Lake Superior Sustainable Farming Association

Farm Products Directory  &  Farmer's Markets

updated periodically ... new listings welcome!

Farm products grown in the Lake Superior Region, by members of the Lake Superior Sustainable Farming Association. To request a printed version of this directory, or to see your own farm or operation listed here, please let us know

Many local farm products are available at Farmer's Markets.

Click here to learn the definitions of acronyms and terms used in this directory.

Berries Etc.
Debra Filipovich
1313 E 7th St
Duluth MN 55805
(218) 393-0787
berriesetc@charter.net
organic (GIA)
blueberries - prepick
vegetables: green beans, etc.
deliver to customers
markets: UMD
restaurants: yes
Blueberry Bush's
Curtis Bush
3601 Crosby Rd
Cloquet MN 55720
(218) 879-8193
sustainable (IPM)
blueberries - July & August
pick your own beginning August 1 (call for picking conditions and directions).
markets: UMD, Harvest Festival
restaurants: yes
Brown's Shorthorns
Edgar W. Brown
41184 County Rd 43
Willow River MN 55795
(218) 372-3930
livestock: free range pastured, chemical-free shorthorn breeding stock
beef: quarter, side or custom - fall
meat chickens: late summer
eggs: summer, fall
vegetables: pick your own (inquire)
Campbell's Gardens
Brent Campbell
PO Box 595, County H 66285
Iron River WI 54847
(715) 372-4031
brentsterboy@msn.com
www.garlicman.com
organic (GIA)
tomatoes, cukes, pickling cukes, green beans, squashes, pumpkins, green peppers, basil,cilantro, dill, garlic, parsley and many other common vegies. selling at Ashland Farmer's Market, Lake Nebagamon Farmer's Market, UMD Farmer's Market, Harvest Festival and directly from the garden. wholesale prices on large quantities. inquire to receive weekly email notice of availability.
internet sales of garlic thru website.
Castleberry Farms
Stephen B. Castleberry
9836 East State Road 13
Poplar WI 54864
(715) 364-8404
cbfarmpr@centurytel.net
www.castleberryfarmspress.com
grass-fed beef and goat kids
books & forged iron items available online
Chanterelle Woods Preserve
Dick Young & Christal McIntyre
33745 Star Route Road
Bayfield WI 54814
(715) 779-3038 or (218) 722-2411
organic (GIA)
eggs, pork, lamb, chicken, turkey, ducks, geese
wide variety of vegetables in season
selling at Bayfield Farmer's Market, pickup on the farm and in Duluth.

Chelsea Morning Farm / CSA
Cree & Jason Bradley
2995 Highway 3
Two Harbors MN 55616
(218) 834-4746 (office)
(218) 834-0846 (home)
cree.bradley@silvercreekinstitute.org
www.silvercreekinstitute.org
organic (GIA)
many heirloom varieties of vegetables, herbs, fruit, herring, maple syrup, wild rice. all produce naturally raised or gathered wild with sustainable practices.
15 week fruit & vegetable shares available
others on various schedules

an heirloom bedding plant/open house sale each spring at Silver Creek Institute, 1409 Grimmer Road, Two Harbors MN.

Clover Valley Farm
Cindy Hale & Jeff Hall
6534 Homestead Road
Duluth MN 55804
(218) 525-0094
cmhale@d.umn.edu
organic (GIA)
eggs, broilers, miscellanous vegetables and herbs, apples
Common Place Farm / CSA
Paula Williams
2323 County Rd 6
Barnum MN 55707
(218) 389-3220
paulajwilliams@gmail.com
www.livethislifeonpurpose.com
organic (GIA)
flowers: fresh, cut (July - Sept)
pickles: dill (September)
weekly flower shares and special occasion flowers
markets: Harvest Festival
restaurants: yes
Country Botanicals
William Ulvi
3175 Beyer Rd
Duluth MN 55804
(218) 525-4353
ulvi@cpinternet.com
sustainable (IPM)
flowers: fresh, cut, dried - spring, summer, fall
herbs: culinary, medicinal - spring, summer
bedding plants, tomatoes - summer
customers pick up purchase
deliveries made to customers
markets: Duluth, UMD
restaurants: yes
Edge of the Earth Farm
Gene Dutkin & Melinda Ninefeldt
3203 Rueben Johnson Road
Kettle River, MN 55757
(218) 273-6217
EotEfarm@sytekcom.com
organic (certified)
free-range/pastured livestock sold by the side or custom cut
culinary herbs, maple syrup, vegetables & fruit - in season
meat chickens, eggs available year round
pork available in fall, turkeys for Thanksgiving
call for pickup or delivery arrangements
custom sales and at Sandstone Area Farmers Market
restaurants: yes
Finke's Berry Farm
Doug & Diane Finke
2331 County Rd 4
Carlton MN 55718
(218) 384-4432, (218) 384-8166 (fax)
www.finkesberryfarm.com
organic (GIA)
strawberries - in July
pick your own, customers pick up purchase
farm jobs available to weed, pick berries and help with U-pick customers
Food Farm / CSA
John Fisher-Merritt
2612 County Rd 1
Wrenshall MN 55797
(218) 384-3356
foodfarm@usfamily.net
organic (certified)
CSA shares
vegetables & fruit - June through March
eggs - all year
meat chickens - early July
turkeys - Thanksgiving
markets: Whole Foods Co-op, Harvest Festival
farm jobs: interns, lodging (inquire)
restaurants: occasionally
4 Quarters Holdings
Mark Thell,
2553 CR 3
Wrenshall MN 55797.
(218) 384-3878 (home)
(218) 851 7718 (cell)
thell@computerpro.com
All animals are raised on fresh pasture during the growing season, with summer forage harvested for winter feeding. No antibiotics or synthetic growth hormones are used. Meat from pastured pigs and chickens available in 30# or 50# boxes. Beef is available as whole beef or all ground beef. Pork is sold in quarters. Chickens approx 5# each, packed six to a box. All meat processed at MN Dept of AG inspected plant. Sales limited to within MN.
Garden Images Greenhouse
4881 Stevens Rd
Brookston MN 55711
(218) 453-1199
call for fax number
gardenimgs@aol.com
flowers: fresh
herbs: culinary
bedding plants: perennials
markets: Duluth
restaurants: yes
farm jobs: please inquire
Giving Ground
Pam Thompson
1223 Little Creek Road
Brimson MN 55602
(218) 848-2302
(888) 276-1336
www.givingground.com
organic (GIA)
sustainably wild-harvested culinary and medicinal wild herbs
fresh in season, dried
medicinal teas, hand-made salves, tinctures, organic bug repellent
deliveries available to clients
clinical herbal consultations
markets: Duluth Harvest Festival
apprenticeships available, details on website
Grassroots Farm Group
5818 Munger Shaw Rd
Saginaw, MN
55779-9550
(218) 341-7481
grassrootsfarm@gmail.com
organic (GIA)
grassroots organized farm growing organically grown vegetables for the Whole Foods Co-op and UMD farmer's market.
Green Pastures Dairy
2353 Bromfield Road
Carlton, MN 55718
(218) 384-4513
cheese@greenpasturesdairy.com www.greenpasturesdairy.com
Grass-based farm producing Minnesota Farmstead™cheeses. Milking in the spring, summer and fall, using intensive rotational grazing with cows moved to fresh green pastures daily. Cheeses are made from raw milk produced and aged for a minimum of 60 days. These artisan cheeses contain no artificial hormones, antibiotics, rBGH, coloring, preservatives or GMO rennet.
LaFinca / CSA
Charlie Kersey
PO Box 93
Bruno MN 55712
(218) 372-8804
lafinca@earthlink.net
www.lafincacsa.com
organic (certified)
seasonal farm shares with delivery to Duluth, the Twin Cities, and pick up at the farm. 2008 Summer Share, Fall Share, Winter Share, and Chicken Share.
Details can be found at the website.
Maple Hill Farms
Tom & Connie Cogger
28745 S. Maple Hill Road
Washburn WI 54891
(715) 373-2108
www.northnug@hotmail.com
organic (GIA)
vegetables, pork, wool products
Morning View Farms
Gayle Gonsior & Larry Fickbohm
79730 Evergreen Rd
Port Wing, WI 54865
(715) 774-3581
(775) 252-9119 (fax)
gonsbohm@cheqnet.net
organic (GIA)
livestock: free range / pasture, chem-free
meat: sold by the side, cut, custom
beef: Jan - Feb
pork, lamb, eggs: all year
meat chickens: July - Oct
markets: Chequamegon Co-op
restaurants: yes
Northern Harvest Farm  / CSA
Richard & Karola Dalen
2572 County Rd 102
Wrenshall MN 55797
(218) 384-9779
northernharvestfarm@yahoo.com
website coming soon!
organic (certified)
CSA shares
vegetables: June - Oct
restaurants: please inquire
farm jobs, interns, lodging: please inquire
Northern Sunrise Gardens
Tygar & Gwenn Leveque
81690 Morrison Rd
Port Wing, WI 54865
(715) 774-3322
organic (GIA)
garlic, onions
customers pick up purchase
deliveries made to customers
markets: Harvest Festival only
Northern Sunrise Gardens
Tygar & Gwenn Leveque
81690 Morrison Rd
Port Wing, WI 54865
(715) 774-3322
organic (GIA)
garlic, onions
customers pick up purchase
deliveries made to customers
markets: Harvest Festival only
Oak Lake Orchard
John Horrigan
54595 Shadow Oak Road - PO Box 216
Kerrick MN 55756
(218) 485-8801
newuffda@centurytel.net
sustainable (IPM)
apples
Olund's Organic Greenhouse / Superior Forest Flowers
Mike and Lynn Olund
3202 Hwy 44
Brimson, MN 55602
(218) 848-2824
mlolund@earthlink.net
organic (certified) products: tomatoes, cucumbers, kale, swiss chard, lettuce, garlic, fresh flowers, dried flowers.
open to the public May - October, please call ahead.
restaurants: yes
occasionally hire part time help
Peterson Farm
43138 110th Avenue
Tamarack MN 55787
(218) 768-4116
K.Peterson@frontiernet.net
State inspected grass fed beef, chemical-free, hormone-free, sold by the 1/2 or 1/4.
Shady Lane Bison
John & Suzan Lane
6819 Industrial Rd, Saginaw MN 55779
(218) 729-9669
jslane@northlc.com
pasture raised buffalo, USDA processed, by the pound, halves or quarters.
buffalo hides and skulls.
various vegetables in the fall, also available at the Swamp Sisters Shop
7249 Industrial Road, Saginaw MN (218)729-0088
Fridays & Saturdays 8-2, Mid April – Mid November.
www.swampsisters.com
Shary's Berries
Shary Zoff
1651 Two Harbors Rd
Two Harbors MN 55616
(218) 834-5221
organic (certified)
fruit: pre-pick or pick your own
raspberries - July
blueberries - August
basil: July - October
markets: Whole Foods Co-op, Harvest Festival
restaurants: yes
Shubat's Fruits
Deborah Shubat
2155 Johnson Road
French River MN 55804
(218) 525-3063
shub@shubatsfruits.com
www.shubatsfruits.com
organic (GIA)
fruit and vegetables - July thru October
flowers: fresh, cut - July thru September
herbs: culinary - May thru Sept
bedding plants: May - June
heirloom seeds
markets: Duluth, UMD, & Harvest Festival
volunteers by appointment
"Green Weddings"  in August & September (brides and wedding parties can pick their own bouquets, etc. ... cuts sold by stem)
Skalko's Honey Bee Farm
John Skalko
142 Larson Road
Esko MN 55733
(218) 879-1177
cskalko@cpinternet.com
wild flower honey
quarts, pints and other quantities
natural beeswax candles
markets: Duluth Farmer's Market, Harvest Festival Farmer's Market
Spirit Creek Farm
Jennifer & Andrew Sauter Sargeant
Cornucopia WI 54827
(715) 742-3551
fermented vegetable products
markets: Whole Foods Coop, Harvest Festival
Spirit Lake Native Products
Bruce & Tawny Savage
1032 Spirit Lake Rd
Sawyer MN 55780
(218) 644-0912
tawnys@excite.com
www.spiritlakemaplesyrup.com
pure maple syrup - all year
wild rice - all year
customers pick up purchase, UPS/USPS
markets: Duluth Farmer's Market, Harvest Festival
restaurants: yes
farm jobs: maple sugaring, tubing installation, forest management; seasonal housing available
Strawberry Ridge Wool & Lamb
Joan Weyandt
3780 Sandberg Rd
Duluth MN 55810
(218) 624-3971
srfarm@duluthmn.com
www.strawberryridge.com
livestock: free range / pasture
lamb: fall, sold processed (whole)
fiber: handspinning fleece (white & colored) - April - ?
customers pick up purchase; deliveries to customers
Talmadge Farms
Kathy Jensen
2709 Doe Road
Duluth MN 55804
(218) 525-2414
1-(877) 525-2414 (toll free MN)
jams, jellies, pickles
fresh cut and dried flowers
cucumbers, tomatoes, gourds, summer and winter squash
markets: Duluth Farmer's Market
Vranes Farm
Jay Cablk & Carrie Kinder
63700 Vranes Road
Ashland WI 54806
(715) 746-2059
arleydog@cheqnet.net
turkey, meat chickens, lamb and fiber products direct to customer
WillowSedge Farm
Jane Grimsbo Jewett
54852 Great River Road
Palisade MN 56469
(218) 845-2832
jewet006@umn.edu.
grass-fed Black Angus beef, pork, eggs

Terms of Directory Listings
CSA
  Community Supported Agriculture. Farm products are purchased as shares of the harvest. All arrangements with shareholders are made by each farm for concerns like product selection, farm pickup and deliveries.

IPM  integrated pest management.

Organic (certified)  grower or farm has been certified organic by the USDA.

Organic (GIA)  grown in accordance with organic standards, but not certified.

Restaurants  products are available for restaurants. Contact farm or grower for more information.

Markets  products are available at specified local farmer's markets.

Farm jobs  grower or farm has employment or internships available; please inquire for details.

REGIONAL FARMER'S MARKETS

Ashland Area Farmer's Market
200 Block of Chapple Avenue, Ashland WI
Open Saturdays – 8:00 am to 12:00
June 14 through early October
Ashland Chamber of Commerce (715) 682-2500 or Landis Spickerman (715) 492-5969
landis_hcf@yahoo.com
www.localharvest.org/farmers-markets/M7737

Barker's Island Farmer's Market
Hwy 2/53 & Marina Drive, Superior WI
parking lot near SS Meteor
June 21 - October 25, Saturdays 8:00 am to 12:00
Sue Ann Dumke, market manager (715) 372-8441
sa_dumke@yahoo.com

Bayfield Farmer's Market
Third Street & Mannypenny Avenue, Bayfield WI
Late June - mid October, Saturdays 9:00 am - noon
Tom Galazyn, market manager  (715) 779-3254

Brimson Farmer's Market
Post Office—Fire Hall Complex, County Road 44, Brimson MN
July 5 —Labor Day weekend, Saturdays 9—noon
Diane Dickey, market manager  (218) 848-2894

Cable Farmer's Market
United Church of Christ parking lot, 13445 County Highway M, Cable WI
Saturdays 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Late June - September

Carlton County Farmer's Market
Highway 61 and 45, Scanlon MN
Open Saturday 9:00 am 'til sellout
June 28th through Mid-October
Mike Getty (218) 879-9015 or Emma Olson (218) 879-5790

Chester Bowl 24th Annual Fall Festival
Chester Bowl Park, Duluth MN
Saturday Sept 20, 10am to 4 pm
Billy Davis (218) 723-9832
www.chesterbowl.org

Cook County Farm & Craft Market
Grand Marais MN 55604
May-September, Saturdays, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
Melinda Welch-Spindler (218) 387-2186

Cornucopia Farmer's Market
Under the willows at the beach, Highway 13, Cornucopia WI
Late June - September
Thursdays 3 pm – 6 pm
Jennifer Sauter Sargent (715) 742-3551

Duluth Farmer's Market
3rd Street and 14th Avenue East, Duluth MN
May 3 – October 31, Wednesdays and Saturdays 7:00 am to 12:00
November 28 - December 24, M-F 1-7pm, weekends 9am-6 pm
Lois Hoffbauer, market manager (218) 624-4159
loisdoug@cpinternet.com
www.duluthfarmersmarket.com

Gilbert Farmer's Market
6650 Bodas Road, Gilbert, MN
July - September, Tuesdays & Fridays, 2:00 - 5:30 pm
Donn and Marilyn Kunnari (218) 865-4732
kunnaridonn@msn.com

Grand Rapids Farmer's Market
Highway 2 at 1st Avenue NW, Downtown Grand Rapids MN
May 3rd through Mid-October, Wednesdays and Saturdays 8:00 am to 1:00
Kent Lorentzen (218) 752-6678
manager@grfarmersmarket.org
Dawn Molaison (218) 697-2766
secretary@grfarmersmarket.org
www.grfarmersmarket.org

Harvest Festival Farmer's Market
Bayfront Park, Duluth MN
September 6 & 7, 9 am - 4 pm
David Hopkins (218) 393-3276
david@lakesuperiorfarming.org

Hayward Area Farmers Market
Sawyer County Fairgrounds, 2.5 miles East on Hwy B, Hayward WI
Monday 2:00 am to 6:00
Laura Berlage (715) 462-3453
nstarhomestead@centurytel.net

Iron County Farmers Market
10th Avenue North by the WI Information Center, Hurley WI
Open Wednesdays 2:00 pm and Saturdays 10:00 am 'til sellout

Lake Nebagamon Farmer's Market
Sharon's Restauraunt, Lake Nebagamon WI
June - September, Wednesdays 9 am – noon
Brent Campbell (715) 372-4031
brentsterboy@msn.com

Mahtowa Farmer's Market at TJ's Country Store
County Road 4 Exit Hwy 35, then west a couple miles
June 1- September, Sundays Noon – 4:00
Tom at TJ's (218) 389-6257

Spooner Farmers Market
Beaverbrook Road and Hwy 63, Spooner WI
Saturdays 8:00 am to 12:00

UMD Farmer's Market
University of Minnesota Duluth, MN
May 21- September 24, Wednesdays 2-4:30
Stacy (218) 591-2104
or email shub@shubatsfruits.com

Virginia Farmer's Market
Armory Parking Lot, 8½ Street South, Virginia MN
early July through September, Tuesday and Friday 2:00 pm to 5:30
Donn Kunnari (218) 865-4732
kunnaridonn@msn.com

Washburn Farmer's Market
Bayfield Street, Washburn, WI
June-October, Monday-Friday, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Bruce Hanson (715) 373-5017
washburnchamber@cheqnet.net
www.washburnchamber.com

Winter Street Depot Farmer's Market
1615 Winter Street, Superior WI
July 2 - October 29, Wednesdays 1:00 - 5:00 pm
Sue Ann Dumke, market manager  (715) 372-8441
sa_dumke@yahoo.com

Wentworth Gardens Farmer's Market
Highway 2, Wentworth WI
Tuesdays 2:30 – 6:00 pm
David Grapentine, market manager (715) 363-2678