| Welcome to the Straight River Farm website |
| -- Farm to table produce -- Faribault, Minnesota |
| Welcome to Straight River Farm -- produce fresh from the farm to your table. We're located a couple of miles southeast of Faribault, Minnesota, an easy drive south of the Twin Cities of St. Paul & Minneapolis, in rural Rice County. Our orchard has expanded to 8 acres of trees; we have Zestar! and Honeycrisp among our varieties -- and new trees were planted that will add SweeTango to the list in a year or two. The apples page has more information. We do not offer pick-your-own apples at this time. Our strawberries are available to pick your own or to buy picked from June to early July. Check the strawberry picking page for more information about picking & buying strawberries, and the strawberries page for information about strawberries in general. Our small summer raspberry patch usually opens about July 1--just as the strawberries are finishing. The raspberries page gives updated picking information as it's available. Spring 2011 saw the planting of 3 acres of blueberries. It will be several years before they produce a crop, but we're excited to add this popular berry to our farm. |
| Our farm is ecologically managed to reduce the need for pesticides and be sustainable for the environment, the consumer, and the farmer. We us an IPM method incorporating insect traps, pheromone lures, and field scouting to raise food that tastes good and is good for you. |
| Updated April 6, 2012 |
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| Check out the Strawberry Picking page for updates. See you in June 2012 for the strawberry harvest. |
| Markets we're at this week: Closed for the season - see you in June! |