Farms in Hastings, MN

Hastings · Agritourism Farm, Orchard

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.

Hastings · Agritourism Farm

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.

Hastings · Agritourism Farm

Gary McDougall opened this apple stop near Hastings in 1987, known for apple treats plus gadgets, books, teas, and candles. Some current listings mark it closed while others still show hours, so call 651-480-4701 before visiting. The shop sits on 110th Street South.

Hastings · Agritourism Farm, U-Pick Farm

Ripe Radish Farm offers pesticide-free, members-only pick-your-own on 191st Street East near Hastings in Dakota County. CSA members pick berries, tree fruit, vegetables, gourmet garlic, and cut flowers across the season, from strawberries and honeyberries early to apples and grapes later, plus free-range eggs. The farm is now managed under Hope Farm.

Hastings · Agritourism Farm

The Johnson family planted the first apple trees here in 1980, and the farm now opens each fall from Labor Day weekend through Halloween with no admission charge. The country store sells apples, pumpkins and baked goods, while kids get a climbing area and petting zoo. Toss a coin in the whistling well and the farm matches it as a donation to Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital. It sits on St. Croix Trail south of Hastings.

Hastings · Agritourism Farm, Orchard

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.

Hastings · Agritourism Farm, Orchard

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.

Hastings · CSA Farm, Meat Farm

Hastings · Farmers Market

Hastings Farm Market runs Tuesdays and Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Westview Shopping Center along the south frontage road. Vendors sell local produce, flowers, jams and jellies, herbs, honey, soap, salsa, and a rotating selection of crafts. It runs on two weekly days rather than one, giving it more standing hours than most single-day markets in the area.

Hastings · Farm Stand, Orchard

Hastings · CSA Farm

Hastings · Farm Stand, Plant Nursery

Prescott · Agritourism Farm, Orchard

The Oasis Eatery is the on-site cafe at Nesbitt's Nursery & Orchard on State Road 35 in Prescott, where the St. Croix meets the Mississippi. Nesbitt's is a garden center and orchard, and the eatery feeds visitors browsing plants and picking fruit. Pierce County's river-bluff setting makes it a scenic stop just south of the Twin Cities. Check ahead for seasonal hours.

Cottage Grove · Agritourism Farm, Corn Maze

Run by Zywiec's Landscape and Garden Center just south of Cottage Grove, the Haunting Experience has staged Halloween scares since 1986, billed as the Twin Cities area's longest-running haunted hayride. The daytime corn maze plays it straight for families, hiding five themed items to photograph for a prize at the exit. After dark comes a swampy maze, haunted house, bonfires, a Lions Club beer tent and horror films screened in the greenhouse. More at zywiecs.com.

Prescott · Farm Stand, Organic Farm

Prescott · Meat Farm, Poultry Farm

Big River Ridge Farm is a regenerative farm in Prescott, Wisconsin raising 100% grass-fed beef and pasture-raised chicken — cows humanely raised on pasture, free of hormones, antibiotics, and GMOs, "the way it ought to be." The farm also builds Alumi-Coops, aluminum mobile coops that make moving a flock easy and safe.

Cottage Grove · Farmers Market

Cottage Grove United Church of Christ hosts this Thursday market, 2:30 to 6:30 p.m., June 11 through October 8, at 7008 Lamar Ave S. Vendors sell produce, baked goods, plants, honey, maple syrup, chocolate, and soap, with food trucks parked out front and free parking across the street at the Lamar ball fields. Leashed dogs are welcome. Call the church at 651-459-1501.

Welch · Agritourism Farm, Produce Farm

Rainbow Ridge Blueberry Farm grows u-pick blueberries near Welch, in the Cannon River area southeast of the Twin Cities. Picking opens in mid-to-late summer when the berries ripen, and hours track the crop, so call before heading out. A single-crop patch built around blueberry season.

Rosemount · Farm Stand, Flower Farm

Rosemount · Agritourism Farm, Flower Farm

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.

Woodbury · Farmers Market

Woodbury Resurrection Farmers' Market is held at a Bailey Road address in Woodbury, a name suggesting a church-hosted market. We couldn't independently confirm current hours, vendors, or contact details online — check with the host site directly before visiting.

Afton · Agritourism Farm

Schiltgen Farms sells sweet corn from a little red barn stand at Manning Avenue S and 30th Street S in Afton, open daily 10am to 6:30pm once the season starts in mid-July. A second stand runs in Lake Elmo by the Washington County Fairgrounds. Come fall, the family opens a pumpkin patch on 15th Street South in Afton.

Rosemount · Agritourism Farm

Woodbury · Farmers Market

Woodbury Farmers' Market sets up at Central Park Place, the city's central gathering venue in this eastern Twin Cities suburb. We couldn't independently confirm this season's hours or vendor list online — check Woodbury's parks and recreation page before you go.