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Fresh vegetables and u-pick raspberries and grapes. At farmer's markets on Tuesdays and Thursdays Call for appointments

10/06/2026

Last chance to pick up delicious veggies!
I'll be at the Essentia clinic on S 6th St in Brainerd tonight, October 6th, from 5-7 pm. I will also be at the Nisswa market on Thursday morning. I still have: lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, watermelon radishes, leeks, honey and whatever odds and ends I decide to bring (bok choy? Mint? Cilantro? If you really want something send me a message!)
I hope you'll come see me one more time for the season!

09/29/2026

I can't believe we're almost at the end of the season! Next week, October 6th and 8th will be our last markets. Since we're so close to the end, I'll be at Essentia tonight whether it's raining or not!
I still have: watermelon radishes, lettuce, leeks, tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, sweet and hot peppers, ginger, and mini cabbages. I have some small amounts of beets and cucumbers too. If I get the time I will bring some extra Asian greens to Nisswa this week too.

09/08/2026

September really is the new August!

I have ALL the gorgeous produce this week- lettuce, cucumbers, sweet peppers, jalapeños, ginger, cherry tomatoes, and heirloom slicing tomatoes. New this week: salad turnips, red and watermelon radishes, and the most beautiful leeks you ever saw. I've also got jars of our 2026 honey crop!
Last call this week on broccoli. It's probably not the last week for cucumbers but I can see the end on the horizon so grab them while you can.

09/06/2026

Something else that’s “going good”- cover crops!

Doing things the “hard way” as I do means trying to improve the soil at the same time as I am removing nutrients in the form of vegetables. Cover crops are a very useful tool for that, even though sometimes it means that I don’t get as much yield out of a field as I could if I kept the soil entirely bare. I also have to spend time managing plants that don’t directly bring me money. This year I was able to actually see some tangible benefits from the cover crops, and that was extremely gratifying.

I’m a big fan of using buckwheat as a quick summer cover in pathways because it crowds out weeds and brings in lots of beneficial insects. This year I was so grateful to have planted it because for the last month in this severe drought, it’s been just about the only nectar source for insects on the farm. Not only did the planting help tide over the bumblebees, wasps, and hoverflies on the farm, it also turned out to be vital food for our honeybees. Despite the challenges this turned out to be our best honey year yet!

Another planting that turned out to be really great for pollinators was a mix I tried in some very dead, sandy soil that couldn’t grow much else. Believe it or not this was actually a perennial deer food plot mix! Since I planted the seeds last year, some of the slower-growing species like chicory and red clover didn’t bloom until this summer, but they turned out to be absolutely beautiful. Not only did the bees appreciate them, but a field packed full of blue and purple flowers brought me so much joy every morning. This species mix also turned out to be shockingly resilient in the drought, so I’m very excited to have some new plant options I can rely on.

Lastly, I can’t really prove this but I do believe cover crops greatly improve the flavor of vegetables. Soil microbes play a huge role in helping plants absorb nutrients, and keeping living roots in the soil at all times goes a long way in keeping those microbes alive.

09/01/2026

Goodness it's been an extraordinarily difficult season. We've had hardships in years past but it feels like this year we got all of them. Still, I'm taking inspiration from my favorite farm volunteer, who would start every visit to the farm with "What's going good?" So this week I'll share some of the things that are going good.
First and foremost, I am so happy with how everything tastes. My first priority is to grow the most delicious vegetables ever and I really feel like I'm getting closer to that goal. The first heirloom tomatoes are creeping in (I think I'll have a good amount for Thursday's market) and Travis and I both think this is the most delicious tomato year yet. Look at the beautiful colors of the cherry tomato mix! The peppers are amazing! If you've seen me at the farmer's market, I've probably tried to talk you into the fantastic Japanese cucumbers!
So at market this week, while I don't have the piles and piles of produce I wish I had, I do have very tasty: slicing tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, Godsend lettuce, cabbage, sweet peppers, hot peppers, a little bit of broccoli (it's almost over) and I'll start bringing ginger.
Thanks for hanging in there with me, friends! I'll look forward to seeing you this week.

08/18/2026

Amazing broccoli this week along with tomatoes, green peppers, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, cabbage, Romaine and Godsend lettuce.

08/11/2026

Broccoli coming in this week!
We've got beautiful heads of broccoli and cabbage, some Godsend and romaine lettuce, jalapeños and Fresno peppers, the first bell peppers, cucumbers, and gorgeous greenhouse tomatoes. (People ask me if greenhouse tomatoes are "really better than the grocery store." Yes, yes they are!)
Last call for onions this week, I only made a small planting because I was trying a new growing method. (It worked fantastically, so of course I wish I'd planted more!)
I'll see you at Essentia tonight, and Nisswa Thursday morning!

08/04/2026

We're picking really beautiful onions and green cabbage this week. I invented a salad with them that my mother-in-law is calling "crack salad" because we can't stop eating it!
I'm hoping lettuce will start picking up now with the cooler weather, and the first broccoli has started trickling in. I've been surprised by the first few heirloom field tomatoes and I am pleased to tell you that they are delicious.
Fall crops are looking really promising, I'm hoping that August and September will be abundant!

07/31/2026

Saturday, August 1st will be our last day for raspberry picking. There are still delicious berries, but definitely fewer and you need to search down in the bushes a bit to find them. I have some rolling carts to sit on to make things easier for you!
We'll open for picking at 10 am since it looks like it won't be as crazy hot tomorrow and, frankly, this farmer needs a little more sleep. See you tomorrow!

07/28/2026

It's the berry season that won't quit!

We STILL have beautiful raspberries to pick. Unless I get totally overrun with pickers, we'll be open at 8 am this Tuesday and Wednesday for picking. We all have to work around the heat, so text me at 218-232-4238 if you'd like to come at a different time.

Address

7664 Roscoe Road
Brainerd, MN
56401

Telephone

+12182324238

Website

http://www.bramblingrowsfarm.com/

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