Frostbite Family Farms
We are a small family farm whose goal is to produce local food using organic, sustainable methods
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87 degrees in MN?
Yes please! First crops planted in the tunnel today and I enjoyd every second of it!
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It’s cold!
When you’re milking and your cleaning rag freezes solid after a minute of being set down. Brrrr! -17 degrees Schools may close, but milk mamas don’t. Thanks to everyone who’s been braving the cold to keep picking up your milk.
Welcome to our Farm Page!
We are a first generation, family run farm. Our goal is to grow better than organically, in a sustainable and regenerative way.
Our name comes from the Frostbite apple. It’s been important to us for a long time, before actually farming, to support local organic growers. We’ve gotten to meet some of the most passionate, incredible people along the way. One of those farmers introduced us to his favorite apple: frostbite. It was an out of this world experience. One we realized we would never have had if there weren’t passionate growers out there looking for more than just shipping and storage qualities.
We want to give people a Frostbite experience. Cultivating heirloom varieties of meat and produce that offer the best flavor and nutritional value.
We also want to grow ethically—knowing that farming practices MATTER. For the health of the earth and our bodies, and for future generations. Our goal is to become certified organic producers. To grow produce in a no-till field, using compost and mulch to increase topsoil and soil health. Utilizing trap crops, insect netting and other natural methods of pest control—completely avoiding chemical pesticide use on the farm.
CSA (new!)
CSA (community supported agriculture) is a produce subscription program that benefits farmers and buyers alike. These boxes will be offered for a set period of time over the growing season. They offer you better value, highest quality, and first access to all of the produce we have to offer this year.
Eggs!
Our flock of over a hundred hens fill the farm store with their beautiful, colorful eggs.
The hens are kept on green pastures in the warm months and an insulated coop with a large, greenhouse materiel wrapped run in the winter so that they can always have access to sun and fresh air without the damage of subzero temperatures.
Our passion for clean food doesn’t stop at milk and produce. These ladies are fed certified organic feed free from soy, corn and seed oils.
About Raw Milk
Our raw milk journey started with one beautiful Jersey mama and has now expanded to almost 20 head.
All of our girls are pure, A2A2 Jersey cows. They are raised on pasture in the warm months and clean, unsprayed hay during the cold ones.
Jerseys are smaller in stature and produce lots of rich, creamy milk. They do well on grass, but because of our extreme climate swings they cannot consume just grass without it making them extremely thin and sickly.
We want healthy humans AND healthy animals.
Because of this, though the vast majority of their diet is just grass, they do get supplemental grain during milking. This grain is always certified organic and free of soy (we’ll pass on the phytoestrogens, please). The feed is mostly comprised of peas and oats.
We have NEVER used antibiotics on our farm. We have been able to clear every issue with herbal, natural remedies, and probiotics.
We also regularly run bacterial testing on milk samples, and results have always exceeded cleanliness standards for even pasteurized milk.
“Everything I have gotten from them has been amazing. I highly recommend them!”
Jessa D.