507-334-2226
3733 220th St E Faribault, MN
Straight River Farm © 2018
Produce from our farm
to your table
Summer Raspberry Season is Underway!
We'll be open for raspberry picking on even-numbered days (July 16, 18, 20, etc.)
from 8 am-12 noon.
Pick-your-own raspberries are $4.00/lb.
and we provide containers.
Picked raspberries are not available at the farm,
but may be available at the Farmer's Markets
listed on our home page during raspberry season.
Children should be at least 8 years old to pick raspberries due to the prickly nature of raspberry canes, and the mosquitoes and bees that love the raspberry patch.
Mosquitoes love to hang out in raspberries, so consider bringing repellent spray.
Our bees love the raspberry flowers. Honeybees
are generally pretty peaceful and can usually just be avoided, or even gently swished away. But if you get agitated around them, they'll get agitated, too. Just stay calm and pick around them or move to another spot.
Raspberries by the numbers
1 pint = 2 cups
1 pint raspberries weighs about
12 ounces (3/4 pound)
5-6 pints, about 4 lbs, of raspberries
are needed for a batch of jam.
Freezing raspberries:
Rinse gently and drain/dry thoroughly. Put into plastic bags or containers, seal & freeze. Or, spread them on cookie sheets, freeze, and then put into bags or containers.