| Welcome to the Straight River Farm website |
| -- Farm to table produce -- Faribault, Minnesota |
| Welcome to Straight River Farm -- where you can find 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 is approximately 2600 trees; we have Zestar! and Honeycrisp among our varieties -- and SweeTango will be coming soon. The apples page has more information. We do not offer pick-your-own apples at this time. 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. The 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. Two hoop houses are home to tomatoes each year. Being able to start the plants in the ground on April 1st means ripe, home-grown tomatoes in early July. We continue to learn the intricacies of growing in this environment, and love being able to bring you tomatoes a month earlier than average. 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 use an IPM method incorporating insect traps, pheromone lures, and field scouting to raise food that tastes good and is good for you. |
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| The 'indoor' tomatoes have been transplanted into the hoop houses. The 'outdoor' tomato and melon seeds are starting to sprout in their pots. Spring is coming... slowly but surely. Bill & Maggie Hein |
| Markets this Week |
These are pictures of our 'berry wagon' that is for sale.
We used it as a portable check-out stand - it can be
pulled by a tractor, utility vehicle, or truck/car. The
previous owner also used it in community parades. If
you're interested in more information about the wagon,
please call Bill at 507-330-3704.
We used it as a portable check-out stand - it can be
pulled by a tractor, utility vehicle, or truck/car. The
previous owner also used it in community parades. If
you're interested in more information about the wagon,
please call Bill at 507-330-3704.
| Updated May 12, 2013 |