob's Village of pioneer scarecrows. Horse-drawn rides and barrel cars cost extra, and a general store rounds out the visit.

Cannon River Winery

Cannon Falls, MN

Cannon River Winery handcrafts its wine on-site in a former Chevrolet dealership in downtown Cannon Falls, a building on the National Register of Historic Places. The grapes come from more than 9,000 vines across 40 acres in Minnesota's Sogn Valley. The tasting room and kitchen serves sandwiches, flatbreads, and charcuterie, and the winery hosts live music, seasonal festivals, and vineyard weddings. It opened in 2004, midway between St. Paul and Rochester.

Carothers Country Farm and Fiber Mill

Minnesota City, MN

Carothers Country Farm runs a fiber mill in the Whitewater Valley near Minnesota City, processing raw wool, alpaca, and mohair into roving and yarn for other fiber producers. The farm keeps a herd of Argentine llamas and offers llama-focused visits alongside the mill work. A processing operation first, with agritourism on the side.

Carters' Red Wagon Farm

Park Rapids, MN

Carter's Red Wagon Farm traces back to 1955, when Russell Carter sold tomatoes off a wagon along Highway 71 before buying land near Park Rapids. Today the farm grows asparagus, rhubarb, and strawberries, with pick-your-own strawberries the only on-farm activity, usually starting in late June. Other produce is sold at The Red Barn in Park Rapids and at the Park Rapids and Walker farmers' markets. Call ahead, since hours track the harvest.

Castle Rock Orchard

Farmington, MN

Castle Rock Orchard grows more than 1,350 dwarf apple trees on a trellis system across two acres, three miles south of Farmington and Lakeville on Highway 3. Pick-your-own varieties include Zestar, SweeTango, SnowSweet, Chestnut Crab, and Honeycrisp. The farm also sells pumpkins, squash, gourds, cucumbers, and tomatoes, plus homemade apple butter, jams, and preserves. Reach them at (651) 463-7387.

Cenco Farms Inc dba Afton Apple Orchard

Hastings, MN

Afton Apple Orchard, run by Cenco Farms, is one of the larger pick-your-own operations in the Twin Cities metro, at 14421 90th Street South near Hastings in Washington County. It opens for u-pick apples and pumpkins in fall alongside a corn maze and hayrides, and picks strawberries and raspberries earlier in summer. The orchard's website carries current picking conditions and hours.

Center Creek Orchard's pumpkin patch

East Chain, MN

Center Creek Orchard sells apples and pick-your-own pumpkins from its Apple Barn near East Chain, south of Fairmont, with no gate fee to shop. The fall festival side charges admission for roughly twenty activities, including hayrides, zip lines, a jump pad, superslide, barrel rides, and an apple sling. School groups and private events book through the orchard directly.

Cherith Farms

Belle Plaine, MN

Berries and produce grown without chemical pesticides, with weeds pulled by hand, on this Belle Plaine farm off Raven Road. Beyond raspberries, you can pick beans, corn, cucumbers, peppers, squash, tomatoes, and pumpkins. The farm also raises free-range hens for eggs and makes jams, jellies, apple products, and homemade bread. There are no set hours anymore, so visits are by appointment. Call 507-665-5055 to arrange one.

Cherry Leaf Farm

Northfield, MN

Cherry Leaf Farm grew an unusual crop for Minnesota: 650 bushes of cold-hardy tart cherries, planted by owner John Porterfield after two years of research into varieties that survive the climate. The farm also offered u-pick raspberries and strawberries at its Decker Avenue site outside Northfield. It has since closed permanently. The cherry bushes were chosen to yield a sweeter tart fruit than standard orchard trees.

Chester Berry Farm

Rochester, MN

Chester Berry Farm grows eight acres of strawberries on the southeast edge of Rochester, with pick-your-own rows and pre-picked berries harvested fresh daily. The season generally runs June into August, weather permitting, and the farm also sells other fruits and vegetables as they come in. It takes cash and checks. Ripening varies year to year, so call ahead before picking.

Chub Lake Blueberries

Carlton, MN

Chub Lake Blueberries is a listed blueberry operation near Carlton, in the lake country south of Duluth. No website, phone, or social page turned up in research — worth a call or a drive-by to confirm the season before counting on it.

Coffman Apple Orchard

Wheaton, MN

This roadside apple orchard north of Wheaton appears to have closed permanently, with its website and Facebook page gone as of 2024. While it operated, it sold Honeycrisp and Harrel Red apples along with pumpkins, butternut and buttercup squash and gourds from a stand open around the clock, September through mid-November. It sat on US Highway 75 near the South Dakota border in far western Minnesota.

Cook's Country Connection

Cook, MN

Cook's Country Connection is a petting farm and event venue on Vermilion Drive in Cook, in St. Louis County near Lake Vermilion in northern Minnesota. Visitors meet llamas, goats, mini horses, and Kunekune pigs, and the farm runs day camps, a farm store, mobile zoo visits, and events like goat yoga and live music. It's open seasonally from May through October.

Corn Maze in Sauk Rapids

Sauk Rapids, MN

A seasonal fall corn maze on Mayhew Lake Road NE outside Sauk Rapids, in Benton County along the Mississippi River. No independent website, phone, or social page turned up in research — check local Sauk Rapids-area event listings before planning a visit.

Country Blossom Farm, LLC

Alexandria, MN

The Heald family has run Country Blossom Farm on 100 acres beside Interstate 94 outside Alexandria since 2009. They grow 15-plus apple varieties and press their own cider, both fresh and hard, and the bakery turns out donuts, hand pies, and take-and-bake pies. Fall brings a pumpkin patch, seven-acre corn maze, u-pick apples and raspberries, plus a giant jumping pillow, corn pit, and pedal-cart track. Strawberry u-pick runs earlier in the season.

Country Corn Maze

Warroad, MN

Billed as Minnesota's farthest-north corn maze, this eight-acre maze near Warroad can take up to an hour to finish. Admission covers unlimited trips through the maze plus hayrides, a bale castle, campfires, mini mazes, and mazeyard games. Kids climb the giant bale mountain and pick from the 'Pickin' Patch' pumpkin field, and the concession stand sells hot dogs and glow gear for flashlight nights. Reach them at (218) 469-3390.

Country Sun Farm and Greenhouses

Stillwater, MN

Country Sun Farm has sold hanging baskets, bedding plants, patio pots, annuals, and vegetables on Highway 36 near Stillwater for more than 40 years. Its spring season runs from late April through mid-June, then a fall season from mid-September to Halloween adds hayrides and a corn maze on weekends. The farm sits on the south side of Highway 36 between Lake Elmo and Manning avenues.

Covered Bridge Farm

Forest Lake, MN

Covered Bridge Farm is a choose-and-cut Christmas tree farm north of Forest Lake, selling Balsam, Canaan, and Fraser fir along with Meyer and Norway spruce, plus wreaths and garland. In late summer and fall it also offers pre-picked apples such as Honeycrisp, Zestar, Haralson, Honeygold, and Oriole, and Summer Crisp and Luscious pears. The farm has run since 1995. It sits about four miles north of Hugo on US 61.

Cowhorn Crossing Farm

Grand Rapids, MN

The Rasmussen family opens their working farm outside Grand Rapids each fall with tractor-drawn hayrides, a corn maze, hay mazes, slides and a petting zoo, plus pumpkins, gourds and squash for sale and a snack bar. Little kids get their own play area and fall crafts. Admission runs $9 for ages two and up, and the farm books group tours for school and youth groups. Open through October 31. Email [email protected].

Croix Farm Orchard

Hastings, MN

Croix Farm Orchard offers pick-your-own apples, a pumpkin patch, and a corn maze on St. Croix Trail south of Hastings, run by John and Kay Leadholm. Weekend wagon rides carry visitors out to the pumpkins, and a small barnyard of goats, rabbits, and chickens is open for petting and photos. A food truck sells fried treats and apple cider. Admission is free; picking bags and the corn maze cost extra.

Crow River Winery

Hutchinson, MN

Crow River Winery raises cold-climate grapes across five vineyards on 32 acres surrounding Hutchinson, and has handcrafted its wine on-site since 2004. The tasting room and bistro opens seven days a week for wine, beer, cider, and food, and the events center holds up to 400 guests. The property sits along the Luce Line State Trail and hosts festivals, live music, and comedy nights. Call (320) 587-2922.

Crypticon Farm

New Brighton, MN

Crypticon Farm is listed on Cleveland Avenue in New Brighton, a first-ring Twin Cities suburb where working farms are rare. No website, contact details, or activity descriptions could be verified online, and the directory address is incomplete. Treat the listing as unconfirmed until reached directly.

Deardorff Orchards

Waconia, MN

Deardorff Orchards spreads across 120 acres near Lake Waconia, with 12 apple varieties on more than 3,000 pick-your-own trees and five cold-climate wine grapes on some 3,100 vines. The 125-year-old barn houses Parley Lake Winery and its tasting room, pouring wines made from the estate grapes. Apple season runs late August into early November, with hayrides and a pumpkin patch, plus a shop selling mums, local honey, jams, cider, and pumpkins.

Dehn's Pumpkins

Dayton, MN

Dehn's runs a 20-acre pick-your-own pumpkin patch in Dayton alongside a 15-acre corn maze, pumpkin cannons, and an 80-by-120-foot corn pit. Weekend hayrides carry visitors out to the field, and October Friday and Saturday nights add a flashlight corn maze. The marketplace and patch stay free to enter; a per-person fee covers the attractions. The season runs late September through Halloween. Reach them at (763) 742-3550.

Delights Farm

Buffalo, MN

Delights is a seasonal market set inside a converted barn a few miles from downtown Buffalo. The owners open for three or four weekends each spring and fall, filling the open barn space with handcrafted goods, vintage furniture, home decor, and food. Pumpkins join the mix in autumn. It reads more as a barn-boutique event than a working produce farm.

Dew Fresh Produce

Stanchfield, MN

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.

Dimler Pumpkin Patch

Watertown, MN

Dimler Pumpkin Patch lets you cut your own pumpkin straight off the vine at the corner of State Highway 7 and Carver County Road 10 near Watertown. Pick-your-own runs about $4 a pumpkin, or three for $11, any size or shape; pre-picked pumpkins sell by the pound. The stand also carries gourds, cornstalks, and mini-pumpkins. There are no fixed hours, so plan on daylight, roughly sunup to sundown.

Doubletree Carriage Company

Houston, MN

Doubletree Carriage Company, based in Houston, provides horse-drawn transportation for weddings, funerals, parades, sleigh rides, and picnic outings across the Minnesota-Wisconsin-Iowa tri-state area. It also trains driving horses under three-month programs and runs Doubletree Leatherworks, an on-site shop that repairs and builds custom boots, tack, and saddles — a working horse operation more than a produce farm.

Down on the Farm Inc

Hugo, MN

Down on the Farm brings pony rides and a traveling petting zoo to birthdays, festivals, and private events around Hugo and the northeast metro. The farm also offers equine therapy sessions and books party entertainment through the season. Animals come to your event, or groups visit the Keystone Avenue farm directly.

Dream Acres Farm

Rogers, MN

Dream Acres is a self-serve, pick-your-own pumpkin patch on a family farm in Rogers, open every day in October during daylight hours. Pumpkins run $5 each, paid by cash, Venmo, or PayPal. The family has run it since 2006 and keeps it simple: no corn maze, no petting zoo, no add-on attractions, just rows of pumpkins to walk and pick. It sits on Tucker Road.

Ed Fields and Sons

Andover, MN

Ed Fields and Sons is a nursery and garden center on Round Lake Boulevard in Andover, in Anoka County north of the Twin Cities. Its website carries current plant and seasonal details; a search didn't surface a public email or set hours. Operations like this run their main season from spring planting through fall.

Eichers Hobby Farm

Avon, MN

Eichers Hobby Farm makes handcrafted goat-milk skincare in Avon, near St. Cloud: soaps, lotions, and creams from their own herd's milk. Everything is made in small batches on the farm using natural ingredients. The family sells direct through their site and at regional markets. A goat dairy turned soap workshop rather than a produce stand.

Elm Island Lake Berry Farm

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.

Emery Acres Flower Farm

Rosemount, MN

Emery Acres is a u-pick flower farm about 25 miles south of the Twin Cities, where Connie and Alicia Merriman grow more than 100 flower varieties. Visitors get a pitcher and shears and cut their own bouquet, roughly $25 with a take-home container. Self-service and full-service days both run through the season, and the farm books private events like showers and photo sessions. A bouquet subscription delivers within 15 miles.

Emma Krumbee's Orchard and Farm

Belle Plaine, MN

Emma Krumbee's ran as a Belle Plaine apple orchard, bakery, and restaurant for 43 years, drawing families for apple picking, pumpkins, a playground, corn pit, and goats. Owner Phil Morris retired and sold the land to the city, which plans a police headquarters on the site, and the orchard has closed. Its apples, pumpkins, jams, breads, and soups were long a local fall tradition off Enterprise Drive.

Engwall's Corn Maze

Hermantown, MN

Engwall's Corn Maze ran for nine seasons in Hermantown, just ten minutes from downtown Duluth, before closing permanently in 2019 when a sewer line was routed through the property. Created in 2010 by Engwall Florist, Greenhouse & Garden Center, it grew into a large maze with two observation towers, hayrides, a pumpkin patch, corn cannons, and a corn pit. The Engwall garden center itself still operates in Hermantown.

Erickson's Petting Zoo

Osakis, MN

Erickson's Petting Zoo operates on a recognized century farm outside Osakis, where visitors feed and pet a mix of farm animals and birds. The season runs Easter through Halloween, with pony rides, a goat treehouse, corn and hay-bale mazes, and pumpkin picking, plus expanded Fall Family Weekends starting mid-September. Dave and Pam Erickson also book a mobile petting zoo for off-site events.

Fairchild Farms

Canby, MN

Fairchild Farm and Mercantile sits on the Minnesota-South Dakota border near Canby, where owner Suzanne Fairchild has raised dairy goats since January 2014. She turns their milk into all-natural, eco-friendly soap, lotion bars, and wool goods, sold locally and at area farmers markets. Fairchild also writes "Fairchild Farmgirl," a column on rural farm life.

Fairhaven Farm

South Haven, MN

A diversified orchard, flower farm and pumpkin patch on 50 acres in South Haven, growing standard Minnesota apples plus varieties bred on-site, including the KinderKrisp. The farm cuts flowers and salad greens and turns its fruit into pies, crisps and jam. Pick-your-own apples and a themed corn maze run in fall. The farmstore occupies part of an 1800s Yankee barn and stocks apples, jam and pies alongside local honey, maple syrup and crafts. Call (320) 236-7685.

Fall Harvest Orchard

More than 50 fall attractions spread across this orchard west of the Twin Cities, with free admission and parking. Pick from over 20 apple varieties, pre-picked or u-pick, plus pick-your-own pumpkins starting in mid-September. The petting farm holds goats, pigs, cattle, peacocks and turkeys, and there are wagon rides, a corn maze, a trackless train, jump pillows and corn pits. A $25 wristband covers the rides, or pay per activity. Open Thursday through Sunday. Email [email protected].

Farmer Johns Pumpkin Patch

Austin, MN

Farmer John's has grown pumpkins outside Austin for 36 years, with eight acres and more than 30 varieties across colors and textures, from smooth pie pumpkins to bumpy show types. Beyond pumpkins, the farm offers u-pick raspberries, silo slides, farm animals to visit, and a barn shop, and grows strawberries, asparagus, and rhubarb earlier in the year. Horse-drawn wagon rides run free on Sunday afternoons. Call (507) 437-9180.

Farm LoLa

Farm LoLa grows pick-your-own honeyberries and blueberries about 30 minutes from Duluth, near Wrenshall. Pickers work through 13 honeyberry varieties, three kinds of blueberries, and strawberries in season, and the field sits directly across from the local cemetery on Cemetery Road. The farm shares ground with the Locally Laid egg flock and fertilizes the fruit with manure from the hens. Cash, check, and Venmo are accepted.

Fedosia's Garden

Erskine, MN

Fedosia's Garden is a small market-garden listing near Erskine in Polk County, northwestern Minnesota. Growers of this kind usually sell seasonal vegetables and cut flowers direct from the plot. No website or contact details were verifiable online, so reach out locally to learn what's for sale and when the stand is open.

Ferguson's Pepin Heights Store

Lake City, MN

This country store on Highway 61 sells apples off the bluffs above Lake Pepin, including Honeycrisp, SweeTango, Pazazz, RiverBelle, and newer varieties from the family's own orchards. The Fergusons bought the historic Pepin Heights orchards in 2018 and replanted much of the acreage. Alongside apples, the shop stocks fresh cider, pies, and baked goods. It's a longtime fall stop for drivers heading through Lake City.

Finke's Berry Farm

Carlton, MN

Finke's Berry Farm has picked strawberries near Carlton since 1986, planting about 10 acres of new berries each spring and opening another 10 established acres to u-pick, all grown without pesticides. Sweet blueberries round out the harvest. The founding owners announced they were retiring, so call ahead at (218) 384-4432 to confirm the farm is still picking before you drive out. It sits on County Road 4.

Firefly Berries

Rochester, MN

Tonya and Dean took over the former Sterling Fruit Farm in 2010 and grow strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, and concord grapes on the northeast side of Rochester. They skip chemical sprays entirely, using cover crops, rotation, and compost to keep the soil healthy. June brings one heavy strawberry crop over two to three weeks. The farm also sells honey, jam, and naturally dyed yarn, with fruit now sold pre-picked rather than U-pick.

Fireside Orchard

Fireside Orchard & Gardens grows 27 apple varieties across more than 50 acres east of Northfield on Highway 19, from Honeycrisp and SweeTango to Haralson, Fireside, First Kiss, and Keepsake. Robert Harvey founded the orchard in 1980; the Winfield family bought it in 2022. The retail store sells apples, cheese, and donuts made fresh daily, and the grounds include a rose garden and a picnic gazebo. It's open daily from mid-August through New Year's Eve.

Fischer's Croix Farm Orchard

Fischer's Croix Farm Orchard sits above the scenic Lower St. Croix River near Hastings, a mile north of Highway 10. It grows a long list of apples, including University of Minnesota varieties like Honeycrisp, Zestar, Sweet Sixteen, and Keepsake, sold pick-your-own and pre-picked. Fall adds a pumpkin patch, corn maze, weekend wagon rides, and farm animals, plus a straw mountain and the Apple Express ride. Open Tuesday through Sunday, September into November. Call (651) 437-7126.

Flower Valley Orchard

Red Wing, MN

Flower Valley Orchard is on Orchard Road in Red Wing, in the Mississippi bluff country of Goodhue County that has long been apple ground. The listing pairs an orchard with flowers, but little is published online, so current offerings and hours are best confirmed with the farm directly.

Fossum Family Farm, LLC

Northfield, MN

Fossum Family Farm raises suri and huacaya alpacas alongside Scottish Highland cattle and Boer goats south of Northfield. The alpaca fleece becomes yarn and finished goods like sweaters and hats, sold through the farm store. Tours and fiber demonstrations show visitors how raw fleece turns into a sweater. A mixed-livestock operation with fiber at its center.

Fresh Acres Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch

Monticello, MN

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.

Fresh Acres Farm and Fall Festival

Monticello, MN

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.

Frickson Family Farms

Frickson Family Farms sells naturally raised meat, eggs, and produce from a self-service farm store open daily 9am to 6pm at 40221 County Road 104 in Dakota, off I-90 along the Mississippi. Andy and Darienne Frickson and their three kids raise Angus beef, Hampshire-cross pork, and pastured chickens, and sell beef and hog shares by the quarter, half, or whole. Free delivery runs Thursdays within 30 miles on orders over $50.

Garden Hills Farm

Fertile, MN

Garden Hills Farm sits about nine and a half miles southeast of Fertile, growing apples and pumpkins for u-pick and pre-picked sale along with beans, sweet corn, cucumbers, onions, peas, raspberries, winter squash, strawberries, and tomatoes. The owners keep chemical and pesticide use to a minimum. During berry season the farm opens seven days a week, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., with a picnic area on site. Reach them at (218) 945-3765.

Giesbrecht Gardens

Holland, MN

Giesbrecht Gardens opens its rows for u-pick raspberries starting in July near Holland, in Minnesota's southwestern corner. Inside the greenhouse, the family grows hydroponic lettuce and herbs for local sale. It's a small operation, and raspberry picking runs on a short summer window, so time your visit to the ripening.

Gilbertson Farms

Scandia, MN

This Scandia farm sells bedding plants, fresh produce and homemade soup mix directly on-site, and hosts farm tours plus sweet-corn roasting for parties and events. A Mother's Day event and a May 'Potting Weekend' anchor the spring calendar. The produce carries Food Alliance Midwest certification. It sits on Oakhill Road in the farm country north of Stillwater near the St. Croix River.

Glacial Acres

Sunburg, MN

Glacial Acres is a small organic farm outside Sunburg growing strawberries, raspberries, rhubarb, garlic, peppers, cucumbers, and summer and winter squash. The same family breeds Collies on the land, which sits among the hills and lakes of Kandiyohi County. Produce is seasonal and limited to what the farm grows itself, sold direct in summer and fall.

Glanzer's "Pick Your Own" Pumpkin Patch

Alexandria, MN

Kids pick pumpkins straight from the field at this small Alexandria-area patch, with pony rides and farm animals to feed alongside. It sits east of Alexandria off County Road 82, roughly two miles west of Osakis. Payment is cash or check only. The operation stays low-key, focused on young children choosing their own pumpkin rather than a big commercial fall festival. Reach it at 320-762-0249.

Goracke Trees

Elk River, MN

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.

Grandma's Little Acre

St. Peter, MN

Pat Kienlen grows a wide seasonal mix here outside St. Peter, including asparagus, raspberries, tomatoes, melons, peppers, onions, and gourds, sold from a roadside stand. Fall is the busy stretch: hayrides run out to the pumpkin field for pick-your-own pumpkins every Saturday and Sunday in October, noon to five. Call 507-931-6571 to check what's in.

Grayson's Berryland

Clear Lake, MN

Brothers Paul and Gary Gray started Grayson's Berryland in 1983, and it grows strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries across about 10 acres near Clear Lake. Staff pick roughly 60 percent of the fields, leaving the rest open for u-pick; early morning tends to be the best time to fill a bucket. The farm sits near the junction of Highway 24 and County Road 8. Call (320) 743-3384 for what's ripe.

Great River Gardens

Great River Gardens farms 80 acres along the Mississippi River north of Aitkin, with pick-your-own asparagus, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, and vegetables in season. The operation also runs garden centers in Aitkin and McGregor, open April through October, and a CSA that delivers from roughly June into November. The u-pick fields sit on Highway 169. Reach them at (877) 286-3408.

Green Barn Garden Centre

Isanti, MN

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.

Green Island

Wadena, MN

Green Island is a 60-acre woodland retreat on Scheer Drive NE in Wadena, free and open to the public daily from 9am to 9pm year-round. Kent Scheer and Vicki Chepulis planted three small apple orchards, a hill of crabapples, plum and aronia bushes, and a flower garden, laced with walking trails, a pond, and about 1,000 feet of creek. Sculptures and a meditation hut sit along the paths.

Hacker's tree farm, greenhouse and nursery

Sleepy Eye, MN

A family Christmas tree grower in southwestern Minnesota, Hacker's cuts trees and makes wreaths and garland by hand, and will set up seasonal retail lots and ship evergreen products nationwide. The greenhouse side runs spring through early summer with bedding plants, perennials, hanging baskets and container gardens. Spring hours run weekdays 9 to 7, with shorter weekend hours. It sits on 190th Street outside Sleepy Eye. Call (507) 794-5092 or the toll-free line (800) 474-6777.

Hammarlund Nursery and Landscaping

Esko, MN

Hammarlund Nursery has sold trees, shrubs, annuals, and perennials in Esko since 1957, serving Duluth and the surrounding area. Kenneth Hammarlund started it as a landscaping business, and the company still handles landscape design, installation, and bulk rock, gravel, and mulch with delivery. The grounds also host Sitio Weddings + Events, whose Greenhouse and Vineyard View spaces share the nursery site. Reach the store at (218) 879-3600.

Hansen's Berry Farm

Beaver Creek, MN

Hansen's Berry Farm grew pick-your-own strawberries on a 57-acre spread east of Beaver Creek in southwest Minnesota, opened by Kathy and Jerry Hansen. The farm ran for about a dozen years, selling pre-picked and u-pick berries in the early-morning hours, before the owners decided to close it. It is now permanently closed.

Happy Critters Farm

Grove City, MN

Happy Critters Farm carries an agritourism listing near Grove City in Meeker County, central Minnesota. The name suggests a farm with animals to meet, though no website or details specific to the Grove City location could be verified (a similarly named farm operates in Missouri). Contact the farm directly to confirm what it offers and when.

Happy Heart Hives

Burnsville, MN

A small Minnesota beekeeping operation selling raw and crystallized honey from its own hives, plus swarm removal and hive tours. The bees aren't treated with chemicals or given antibiotics, and forage on unsprayed ground. Listings place the apiary in Webster, southeast of the Twin Cities, rather than Burnsville. Call ahead to arrange honey pickup or a visit.

Happy Land Tree Farms

Sandstone, MN

Happy Land Tree Farms grows Christmas trees in Sandstone, midway between the Twin Cities and Duluth, and sells cut-your-own or pre-cut every December. The family also runs pre-cut lots down in the metro for buyers who can't make the drive north. Choose-and-cut runs through the weeks before Christmas.

Harvest Gardens

Prior Lake, MN

Harvest Gardens rents community garden plots and opens pick-your-own patches, including pumpkins and strawberries, on land between Prior Lake and Lakeville. A community-outreach mission runs underneath it: growing space for people who lack their own, plus seasonal produce for visitors. Vehicle access loops the perimeter of the plots.

Harvest Hills Farms

Janesville, MN

The roadside stand opens in late July stocked with sweet corn, potatoes, tomatoes and other summer produce. Come fall, the farm sells pumpkins, gourds, squash, straw bales and corn shocks, and opens a pick-your-own pumpkin patch on weekends from late September through October. A pumpkin cannon and trebuchet fire at 1, 3 and 5 p.m., and kids get a straw house, hay maze and mini ball field. Weekday group visits in October run by appointment. Reach them at 507-779-1370.

Harvest of Horror

St. Augusta, MN

Harvest of Horror is a seasonal haunted attraction on 30 acres at 4108 200th Street in St. Augusta, about 15 minutes south of St. Cloud. A tractor pulls hay wagons of roughly 20 riders through a corn maze and woods full of costumed actors, ending in a haunted house walk-through, a 20 to 30 minute trip. It runs Fridays and Saturdays 7 to 11pm around Halloween; tickets are $25, and part of the proceeds goes to a local nonprofit.

Haunted Woods

Red Lake Falls, MN

Haunted Woods is a Halloween haunted trail near Red Lake Falls, built on a farm that owner Jesse Adelman bought in 2007 after the idea struck him on a walk through his own woods. Visitors choose their intensity: a soft scare runs $5, a hard scare $15 for adults and $10 for kids 12 and under. The route changes nightly as costumed scarers move around, and the site also runs a Terror on 32 escape room.

Havlicek's Veseli Vrsek Happy Hill Orchard

Veseli, MN

The Havlicek family began planting apples in 1984 at this Veseli orchard, whose Czech name Veseli Vrsek means Happy Hill. They now grow 23 apple varieties that ripen August through October, offered pick-your-own or pre-picked on weekends without big-orchard crowds. The farm also sells basswood honey, plums, grapes, pumpkins, squash, tomatoes, garlic, and onions, and controls pests with insect traps and a weather monitor rather than heavy spraying.

Herzog Berries

Herzog Berries grows pick-your-own strawberries and raspberries on Twin Pine Road near Underwood, northeast of Fergus Falls. The fields overlook West Lost Lake at the corner of Otter Tail County Roads 1 and 35. Berries sell both u-pick in the field and pre-picked at the farm, with strawberries coming first in early summer, followed by raspberries.

Highview Pastures Grass Fed Pasture Raised

Farmington, MN

Highview Pastures raises grass-fed Angus beef and free-range pasture turkeys and chickens on a small Dakota County operation outside Farmington. No hormones or antibiotics are used, and the farm sells 100% grass-fed beef direct to nearby households. It's the kind of pasture-based setup that trades scale for closer control over how the animals are raised.

Hilltop Greenhouse and Farm

Ellendale, MN

A family CSA farm that started with one greenhouse and five acres in 1988. Hilltop sells bedding plants, vegetable starts, perennials and hanging baskets in spring, then moves to its own produce: asparagus, cole crops, sweet and hot peppers, melons, strawberries, sweet corn and squash. Planting-party classes teach the basics of getting a garden going. The farm sits on 300th Street a couple of miles north of Hollandale, serving the Owatonna and Albert Lea area. Email [email protected].

Hinkemeyer's Pumpkin Patch

New London, MN

This New London pumpkin patch has closed permanently, according to listings updated in 2024. When it ran, it opened in the third week of September with pick-your-own pumpkins and fall activities on Highway 71 northeast of town, keeping afternoon and weekend hours through October. Nearby patches in the Willmar and New London area now cover the same fall calendar.

Hoffbauer's

Hermantown, MN

Hoffbauer's carries an agritourism listing on Lindahl Road in Hermantown, just west of Duluth in St. Louis County. This corner of northern Minnesota has a short growing season that suits berries, garden produce, and Christmas-tree growers. Nothing beyond the listing was verifiable online, so reach out directly to confirm what's available and when.

Holmberg Apple Orchard

Vesta, MN

Lee and Sindie Holmberg planted this southwest Minnesota orchard in 1987, and it's grown into a fall destination near Vesta with apples, pumpkins, and squash. Visitors can walk the orchard, ride the corn boat and barrel train, tackle a corn maze, or visit the petting zoo. The farm market and country store are open daily, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., through harvest season.

Holmberg Orchard

Vesta, MN

Holmberg Orchard grows apples five miles outside Vesta in southwest Minnesota, including University of Minnesota varieties like Honeycrisp, Zestar!, SweeTango, and SnowSweet. Lee and Sindie Holmberg founded it in 1987; David and Rosie Petty took over in 2020. Alongside apples, pumpkins, squash, and a gift shop, the farm runs a corn maze, corn boat, hayride, barrel train, bounce houses, and a petting zoo, and books educational tours for school groups. Open daily 10 to 6.

Home Farm

Little Falls, MN

Home Farm sells produce direct from the Januschka family's place east of Little Falls, in central Minnesota, with on-farm pickup for local buyers. The lineup follows the season, with vegetables and fruit as each crop comes ready. A small family farm listed through a regional local-food market rather than a storefront of its own.

Homestead Orchard

Maple Plain, MN

Homestead Orchard, now operating as Moondance Orchard, is the oldest and largest apple orchard in Hennepin County, on County Road 92 north of Maple Plain. The small, family-run place opens in August for pick-your-own and pre-picked apples and presses its own cider. Older directory listings still carry the Homestead name, but the current Facebook page runs under Moondance. Call (763) 479-3186 to check picking before visiting.

Hoodoo Valley Farm

Two Harbors, MN

Hoodoo Valley Farm sits on App Road near Two Harbors, inland from Lake Superior's North Shore in Lake County. This rugged northern terrain supports small diversified farms and pastured livestock. No website or specific details were verifiable online, so reach out directly to learn what the farm grows or raises and whether it welcomes visitors.

Iverson Tree Farm

Belview, MN

Iverson Tree Farm is a choose-and-cut Christmas tree farm near Belview with tens of thousands of sheared trees, plus wreaths, boughs, and garlands. The season brings sleigh rides, winter hayrides, and Santa visits, and the farm also runs a fall pumpkin patch and festival. Some listings now show it under the name Valley Tree Farm, so confirm before visiting. Reach them at (507) 317-6063 or by email.

Jacks Apple Farm

Sauk Rapids, MN

Jack's Apple Farm on Highway 95 NE in Sauk Rapids grows apples without sprays or pesticides and bakes fresh bread on-site each morning. It's a small operation pairing the orchard with 'Jack's Fresh Bread,' with loaves baked early and sold alongside the fruit. Apples ripen through the fall picking season.

Jake and Scout's Berry Farm

Nisswa, MN

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.

Jakes Apple Shack

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.

JB's Raspberries

Audubon, MN

JB's Raspberries grew red and yellow raspberries across seven acres about four miles south of Audubon, offering both pick-your-own and pre-picked fruit plus honey from hives on the farm. Brenda and John Seley ran it in Becker County's lake country. The farm is reported to have closed permanently around 2024, so confirm before making the drive.

Jim's Produce

Independence, MN

Jim's Produce sells fresh vegetables from a stand in Independence, in the western Hennepin County farm country, and is best known locally for sweet corn. Tomatoes, squash, and other summer crops fill out the stand as they ripen. On-farm pickup runs through the growing season. A roadside produce operation, not an agritourism destination.

J Q Fruit Farm

Princeton, MN

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.

JQ Fruit Farm & Orchard

Princeton, MN

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.

Knapton's Raspberries, Pumpkins and Orchard

Greenfield, MN

Knapton's grows five acres of summer red and yellow raspberries, an acre of fall raspberries, pick-your-own apples, and a large pumpkin patch at the corner of Highway 55 and Lake Sarah Heights Drive in Greenfield. The farm also raises cherries, pears, sweet corn, cucumbers, tomatoes, and winter squash. It runs from late June through November, about 20 miles west of Minneapolis in western Hennepin County.

Knife Lake Farm, LLC.

Mora, MN

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.

Lake Angus Farms

Buffalo, MN

A meat farm outside Buffalo in Wright County, west of the Twin Cities. The name points to Angus cattle, the black-hided beef breed common across central Minnesota, though little about the operation is published online. Direct-from-farm beef sales are typical for a farm of this type in the area.

Lake Ida Apple Farm

Lake Park, MN

Lake Ida Apple Farm near Lake Park grows nine apple varieties, including Honeycrisp, Sweet Sixteen, Haralson, and Red Baron, with harvest starting around August 10. Rick and Sharon Julian hand-planted their first 290 seedlings in 1994. Visitors pick their own or buy from the store, press cider by hand, and take group tours. The farm also sells asparagus, rhubarb, tomatoes, pumpkins, and squash. In-season hours run 9am to 7pm.

Lavalier's Berry Patch

Lavalier's Berry Patch & Orchard grows strawberries, blueberries, apples, and tart cherries southeast of Grand Rapids, and has raised berries here for more than 40 years. Pick your own in the field or buy pre-picked fruit and the farm's own honey at the store. The season runs roughly July into October. Find it off River Road (County Road 3) in Itasca County.

Leaning Barn Farm U-Pick

Esko, MN

U-pick blueberries at $5 a pound and raspberries anchor this small Esko farm, hand-harvested and grown without chemicals about 12 miles south of Duluth. The family also sells shiitake mushrooms, vegetables like asparagus and spinach, honey, and Christmas trees. Picking usually opens in July, often by scheduled appointment. They take cash, check, or Venmo, no credit cards. Reach Annie at 218-349-7696 or [email protected].

Lee Peterson Tree Farm

Becker, MN

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.

Lendt's Pumpkin Patch

Wyoming, MN

Pick your own pumpkins straight from a 40-acre field here, priced around $5 each, along with gourds, squash, Indian corn, giant pumpkins, straw bales, mums and raw honey. The patch runs seven days a week, 9 a.m. to dusk, from the third Saturday of September through October 31. Kids get a play area and corn pit; hayrides run on weekends. Bring cash or a check, since cards aren't accepted, though there's an on-site ATM.

Lindig Farms

Fergus Falls, MN

Dave Lindig bought this land on the Otter Tail River south of Fergus Falls in 1971 and raises grass-fed beef on rotationally grazed pasture, with rolling hayfields, woods and three-quarters of a mile of riverfront. In recent years the family has hosted fall festivals with a yard full of activities for kids. Lindig has also talked publicly about opening the farm to a community of new and emerging farmers. Email [email protected] for beef.

Little Hill Berry Farm

Northfield, MN

Little Hill Berry Farm is one of the few certified-organic pick-your-own berry farms in Minnesota, on 320th Street West outside Northfield, about 45 minutes south of the Twin Cities. Aaron Wills and Molly McGovern Wills grow blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, and currants. The season opens with a plant sale in May, moves to u-pick blueberries and currants in July, and finishes with pre-picked strawberries and raspberries in August and September.

Live Flowers, LLC

Renee grows cut flowers on this small farm near Marine on St. Croix, north of Stillwater, and has since 1995. You can buy blooms by the pail to arrange yourself or order finished arrangements. The stand sits on May Avenue North in the St. Croix valley, where the season runs from late spring through first frost.

Lorenz Strawberry Patch

Little Falls, MN

Lorenz Strawberry Patch grew pick-your-own strawberries, along with other fruits and vegetables, on 48th Avenue outside Little Falls. The farm has closed as of 2025. In its running seasons it supplied local strawberries in late June and early July to the Little Falls area.

LuceLine Orchard

Watertown, MN

LuceLine Orchard on Rose Avenue in Watertown grows about 10,000 apple trees, 10 acres of pumpkins, and 4,500 grapevines. The family started in 2004 with 300 apple trees. Varieties include Honeycrisp, Zestar, SweeTango, Sweet 16, and Fireside, harvested September into mid-October. Weekends bring full service: hayrides, a corn maze, mini donuts, a petting zoo, and a beer garden pouring the orchard's own cider, wine, and beer.

LuneyBerries Strawberry Farm

Cohasset, MN

Mike Lunemann and family grow four strawberry varieties here, with the main pick running through July and a little starting in late June. Pick your own or buy them already picked, along with baked goods, maple syrup, jams, and canned goods. A restored 1917 barn on the property hosts weddings and parties. The farm is veteran- and woman-owned, on County Road 63 outside Cohasset.

Magnusson Farms

Roseau, MN

A farm operation on State Highway 11 in Roseau, up near the Canadian border in Minnesota's far northwest. It is tied to Magnusson Sweet Corn, a local sweet-corn seller with a Facebook following. Not to be confused with the University of Minnesota's Magnusson Research Farm nearby, named for grass-seed grower Richard Magnusson, which breeds perennial crops such as Kernza. Public details on the private farm are limited.

Manahan Stables LLC

Saint Francis, MN

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.