Farms Near River Falls, WI

River Falls

Cedar Hill Farm & Greenhouse is a greenhouse and nursery near River Falls, in the St. Croix River valley of western Wisconsin. It sits in Pierce County, an easy drive east of the Minnesota border and the Twin Cities. Greenhouse growers in this area open mainly in spring for bedding plants and garden starts.

River Falls

Kinnickinnic Bees is a small apiary near River Falls in western Wisconsin, named for the Kinnickinnic River that runs through the area. Beekeepers at this scale usually sell raw honey by the jar and sometimes beeswax or nucleus colonies to other keepers. Production follows the summer nectar flow, with extracted honey ready by late summer and fall.

River Falls

River Falls

White Pine Orchard is an apple orchard near River Falls in western Wisconsin's Pierce County, close to the St. Croix River and the Minnesota border. Orchards in this area open for the fall apple harvest, with pick-your-own and cold-hardy varieties common across the region.

River Falls

River Falls

Blue Ridge Growers runs an orchard and nursery on Carlson Lane near River Falls, in western Wisconsin's St. Croix Valley close to the Minnesota line. A combined orchard and nursery like this typically sells fruit trees, shrubs, and perennials in spring, then apples and fall produce during the autumn harvest. Contact the growers directly to confirm current hours and what's in stock or ready to pick.

River Falls

Hudson

Badlands Fall Family Fun runs a seasonal autumn attraction on Kinney Road in Hudson, in western Wisconsin's St. Croix County just across the river from the Twin Cities. Fall operations of this kind usually pair a corn maze, pumpkins, and family activities on weekends through October.

River Falls

Keith Tumulty keeps bees in Lake Elmo, continuing a family tradition his father started in 2008. Tumulty Bees has sold honey, creamed honey, and beeswax candles at Twin Cities farmers markets since 2012, and its honey turns up on the menu at a handful of local restaurants. Keith shows hives at the Minnesota State Fair and belongs to both the Minnesota Hobby Beekeepers Association and the Honey Bee Club of Stillwater.

Prescott

Prescott

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.

River Road Honey Farm produces honey in Minnesota. No working website or listing was found to confirm apiary location or products beyond honey.

Beldenville

Circle K Orchard grows apples on 650th Street in Beldenville, in the Pierce County apple country of western Wisconsin. This stretch near Ellsworth and the St. Croix River valley is known for fall orchards and fresh cider. Not much is posted online for this one. Apple season runs late summer into fall, so call ahead before visiting.

Hastings

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.

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.

Hastings

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

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

Prescott

Hager City

Reuvers Nursery grows more than 750 plant varieties across six greenhouses - annuals, perennials, shrubs, trees, evergreens, fruit trees, and vines - on 340th Avenue in Hager City, near the Mississippi in Pierce County. Beyond the garden center, the family business does residential and commercial landscaping and hardscaping: paver patios, firepits, outdoor kitchens, and retaining walls. Spring Market weekends bring local vendors and food trucks. It's open Monday through Saturday and Sunday afternoons.

Prescott

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.

Hastings

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

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

Bayport

Bayport Farmers' Market sets up at Perro Creek Park on Mondays, mid-June through mid-October, 3 to 7 p.m. (3 to 6 p.m. after Labor Day). Growers bring produce — organic options included — alongside meat, seafood, and eggs, with food trucks, live music, and kids' activities rounding out the evening. It's a small-town market built around the after-work crowd.

Afton

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.

Town of Somerset

Orchard in the Town of Somerset, St. Croix County, near the Apple River in far western Wisconsin close to the Minnesota line. Within reach of the Twin Cities, this corner of the state supports pick-your-own apple orchards through the fall. The Apple River itself is a well-known summer tubing run.

Welch

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.

Afton

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.

New Richmond

A berry farm on Highway 65 in New Richmond, in St. Croix County within reach of the Twin Cities. The name points to pick-your-own or fresh berries in early summer. Call ahead for the current crop and picking days.

Cottage Grove

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.

Wolf Honey Farm is a third-generation apiary in Baldwin, Wisconsin, started by Dale Wolf in 1970 after learning the trade from his father. The honey sold at the Saint Paul Farmers' Market and other Twin Cities markets comes off clover and wildflower fields in the St. Croix Valley. Dale also teaches beekeeping classes and sells beeswax candles and skincare bars alongside jars of raw honey.

New Richmond

New Richmond holds its market on Heritage Drive in this St. Croix County city near the Minnesota border and the Twin Cities. Western Wisconsin growers bring seasonal vegetables, fruit, flowers, and baked goods through summer and fall.

Stillwater

When the outdoor season ends, Stillwater's market moves indoors to the Historic Courthouse at 3rd and Pine, keeping a Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. schedule through the cold months. The vendor mix stays close to the summer market — local produce, baked goods, and handmade goods from regional makers — just under a roof instead of a parking lot.

Stillwater

For more than 50 years, this Saturday market has set up at 3rd and Pine in the Riverview parking lot across from Stillwater's Historic Courthouse, running 7:30 a.m. to noon from June through October. Vendors sell organic produce, farm eggs, maple syrup, honey, bread, croissants, microgreens, soap, and coffee — a mix leaning toward small-batch and handmade goods over bulk produce. It's a fixture of downtown Stillwater's Saturday routine.

Town of Trenton

Happ-E-Hill Pumpkin Farm runs a seasonal pumpkin patch in the Town of Trenton, in Wisconsin's Pierce County near the Mississippi River and Red Wing, Minnesota. Patches like this open in late September and October for pick-your-own pumpkins, gourds, and fall decorating, often with a play area for families. Confirm the current season's opening dates directly, since the pumpkin window is short.

Cottage Grove

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.

Thursday evenings, 3 to 7 p.m. from late May through late October, the Somerset Farmers Market & Craft sets up on a grassy lot beside Apple River Liquor at 520 Main Street. Vendors bring locally grown produce, baked goods, flowers, handmade crafts, and artisan items, with the mix changing week to week. It gives this St. Croix County village near the Minnesota line a weekly evening gathering.

Stillwater

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].

This Tuesday market sets up in the HealthPartners Clinic parking lot at 1500 Curve Crest Boulevard in Stillwater, formerly the Stillwater Medical Group. It runs 11am to 3pm from late June into September and began as a partnership with the PowerUP health initiative to put fresh food near residents and clinic staff. Expect vegetables, fruit, honey, beeswax, canned goods, and a food truck.

Stillwater

This farmers market sets up Tuesdays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., summer through fall, in the parking lot of the HealthPartners Clinic on Curve Crest Boulevard in Stillwater. Regular vendors have included Slinger's Apiary, 4R Farms, Davis Farm, and Marine Maple, selling honey, maple syrup, produce, and canned goods, with a food truck typically on site. It's a clinic-hosted market, smaller than Stillwater's main downtown market.

Lake Elmo

Cimarron Community Farm runs a one-acre organic vegetable operation inside Cimarron Park, a manufactured-home community of roughly 2,000 residents in Lake Elmo, and opens a free market on-site June through October — no purchase or donation required. It's a nonprofit built to get fresh food to neighbors who'd otherwise drive miles for it. Reach the farm at 952-607-0157 or cimarroncommunityfarm.com.

Baldwin

Ellsworth

Baldwin

In addition to selling meat directly to the consumer, the Silver Bison Ranch, LLC. markets all natural meat products to restaurants in the Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN metropolitan area. Our meat contains no steroids, growth hormones, or antibiotics. All bison at the ranch are open range raised and are never exposed to a feed lot. They only eat the native grasses that grow here naturally at the ranch. No man made feed products are ever fed to our bison. We never apply pesticides or herbicides to our

Woodbury

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.

Hastings

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.

Stillwater

Lake Elmo

In its 12th season at Lake Elmo Elementary, this market fills Saturday mornings, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., June through mid-August, with locally grown produce, meat, eggs, flowers, artisan breads and pastries, jams, mushrooms, maple syrup, and honey. A youth vendor spot gives young growers and makers their own table.

Lake Elmo

Robert and Dorothy Ziertman bought this Lake Elmo farm in the 1950s, and the family has sold pumpkins here for more than 40 years, just south of Highway 36 on Keats Avenue. The non-commercial patch offers pumpkins from 2 to 200 pounds, several kinds of squash, gourds, mini pumpkins, and decorative corn, plus goats to feed and tractors for kids to climb.

Ellsworth

Rush River Orchard and Bakery is on County Road G near Ellsworth, in Pierce County in western Wisconsin's dairy and orchard country. The name pairs an apple orchard with an on-site bakery, the common setup for cider, pies, and fresh apples once fall harvest begins. Ellsworth sits near the St. Croix River and the Minnesota line. Specific varieties, bakery goods, and hours aren't confirmed in this listing.

Bay City

Swede Pickings is a no-spray, organically managed orchard and vineyard on about eight acres near Bay City, Wisconsin, above Lake Pepin. Four acres of orchard yield apples, pears, plums, and cherries, and two-plus acres of vines grow wine and table grapes. The farm presses cider ten gallons at a time, destems grapes, and sells raw cider by the half gallon along with jellies and honey. It opens select weekends from mid-July through October.

Somerset

Stillwater

Axdahl’s Garden Farm History Axdahl's Farm & Greenhouse Stillwater MinnesotaThe early years – Brian Axdahl with a prize winning pumpkin. “Many years ago, when I was just a kid, I would go down to the end of the road to sell sweet corn and pumpkins we’d just picked,” reminisces Brian Axdahl. That’s when it all started, Axdahl’s Garden Farm & Greenhouse was born. From freshly picked produce sold at the end of the road to freshly picked produce sold at our farm market in Stillwater MN. Axdahl’s Gar

Stillwater Twp.

A township-run market that operated at 13636 90th Street North in Stillwater Township, taking cash and card with some indoor space. Recent directory listings show it has wound down, with no future dates planned. Anyone after a nearby option can check the downtown Stillwater market at Veterans Memorial in the city.

Hastings

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

Hastings

Red Wing

Red Wing Farmers Market sets up at 212 Levee Street along the Mississippi River in Red Wing, in Goodhue County in southeastern Minnesota. Growers from the surrounding river-bluff farmland bring produce and local goods to seasonal markets here. No website or exact days could be verified online, so check locally for the current schedule and hours.