Pick Your Own Apples Near the Twin Cities!
Experience the joy of harvesting your own fresh apples straight from our trees. Located in Farmington, MN - convenient to St. Paul, Bloomington, and Minneapolis.
Serving the Twin Cities Metro: 26 minutes from St. Paul & Bloomington, 35 minutes from Minneapolis
- Starting September 6th - Weekends Only
- Saturday & Sunday 10am-6pm
- Different varieties available throughout the season
- Fun for the whole family!
Check our Facebook page for weekly updates on available varieties!
Available Now
These apple varieties are currently available for purchase.
First Kiss
This apple is juicy yet tart and is our first apple available for the season. Only available pre-picked.
Zestar!
Fruit have a sweet-tart flavor and are crisp. This apple is good for baking, sauce or just eating. Fruit needs to be refrigerated.
Chestnut Crabapple
This rich, nutty flavored apple is at its peak. Best for fresh eating due to its small size.
SweeTango®
This apple is juicy and sweet with hints of fall spices. One of our most popular varieties!
Coming Soon
These varieties will be available in the coming weeks - mark your calendar!
Honey Crisp
Minnesota's State Fruit and most popular! This apple has explosive crispiness and juiciness. Best for fresh eating and salads.
Honeygold
Sweet, crisp, and juicy yellow skinned apples are good for fresh eating and baking.
Haralson
The top baking apple of all time! Tart apple with a hint of sweet only after a frost.
SnowSweet
They are slightly tart but great for snacks and salads due to their slowness to brown. A HIGHLY sought after variety for U-pick!
Fireside
They are sweet with a mild flavor, very large sized fruit. Good for baked apples.
Cortland
Good for making delicious apple sauce. The dark purple skin causes the sauce to be pink in color. Only available pre-picked.
Evercrisp
Good for eating and baking. Only available pre-picked.
Apple Products
Fresh from our farm to your table
Apple Cider - Gallon
Our signature fresh-pressed apple cider in a convenient gallon size. Made with a blend of our farm-grown apples for the perfect sweet-tart balance.
Apple Cider - Half Gallon
Our delicious apple cider in a half-gallon size, perfect for smaller households. Enjoy it cold or warm it up with some cinnamon for a cozy treat.
Apple Chips
Crispy, crunchy, and naturally sweet! Our apple chips are made from thinly sliced apples, lightly seasoned and carefully dehydrated to perfection.
Apple Donuts
Our famous apple cider donuts are made fresh daily. These cake-style donuts are infused with our apple cider and coated with cinnamon sugar.
Apple Pie
Our homemade apple pies feature a flaky, buttery crust filled with perfectly spiced apples from our orchard. Available in 9-inch size.
Caramel Apple Pie
Our homemade caramel apple pies feature a flaky, buttery crust filled with perfectly spiced apples from our orchard. Available in 9-inch size.
Apple Crisp
Our delicious apple crisp features tender spiced apples topped with a buttery, crunchy oat streusel. Perfect for warming up and serving with vanilla ice cream.
What Our Visitors Say
Real experiences from farm friends
Among other variety of apples, I was happy to find the Zestar again. Just perfect for my preference of slightly tart, but with good sweetness. We also got honey and fresh eggs there. The staff is very helpful and informative.
Family owned; friendly, knowledgeable, and fun! It is just the right size for all from 1-100. Apples, pumpkins, squash, eggs, meat, desserts, ice cream and of course, apple cider donuts. A field of sunflowers, a patch of zinnias, large cut-outs, an apple cannon...there is something for everyone and Instagram ready for all your photos.
Date night at Brand Farms was a fun event. Farmer Aaron is a great host. I would highly recommend you take your kids before they close for the season. Lots of activities, yummy apple products and treats too!