STOCKING UP FOR THE WINTER?
You're in the right place!
IT'S WORTH THE DRIVE.
In previous seasons our most popular draw to the farm here has been the squash. We provide you with a bushel box and ask you to fill it like a Tetris Puzzle. Fit as many squash as you can in that box! Sideways, upside down, any size of squash, any type of squash... literally whatever you'd like!
We grow these varieties of winter squash:
ACORN
BUTTERNUT
SWEET MAMA (BUTTERCUP)
SUNSHINE (BUTTERCUP)
SWEET DUMPLING
DELICATA
CARNIVAL
SPAGHETTI SQUASH
NEW THIS YEAR: MASHED POTATO SQUASH
A bushel which can be anywhere from 40-45 pounds depending on how you pack your box! We do have a scale here if you're interested in checking how much squash you can fit in there ;)
We have gaylords of squash filled all throughout our top shed, along with the tables of all the other produce we're offering! The price of squash will be sent via email to those who
If you sign up for the mailing list (below) you'll get notices about new products, important details and any package offers we have for pre-sale. (Something new we're planning to try this year).
I also have some guides printed out so you can take a copy with you! I explain the differences between each squash, ideas for how to use them, how best to store them, so much more. I have a few guides that I print out for everyone! **There is SO MUCH MORE than squash, see below.
HOW TO STAY IN TOUCH
All of our CSA Members will be notified via email with our normal communications. If you're not in our CSA, please follow us on Facebook and Instagram so we can stay in touch!!
I also added a new email list SPECIFICALLY for this Farm Sale! So if you want to get email updates when it's closer, enter your email in below and I will send you reminders & new products/ pricing as it approaches!
COME OUT TO THE FARM
We grow a lot of extra produce so we can offer you with bulk quantities to go into the winter with!
**This is a one-time event at the farm where we have on-farm sales. We don't have a store set up but do take custom produce orders throughout the summer. Please text Jodi at 952-836-5263 for special requests during the harvest season.
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This Fall Sale all started a couple seasons ago when we realized after we gleaned the fields that we had quite a bit to offer. So we posted on Facebook and invited folks out to come fill up their own bushels of squash. We had an assortment of different produce varieties as well.
That was so well received that we decided to offer an even bigger sale last year. We also had honey, our homemade jams and salsas, some apparel and TONS of extra produce. We're selling in whatever quantity folks wanted. We were selling one head of cabbage at a time, and we were also selling bushels/ 50 pounds at a time. The point is, this is designed for everyone!!
SAVE THE DATE: 2025
Saturday Oct 11th & Sunday Oct 12th 2025
9am-5pm
BROWN FAMILY FARM
7526 160th Ave, Oak Park MN 56357
PORK CUTS & PACKAGES
This fall we are going to have our pork available by the cut again!
We will have a huge variety of pork products available in our glass-top freezer! We will have at least 2 freezers again this Fall, so we'll have plenty of room for all of the different varieties of cuts!
Here are a handful of the ones we will have made for this year's Fall Sale. And some new ones you haven't seen before too ;)
We made the Maple Blueberry Snack Sticks from our pork and our own home-bottled maple syrup that we also produced on the farm!
We also grow all of the Jalapenos used in our Jalapeno Cheddar Snack Sticks & Smoked Brats!
WHAT TO EXPECT
When you arrive here at the farm you'll pull into our driveway and park on the left side. It's basically right after you turn into the driveway.
We are going to have our entire shed cleared out again and have tables running along the outside edges. Last year we had 12- 8 foot long tables and that wasn't enough space for everything! (Not even including the squash, because those are in bins!)
We set everything out in trays so you can browse like you're at a farmer's market. One tray of carrots is $4 for example, it's a couple pounds. Right next to that table you'll see big boxes full of carrots for $20, and those are about 18 pounds. We've got as much or as little as you'd like!
Ben and I will be walking around helping folks check out and get stuff to their vehicles.
**New for 2025 will have a tent & table set up for staging for stacking boxes when you check out.
With the squash, we've got a pretty unique set up in that you get to pick whatever squash you want! Some folks want smaller squashes because they don't want leftovers, some folks want giant squashes because they're making up a big batch of baby food, it's really all about individual preference. Plus, as consumers ourselves we know it's nice to pick what we want!
Here are some pictures from last season. Some prices shown are the same as they will be this season; others have gone up a dollar.
We accept cash and local checks. We do not accept cards at this time.
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THE GUIDES
Here is an example of a guide that I put together for our customers. The whole idea behind this educational info is to help you get inspired in using veggies straight from the farm, giving you ideas for how to use them, how to store them, what each variety is best for, etc.
My job is to make your job in the kitchen easier ;)
If you think the squash guide is cool, wait until you come out here and see the potato guide! I'll share info with you about the starch content in potatoes and why certain varieties are best for baking or mashing.
Spoiler alert- I've never met a potato I didn't like; but there are perks to using different varieties for different purposes!
Hope to see you at the Farm Sale,
~The Farmer's Wife