Brown Family Farms is a small farm that provides fresh, high-quality products. We offer an array of
Operating as usual
08/05/2022
Here at the farm, we've been impatiently waiting for the day we could announce this!
WE'RE BRINGING PRODUCE!!! Exciting things have been happening as we've spent the past few years improving our garden set-up, and THIS WEEK we'll finally have veggies at the farmers market! 🥳🎉
Catch us @ the Clear Lake Farmers Market this Saturday morning for cucumbers and peppers, along with all our delicious baked goods! BONUS: Pecan caramel rolls will also be making an appearance at our booth! 😍
Now through the end of the month, we're running a special on our farm fresh chicken eggs. Delicious, free-range, and pasture raised only $3! Call or send us a message to get yours. Prices are going up, order now!
01/13/2022
We will be making deliveries to the Mason City/Clear Lake area next Friday, January 21st. If you've been missing any of your favorite sweet treats or savory snacks, now's your chance to get them delivered right to you! Send us a message and place your order by noon on Wednesday to not miss out.
11/17/2021
We've got a list up of our regular breads available. We'll be heading to Mason City again THIS FRIDAY (19th). Please get your orders to us by 9am Thursday. See ya soon!
11/03/2021
WE'RE COMING TO MASON CITY! 🍞
Hey-o! 😁 It's been a while since farmers markets have ended, so we'll be making a delivery run this Friday (Nov 5). We still have eggs, Maple Syrup, and apple butter available in addition to all our baked goods. If you'd like anything this week, please call/message ASAP.
07/17/2021
We're ready to roll! Catch us at the Surf Ballroom parking lot today from 9-noon! 😄
06/26/2021
Hello! 😁 We're in Clear Lake with our full selection of homemade breads, scones, cookies, and pies. (We even have eggs and Maple syrup.)🍞🍪🥧
Don't let let the rain dampen your day, bring your umbrella and come say hey! 😊
04/23/2021
Farmers market season is still a month away (May 15th!), but in the meantime, we've been working on custom orders.
Enjoy this little "behind the scenes" of the Lemon Meringue pie Shaun made today.
From the curd made with freshly squeezed lemons🍋 to the meringue made with eggs🥚 from our farm, the process is intense and precise and always delicious. 🥧😍😋
10/12/2020
It's the FINAL WEEK of our regular farmer's market season! 😲 Don't miss your chance to grab a delicious Sourdough Baguette. We sliced ours and topped it with homemade bruschetta as a side to our spaghetti dinner, and it was WONDERFUL! Come see us Tuesday, Friday, or Saturday and GET YOURS! 😄🥖
10/12/2020
It's the FINAL WEEK of our regular farmer's market season! 😲 Don't miss your chance to grab a delicious Sourdough Baguette. We sliced ours and topped it with homemade bruschetta as a side to our spaghetti dinner, and it was WONDERFUL! Come see us Tuesday, Friday, or Saturday and GET YOURS! 😄🥖
09/11/2020
Due to weather, we will not be at the market in Mason City tonight. Please join us tomorrow morning at the Surf to get your faves! 🙂
08/13/2020
Sourdough is finally here!😍😋
Find it and some other wonderful goodies at the Forest City Farmers Market (across from Dollar General) until 5:30 TODAY.
08/07/2020
It's National Farmers Market Week, and we're celebrating with pie!
Join us tonight from 4-6 in Mason City or tomorrow morning from 9-Noon at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake. 😁
06/18/2020
We're in Forest City from 3-5:30 today! Come see us today or tomorrow evening 4-6 in Mason City. All our usual, delicious goods. 😋🍞🥧🥚🍪
We WILL NOT be at market this Saturday the 20th, as our second son graduates from high school.
06/10/2020
IT IS HAPPENING!
Tomorrow is opening day of the Forest City Farmer's Market. Hope to see you there! 😄
Are you excited? Less than a week! Eek! We hope to see you!
Would you help us spread the word? We'd love it if you'd share this post with your friends!
06/01/2020
Thanks for the feature!
05/18/2020
Bringing the bread! 🍞🍞🍞
We're back in the groove of baking for farmers markets and it smells delicious. 😋 Grab a loaf in Mason City on Tuesday and Friday evenings from 4-6pm, or in Clear Lake on Saturday mornings from 9-noon.
04/28/2020
WE'VE GOT EGGS!
Our ladies have realized it's spring again and started producing like crazy. $3/dozen. Free-range, pasture raised chicken eggs. Delivery options available. Comment or send us a message if you'd like some! :)
03/30/2020
Anyone else ready to see this sight again? We sure can't wait. 🍞😍
All of our baked goods and Maple Syrup are available for delivery! Shoot us a message saying what you'd like, and we'll work out the details. 🙂👍
11/23/2019
Come join us at Fat Hill Brewery for an indoor market today between 11-2.
06/14/2019
Photos from Mason City Farmers Market's post
06/10/2019
Come on out to North Iowa Farmers Market tomorrow June, 11 to participate in June Jamboree! This event is the kick off to our FREE farmers market program, the Power of Produce Club, for kids ages 4 to 8! Don't forget to register online for POP Club at https://northiowafarmersmarket.com/pop/ !
A few of our chickens wandered up by the house, but they aren't quite sure how they feel about this "summer snow" we get. Does anyone else have a Cottonwood tree that leaves the driveway and yard covered in white fluff?
05/31/2019
We're bringing the good stuff to the North Iowa Farmers Market! Stop by today from 4-6 and check it out for yourself! :)
05/27/2019
DID YOU KNOW? This year we started using our own customized egg cartons. If you bring them back to us in good, clean condition, you'll recieve a discount on your next purchase!
05/25/2019
In case you hadn't heard, we offer personal-sized pies! With the same delicious goodness inside, you can eat these without feeling like you have to share! LOL 😉
05/24/2019
It's set up time at North Iowa Farmer's Market! Opening bell rings at 4:00.
05/21/2019
We've got the goods! Come check out the North Iowa Farmers Market in Mason City. We're in the basement of First Congregational UCC Church; it's nice and dry and warm inside! :) P.S. If you want an Ultimate Cookie Brownie, come quick! They're almost gone already. :O
05/21/2019
STARTING THIS WEEK! Tuesdays and Fridays find us in Mason City from 4-6PM, rain or shine! 😁
Whew! It's really brewing out there. No worries! North Iowa Farmers Market WILL open at 4 pm. Find us in the basement of the First Congressional UCC Church on the corner of 1st N and Delaware across from our usual spot!
05/16/2019
Fact: Not all of our social media platforms show all the same stories. On our Instagram and Twitter , you can find the story behind this pigeon. (If you don't have either, don't worry, we'll share in the comments below, this time.) 😊🐥🌳
05/11/2019
First bonfire of the season! Doing double duty by clearing out brush and celebrating Ridley's birthday. We definitely enjoy having all 4 of our boys with us again. 🔥😍
05/08/2019
LESS THAN 2 WEEKS AWAY!!! This year, we're adding the North Iowa Farmer's Market in Mason City to the list of places you can find us! If you don't recognize the address, it's the parking lot for First Congregational Church near Market 124. :D
Opening day is 3 weeks away! So close you can almost taste the fresh asparagus!
05/07/2019
Market season starts NEXT WEEK!!! Are you ready?!
05/05/2019
We hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful Sunday as much as we are! 😊 Today, while I was collecting eggs, I found a nice feather and tickled Harlee's nose with it. She walked away, and came back with another one as a gift for me. The goofy dog is such a lover! 😜🐕❤️
04/27/2019
Since the weather today is keeping us inside, we're taking the opportunity to take care of important indoor projects. Check out one of our new egg stamps! 😊😍🐔
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Hello and welcome to our page! I’m Myla, the owner of this beautiful business. In 2017, I married into the wonderful family that is the Browns. My husband, Shaun, and I hated the fact that our factory jobs meant we were missing out on valuable time with our children. We would head to work before the kids woke up for school, and when we got home —after the kids— we’d instantly start cooking supper. We would enjoy a meal as a family, make sure everyone had their homework done, and before we knew it, it was bedtime for everybody. This way of living wasn’t sustainable, and we knew it; we were exhausted and had no time for family, friends, or fun.
Brown Family Farms was created as a way for our family to live a healthy, happy life. Both Shaun and I grew up gardeners, and appreciate knowing what’s in our food and where it comes from. We did some research and confirmed that Iowa —with its abundance of farmers— still had a gap in the market for local people who grew more than just corn and soybeans. We could see we had unused space, and —after making preparations— jumped at the opportunity to leave our old jobs and turn our family’s garden into a full-time farm. Our farm uses sustainable, organic agricultural practices to provide a variety of chemical-free vegetables and free-range, pasture-raised chickens.
Our hope is to expand our farm to provide a wide array of local, quality products for our family and our community. Our short-term goals include adding Maple syrup, pasture-raised pork, eggs, jams, baked goods, and knit and crochet creations to our line-up of products. Down the road, we also hope to offer items such as comb honey, smoked cheeses, and hand-spun wool yarn. Side note, if you’re interested in our chickens or pigs, message me at [email protected] so I can get an idea of how many to raise in order to meet our demand.
So far, Shaun and I don’t regret leaving our factory jobs, and I doubt we ever will. The farm has opened our schedules up tremendously, even with the extra workload. Now, we have the freedom to do everything we’ve always wanted to do. We get to spend quality time with our boys and teach them new skills —in February, Shaun showed the boys how to tap our Maple trees, and everyone was excited when the sap came out sweet. We also have the time to get involved with our community and meet our neighbors. Since we started farming, our family has met many people and made great friends, and we hope to continue doing so, thanks to Brown Family Farms.
We'll be selling our freshly made assortment of bread (including sourdough), scones, cookies, Maple Syrup, eggs, and APPLE BUTTER! 😋
What do you say to a pop up market this Saturday? Would you be interested?
We still have tons available. While the weather is still decent we are going to set up our tent at the farm to have a market. This will give you opportunity to get some more great produce.
Great news to have the Thomas Farmstead and Brown Family Farm coming to join us! Thomas Farmstead will have their naturally raised broiler chickens for sale. Brown Family Farms will be bringing the baked goods, apple butter and fresh farm eggs. Some of the baked goods are different types of breads and cinnamon rolls. The Thomas Farmstead Brown Family Farms
The hours will be 10 am to 1 pm.
The address is 36788 150th Ave, Forest City.
This will also let you be able to see where all of it is grown even though some of it is dead.
What items will be available with lots of some items and a few with others:
Spinach
Lettuce
Endive
Arugula
Fennel
Bok choy
Mustard greens
Mizuna
Cilantro
Basil
Thai Basil
Sorrel
Kale- curly or lacinato
Collards
Beets
Radishes
Turnips
Green onions
Cherry tomatoes
Tomatoes
Cabbage
Celery
Jalapeno
Habanero
Ghost peppers
Banana peppers
Carrots -orange or colored
Shallots
Onion
Potatoes
Green or Yellow Beans
Parsnips
Swiss chard
Sweet peppers
Green peppers
Eggplant
Daikon radish
Watermelon radish
Cucamelons
Summer squash
Do you have your Thanksgiving pie orders in?
We’ve got a great connection for amazing pies! If you haven’t tried them this is the year to shop local, support small businesses and enjoy a low key Thanksgiving where you order that homemade pie!
Brown Family Farms has our favorite pies! Follow his page or message Shaun directly.
Enjoy!
It is market day!
Our vendors are here with the highest quality goods; rain or shine! Warm or cold! Thank you for supporting them through it all.
Including a pandemic!
We are OPEN every Tuesday & Friday from 4:00-6:00 pm until October 16th. 1st NE & Delaware Ave.
Keep shopping with us for delicious seasonal goods.
Thank you Northeast Iowa RC&D for the amazing video!
Our seasonal vendors: thank you!
Chris' Kettle Corn
B.Dog Designs
Red Shed Gardens
Brown Family Farms
Eagle Lake Gardens
Steve's Sweet Corn and Produce
Cedar Valley Ex-Press
North Iowa Berries and More LLC
Maple Grove
Red Rooster Ranch
Friday night market! Here until 6:00 pm
Eagle Lake Gardens
Maple Grove
Cedar Valley Ex-Press
Brown Family Farms
Red Rooster Ranch
Welcome back to ! Today we bring you to Brown Family Farms from Woden, Iowa, a small family farm dedicated to sustainable and natural agricultural practices. Shaun, Myla, and their family provide fine baked goods, pastured chickens, and fresh produce which they sell at farmers markets in Clear Lake, Forest City, and Mason City each week. Go to https://buff.ly/2VGzAHi for more information! 🍞 🍗 🍅
Market is open until 6:00 pm
Thanks Brown Family Farms
If you haven't had Brown Family Farms baked goods, you are missing out. I bought a huge loaf of cinnamon raisin swirl bread at Clear Lake farmers market on Saturday and only $5.00. I sliced it into 1/2 to 3/4 inch slices for French toast. Three letters people...OMG!! The bread was heavy enough to slice really easy, but light enough when eating. The proportion of raisin to cinnamon is perfect. Add maple syrup that you can also get at Market. I will need another loaf next weekend!!
Rain or Shine! Thank you for a great Farmers Market Saturday.
We hope you have a great Memorial Day weekend! What did you buy at market this week?
Thank you to our vendors:
Mossycup Farms
Twisted River Farm
Kona Ice
Purple Ribbon Beef
Grand View Beef
Chris' Kettle Corn
Red Shed Gardens
Eagle Lake Gardens
Brown Family Farms
Peggy Perkins-Wirtz
Dan Lauters
And more!!
We’ll see you next Saturday! 9:00-12:00 pm at the Surf Ballroom.
Vendors at today’s market open!
Pictured:
Eagle Lake Gardens
Brown Family Farms
Twisted River Farm
Red Shed Gardens
Join us to shop your favorite local vendors.
1st Street NE & Delaware Ave. in Mason City! 4:00-6:00 pm
Tuesday’s & Friday’s May-October
Those scones are AMAZING!!!! I so enjoyed one with my hot tea this morning!
Arugula! That's the leafy green I was trying to remember the name of last night when I was talking with you.
While drinking my tea this morning, Bam! the name came to me ;)
Have a great day Brown Family!
