18 best raw milk farms in Minnesota | Organised

Poplar Hill Dairy Goat Farm
Scandia · Raw milk, farm shop5.0 · 32 reviewsPoplar Hill Dairy Goat Farm in Scandia is Minnesota's oldest Grade A dairy goat farm, run by the Maefsky family and producing fresh goat milk since 1972. The farm keeps four breeds, Alpines, Nubians, Saanens and Toggenburgs, every one registered with the American Dairy Goat Association, and the herd has been on DHIA milk test for more than fifty consecutive years. The association honoured the family with its Pioneer Award in 2018, and the owners are in the Minnesota Livestock Breeders Hall of Fame. The goat milk sold in stores across the upper Midwest is fresh pasteurised milk with no preservatives, antibiotics or growth hormones, while fresh raw goat milk is also sold direct from the farm by phone order. The farm makes national award winning goat milk soap from its own milk, sells goat cheese that placed at the Minnesota State Fair, breeds registered dairy goats shipped across the country, and runs guided farm tours by appointment.
Straight Up Outside
Lake Crystal · Raw milk, butcher5.0 · 21 reviewsStraight Up Outside is a small farm just outside Lake Crystal, Minnesota, milking Jersey cross cows for raw, grass fed A2A2 milk. The herd is fully forage fed, and the milk is filtered and chilled on site so it goes home fresh. The farm shop is open three days a week and milk must be reserved ahead, sold in half gallon increments for pickup at the farm only, so bring your own containers. Free range chicken and duck eggs and small batch maple syrup cooked over a wood fire are sold first come first served. The farm is currently at capacity for milk customers, with a waiting list run by farmer Annie.
Fruitful Seasons Dairy
Alexandria · Raw milk4.9 · 19 reviewsFruitful Seasons Dairy is a small family dairy near Alexandria, Minnesota. For close to two decades it has milked 100 percent grass fed, A2A2 Jersey cows and turned the milk into truly raw cheese, made on the farm in a licensed facility using organic rennet and aged from 2 to 12 months. The range runs from farmhouse cheddar, Gouda and Colby to tomato basil Gouda, Caerphilly, Monterey Jack, brick, and applewood or maplewood smoked wheels, sold as vacuum packed pieces or as uncut 10 to 12 pound wheels. Cheese is sold at the farm by appointment, shipped on request, and stocked at The Grain Bin in Alexandria, The Good Earth Food Coop in St Cloud and A Clean Plate in Menahga.
Prairie's Edge Raw Milk Dairy
Kerkhoven · Raw milk4.4 · 22 reviewsPrairie's Edge Raw Milk Dairy is a small family dairy near Pennock, Minnesota, ten minutes west of Willmar, run by Rich and Carol. The farm sells creamy fresh whole milk, skim milk and farm fresh cream raw, with orders placed 12 to 24 hours ahead by call or text to Carol, and the on farm store is open Tuesday to Sunday with new drop sites in Willmar and Forest Lake. Through the herd share programme the farm will also make raw butter, ghee, cheese curds, sour cream and cream cheese from a member's own milk and cream for a small labour charge. Minnesota law means customers bring their own containers and collect at the farm, and the family welcomes visits and will show you around if you call before arriving. Rich also hosts The Small Dairy Podcast from the farm.
Gerdes Fresh Farm
Caledonia · Raw milk5.0 · 14 reviewsGerdes Fresh Farm is a fourth generation family farm in the bluffs at Caledonia, Minnesota, run by Jonathan and Liz Gerdes. Jonathan has been farming since birth, helping his grandpa and dad in the barn, and the couple now raise three kids on the family farm while providing healthy, local raw milk to people who care. Raw milk is 6 dollars per half gallon, reserved for pickup through the website. Visitors are warmly invited: call ahead to schedule a visit, catch the sunset from the top of the bluff, feed a new baby calf or drink a tall glass of creamy fresh milk. The farm store in their renovated silo sells fresh raw milk, warm chocolate chip cookies and the farm's own beef, and a guest house on the farm has a waiting list. Liz writes a lively blog as The Farmer's Wife with stories from the farm and its raw milk customers.
Humble Beginnings Dairy
Plato · Raw milk, butcher4.9 · 11 reviewsHumble Beginnings Dairy is a family dairy farm at 2506 90th Street in Plato, Minnesota, sharing raw milk from its own Jersey cows, from the family's pastures to your family's table. Because Minnesota's raw milk laws are ambiguous, the farm runs a simple herdshare: members own a portion of the herd, pay a boarding fee per half gallon share, and collect their milk at the farm in glass bottles or plastic jugs. Pickup runs 8am to 8pm Monday to Saturday and 8am to 3pm on Sunday, paid in cash at a box by the milk fridge. The family also sells grass fed beef, born and raised in their own pastures, by the whole, half or quarter. Customers reserve an animal, call their cutting order in to the local butcher by Hamburg, and fill a freezer with steaks, roasts and ground beef at one flat price per pound of hanging weight. Everything is arranged directly with Amy by text or phone, and the farm walks new members through their first pickup.
Wholesome Family Farms
Caledonia · Raw milk, butcher5.0 · 9 reviewsWholesome Family Farms is a family farm in Caledonia, Minnesota, run by Rachelle and Jordan. They raise grassfed dairy cows and beef cattle alongside hair sheep, Spanish goats and the livestock guardian dogs that watch over them, and they sell breeding stock as well as food from the farm. Groceries are ordered through the online shop and collected at the farm store on Eagle Heights Road, with pickup appointments arranged once you have ordered. The staples are grassfed raw milk, raw cream and grassfed beef, sold straight from the farm.
Boomflower Farm
Kenyon · Raw milk, butcher5.0 · 6 reviewsBoomflower Farm in Kenyon, Minnesota grew from the idea that farm grown does not stop at food. Katy runs the place with her husband, having moved onto the land in 2020 with sheep, cows and poultry, and she balances the farm with full time work as a mental health therapist. Her own herbs, honey and lanolin go into soap, shampoo and body care, the flock's wool becomes bedding and other textiles, and the farm food runs from chicken and lamb to eggs and milk, with grass fed beef and lamb shares. Everything is in the online shop, and there are farm classes too.
Streblow Family Farm
Granite Falls · Raw milk, butcher4.3 · 6 reviewsStreblow Family Farm is a family run farm at Granite Falls, Minnesota, raising animals on pasture without antibiotics and feeding non-GMO grains only when needed. The family follow regenerative practices meant to build soil health and keep the land in good heart for the next generation, and they welcome visitors who want to see how the animals are raised. Meat and raw milk are sold directly from the farm, with delivery available. The farm website was not reachable when we last checked, so phone or email ahead to confirm what is on offer.
Great Heritage Farm LLC
Winthrop · Raw milk, eggs5.0 · 3 reviewsGreat Heritage Farm is a family run farm at Winthrop, Minnesota, raising pasture raised meat and raw milk from a small home creamery. The animals spend spring to autumn out on grass, moved regularly in a rotational grazing pattern that keeps the pastures growing and the livestock healthy. Beef, pork and lamb are sold through shares, with beef offered as a CSA or bulk share and pork shares opening in April. Join the farm's Nourished email list to hear when shares open, or get in touch through the website to reserve.
Honeymilk Homestead
Isanti · Raw milk, eggsHoneymilk Homestead is a young family farm at Isanti, Minnesota, started in the family's words to provide quality food for our family and yours. Johanna grew up on a dairy farm drinking raw milk, and the farm's name joins the honeybees and milk cows it keeps, a nod to the land flowing with milk and honey. The A2 herd is raised on pasture without hormones, antibiotics, GMOs or soy, and the family follows the cleaning and testing standards recommended by the Raw Milk Institute. As Minnesota law requires, raw milk is bought at the farm itself: customers reserve ahead, bring their own jars and collect during farm store hours, with a waitlist when winter production drops. In May 2026 the spring cows calved and the waitlist cleared. The store also carries pastured eggs, raw honey, maple syrup, pastured pork, chicken and beef, open Monday afternoons, Wednesday and Friday mornings and some Saturdays.
The Lewis Farm
North Branch · Raw milk, eggsThe Lewis Farm is a first generation family farm in North Branch, Minnesota, started by Sydney and Robert in 2017 and now run with their four children. Two A2A2 Jersey cows supply the family and their community with raw milk, sold by the half gallon from the on farm stand and restocked twice daily. Eggs are collected every day and sold unwashed to keep their natural protective coating, and the stand also carries the farm's own chicken, pork and beef, everything priced so you can shop whenever suits you. The animals eat a diet of non GMO grains and the chickens and beef graze on pasture, and the family raise the same meat they put on their own dinner table. Whole chickens, pork, beef and pasture raised turkeys can be preordered by the season, and the farm also sells at local farmers markets in Lindstrom, Scandia and Burnett County.
Boos Lake Farm
Lindstrom · Raw milk, fruit & vegBoos Lake Farm is the Kellum family's 20 acre homestead in Lindstrom, central Minnesota. What began with three chickens on a quarter acre has grown into a farm offering organically raised, pastured chicken and turkey, pastured pork, 100% grass fed and grass finished lamb from Katahdin and St Croix hair sheep, raw milk, eggs, honey and garden vegetables and flowers. The family's first milk cow, Mazzy, arrived in 2021, and the sheep were added to support the farm's regenerative pasture management. Grass fed raw milk is sold by the gallon with the full cream, and the pigs are moved through the pasture, fed by the land along with second quality garden produce and the feed they need for protein. A Seasonal Abundance CSA runs March through October with boxes of produce, proteins, baked goods, canned goods and specialty items, all grown, raised and made from scratch on the farm. Little Home Baker, the family's cottage bakery, makes cakes, breads, bagels and cookies to order. Orders are placed directly by email, message or phone, with pickup arranged at the farm.
Something New Farm
Mankato · Raw milkSomething New Farm is a raw milk micro dairy near Mankato, Minnesota, summed up on its own site as raw milk and Icelandic lamb. The milk is A2 tested and GMO free, sold with the cream still on top so you can skim it for recipes, make butter and cream cheese, or shake the jar and enjoy the rich goodness in a glass. The cows are never fed soy or GMOs, and every batch is chilled immediately after milking to preserve quality and freshness. Milk sells direct from the farm at 7 dollars a half gallon or 14 dollars a gallon, reserved by calling or texting Dane, who keeps a call list when availability is tight and asks customers to bring their own containers. Alongside the dairy the farm raises Icelandic sheep for lamb, and the farmer answers customer questions personally in the comments of the farm's own site.
Isaiah 11:6
Harmony · Raw milk, eggsIsaiah 11:6 is Lydia's small dairy goat farm, raising healthy, disease free registered Alpine and Mini Alpine goats since 2012. The herd is tested for CAE and Johnes, has never had a CL abscess, and every animal has been bought from disease free herds. The goats eat organically grown hay, get organic grain on the milking stand, and are intensively rotationally grazed on five acres when the weather permits, with a free choice mineral buffet, kelp and herbal wormer tea. Kids are dam raised and handled daily; once they are a couple of weeks old the kids are separated at night so the mothers can be milked in the morning. Goat milk is available from the farm, with peak season running March to October and a very small supply the farm does its best to stretch year round. A free ranging flock of ducks provides eggs, with Ancona ducklings planned, and registered goat kids are sold each season.
Keystone Farm
Buffalo · Raw milkKeystone Farm is a small grazing dairy on County Road 37 in Buffalo, Minnesota, milking a mixed herd of Jersey, Fleckvieh, Norwegian Red, Brown Swiss and Dexter cows. The farm documents its daily life on its YouTube channel, from mob grazing the milk cows and managing silvopasture to keeping hogs and hens, with new videos posted most weeks through summer 2026. According to its listing in the Weston A Price Foundation's Real Milk directory, the cows are grass fed only with no grain, just a small amount of alfalfa pellets at milking, the pastures are rotated often and managed beyond regenerative, and the farm milks once a day and practices calf sharing. Raw milk is sold from the farm at 12 dollars a gallon and 6 dollars a half gallon. There is no website, so contact is by phone.
Freedom Reign Farm
Buffalo · Raw milk, eggsFreedom Reign Farm is a small family goat dairy at Buffalo, Minnesota, keeping a herd of registered Mini Nubian goats. The farm sells raw goat milk in limited quantities, alongside its own goat milk chevre and handcrafted goat milk and tallow soaps, lotions and herbal salves, all made on the farm. The goats are fed transitional organic grains and no spray hay, with a free choice mineral programme of more than twenty individual minerals. The Little Farm Shop sits ten minutes west of Buffalo and is open daily, stocking organic sourdough bread and transitional organic eggs beside the farm's own products. The farm displays the Weston A Price Foundation Campaign for Real Milk badge and is a member of Farm Direct Minnesota.
Chris Creek Ranch
Greenbush · Raw milk, farm shopChris Creek Ranch sits on County Road 103 outside Greenbush, in the far northwest corner of Minnesota, and is run by Cole and Brooke Christianson. Cole's grandparents, Ray and Lillian Christianson, started Chris Creek Dairy here in 1963 with 30 cows and milked for 30 years. Ray died in 2017, and Cole began buying the ranch around that time. Cole and Brooke married in July 2022, and today the place carries cattle, Katahdin sheep, horses, almost 30 free range chickens and a jersey guernsey milk cow. Raw milk is sold at the farm gate. It is whole and unskimmed, from a three quarter jersey, one quarter guernsey cow that is calf shared, so the cream she gives varies through the season while she is raising a calf. Customers bring their own glass gallon or half gallon jars and collect at the ranch. Alongside the milk, the family keeps purebred Herefords and a commercial cattle herd and sells bulls as breeding stock, Brooke breeds AKC registered Australian Cattle Dogs and brought her own dog program, Borderview Aussies, to the ranch when they married, and there is a small skincare line under the Chris Creek Ranch label: whipped tallow balm in lavender chamomile and vanilla latte, and a vanilla bean tallow lip balm.