Calling all Veggie Lovers! Anyone interested in a CSA basket? I’ll call this farm tomorrow to see if they will give us a partial summer share for the weeks we are here. They deliver to Alexandria on Thursdays.
Ploughshare Farm
(218) 267-5117
http://www.ploughsharefarm.com
Also, Alexandria Farmers’ Market
Tues & Sat 9 – noon & Thursday 3 – 6 pm.
(320) 763-6893
http://www.mfma.org
Located in Big Ole Central Park at Broadway and 2nd Ave., in Alexandria. Offering a full line of locally raised fruits and vegetables including: apples, beans, beets, blueberries, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cucumbers, herbs, lettuce, onions, peas, peppers, potatoes, pumpkins, raspberries, squash, strawberries, sweet corn, tomatoes, bedding plants, flowers, elk, lamb, beef and chickens. New location, South of Agnes Lake on the Central Lakes Trail, 1/2 block north of the Chamber Office/Runestone Museum
And, Berry Ridge Farm
Call for hours, May-Nov. (320) 763-6893
1301 Firemans Lodge Road SW. Located 2 miles west of Alexandria on the east side of Lake Latoka. Blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, tomatoes, beans, peas, cucumbers, pumpkins, squash and more.
Let the jam making begin!
I found these farms and more at http://www3.mda.state.mn.us/mngrown
Also check out Holmes City Berries. They’re nearby and have organically grown strawberries http://www.hcberries.com/