Carters' Farm

About Us

Carters' is a fresh produce and on-farm entertainment and events farm.

During the summer, you can find Carter produce at The Red Barn in Park Rapids on East 34 and the Park Rapids Farmers Market, as well as at the Walker and Detroit Lakes Farmers' Market.

The Fall Festival is held every year at the farm—giant corn maze, wagon rides, live performances and theatre, games, food vendors, and more! Find out the latest at CartersFarm.org.

HISTORY

The farm's story began with tomatoes. In 1955, Russell Carter planted tomatoes on the south slope of his garden and sold tomatoes from a wagon on the side of Highway 71. A few years later, he bought land in Park Rapids, Minnesota, that would become Carters' Farm.

Over the years, the farm has included an award-winning Ayrshire dairy herd, hogs, chickens, ponies, sheep, and even some goats. The fields have produced tomatoes, sweet corn, strawberries, pumpkins, asparagus, green beans, alfalfa, cucumbers, zucchini, raspberries, blueberries, and much more.