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Brainerd Lakes Area Farmers Market
Updated May 7, 2013
Laura Hasse

Original Article Posted
July 19, 2006
Mary LaPorte

Brainerd/Baxter Lakes Area Growers Market (table lined with every type of vegetable including cucumbers, squash, green beans, tomatoes, onions, turnips, beats, lettuce, and rhubarb)One of the perks of visiting or living in the Brainerd Lakes Area is the food…especially the locally grown produce and meats. The best place to pick up fresh groceries is at the Brainerd/Baxter Lakes Area Growers’ Market.

Here you will find everything you need for your cooking and grilling plans. You can get high quality fresh food right off the farm. There are vegetables, flowers, herbs, spices, meats and fruits that you can choose from. The selection depends on the season and weather, so if you stop by more than once, you’ll find new fruits and vegetables that may not have been there the week before. All the products are grown within a 50 mile radius and there is a vast variety of vegetables, meat and herbs to choose from.

Pink and yellow dayliliesThe farmers and their family members run the stands themselves. Listen to their stories of how they grow their produce and experiences they have in their profession. Ask and you may be able to get answers for some of your own gardening questions.

Open Tuesdays at the Franklin Arts Center Parking Lot and Fridays at the Gander Mountain Parking Lot from 8:00am to 12:30pm. The market runs from Mid-May to Mid-October and the selection depends on the time of year and weather.

Below are examples of some of the things you will find. The selection and farms represented change each week depending on weather and season.


Fruits & Vegetables:
Other:

Lettuce

Flowers
Cucumbers
Herbs
Tomatoes
Spices
Cherry Tomatoes
Recipes
Rhubarb
Honey
Raspberries
Eggs
Blueberries
Baked Goods
Jellies and Jams
Buffalo Meat
Italian Grapes
Chicken
Broccoli
Beef
Cabbage
Pork
Cauliflower
Maple Syrup
Pickles
Gourds
Sweet Corn
Bird Houses
Canning Tomatoes
Homemade Soup
and much more...
Hand Turned Wooden Bowls
 
Painted Cake Pan Lids

 

Some of the many Vendors & Farms represented at the Market :

Becky's Bread
Rebeca Martin
Baked Goods
29693 Cty 25
Browerville, MN 56438
320.594.6004

Brambling Rows Berry Farm
John & Ruth Jansen
Bedding Plants, Berries, Veggies

8754 Cook Road
Brainerd, MN 56401
218.829.3241

Chuck's Garden Fresh Vegetables
Chuck & Lois Tangen
Vegetables, Herbs, Pickles, Wood Bowls, Glassware

9311 Oak Grave Rd SW
Motley, MN 56466
218.397.2446

The Glad Lady
Carla Scripture
Gladiolas, Honey, Baked Goods, Jams &Jellies
33710 Timberlane Rd
Motley, MN 56466
218.352.9202

Phil & Martha Hanson
Honey, Bees Wax, Maple Syrup
42504 294th Lane
Aitkin, MN 56431
218.927.3010

Kowalzek Salves/Smude Oil
Buck/Amy Kowalzek & Tom Smude
Sunflower Oil, Bees Wax, Salves, Lip Balms, Soap
22184 285th Ave.
Pierz, MN 56364
320.630.0905
Ladys of the North
Desiress & Delaine Achermann
Bread, Rugs, Knitted Products, Soap
717 Postel Drive
Motley, MN 56466
218.397.2425 (Delaine)
218.352.6110 (Desiree)
M&R Homegrown
Molly Rider & Reid Museus
Home-Raised Beef, Chicken & Pork
17698 St. Hwy. 18
Brainerd, MN 56401
218.764.2827
Natural Spring Farm
Alan & Marcy Cunningham
Produce, Bedding Plants, Hanging Baskets, Flowers
13536 Thorson Rd
Brainerd, MN 56401
218.820.8982 (Al)
218.820.8982 (Marcy)
Paradise Valley Buffalo Ranch
Duane or Mary Hayes
Buffalo Meat
15132 346th St.
Bagley, MN 56621
218.694.2290
Root Sense
Jamie Root Larsen
Organic Lotions, Sunscreens, Herbs
8835 Anoka Rd
Onamia, MN 56359
320.532.4830
Slumbering Hills Ranch
Nick & Angela Ellenburg
Pork, Chicken, Produce, Eggs
4646 Crawford Rd.
Brainerd, MN 56401
218.839.7147
Snowy Pines Tree Farm
Marcia Rapatz
Produce, Maple Syrup, Wild Rice, Whole Grain Breads
33334 321st Ave.
Browerville, MN 56438
320.594.6317
Sugar Hill Enterprises
Maple Syrup, Lotions, Balms with Bees Wax, Embroidery
8872 Cokato Way
Onamia, MN 56359
320.532.5575
Mike & Eloise Thorson
Vegetables, Fruits, Wild Rice, Gourds, Jam
39157 County Rd 79
Browerville, MN 56438
218.894.3071
Waller Farm
Apples, Vegetables, Berries, Melons
7879 Copper Rd
Cushing, MN 56443
218.575.2986
   

The current Farmer's Market Manager is Alan Cunningham (Natural Spring Farm). If you have any questions regarding the Market, including information about selling your farm-fresh goods, please contact Ruth Jansen at 218.829.3241.

Table showing potatoes, onions, cucumbers and broccoli
7 pop up tents where venders sell their product
 
Farmers Market Schedule:
Tuesdays May 14 - Oct 29
Franklin Arts Center Parking Lot
8:00am - 12:30pm
Fridays May 10 - Oct 25 Gander Mountain Parking Lot 8:00am - 12:30pm
From Mid-May to Mid-October and the selection depends on the time of year and weather.
 
*Above are examples of some of the things you will find. The selection and farms represented change each week depending on weather and season.
 
Jelly in jars with tags showing these came from Brambling Rows Berry Farm
Raspberries
 
 

 

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