Farm Fresh Produce in Park Rapids, Minnesota 
Farm Fresh Produce
June 3, 2026 — our 2026 season is just starting. We currently have asparagus, rhubarb, spinach, and loose leaf lettuce available and anticipate our strawberries will be ready in late June/early July.
Our produce is available for purchase at The Red Barn in Park Rapids (16338 Co 107). The Red Barn is open Monday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. We are also at the Lakes’ Farmers Market in Detroit Lakes on Tuesdays, the Park Rapids Farmers’ Market (across from Thielen Motors) on Saturdays and the Walker Farmers’ Market (by Green Scene) on Thursdays. Check out our strawberry page for more information regarding strawberries. Once strawberries are available, if you would like to order pre-picked 10# flats of strawberries, please call our phone number listed above (or message us on our Facebook page) and leave a message with a good contact number and the amount of flats you’d like. We cannot guarantee flats on specific dates but do fill on a first-ordered basis.
Love the quality, taste, and nutrition of farm fresh produce from Carter’s Red Wagon Farm in Park Rapids? Look for asparagus, rhubarb, and plenty of strawberries this coming year! You can often find our produce on the menu at Necce’s Ristorante in downtown Park Rapids and Table for 7, and amazing farm to table restaurant in downtown Bemidji.
Changes to our operations
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens….a time to plant, and a time to uproot….” (Ecclesiastes 3:2)
We’ve had a few more changes at Carter’s Red Wagon Farm. It is a pleasure to announce that the third generation has now taken over ownership and operations. Russell and Maxine started Carter’s Red Wagon Farm in 1956 then passed on ownership and operations to youngest son Anthony and his wife LindaSue in 2006. Twenty years later, Tony’s and Linda’s son Luke and his wife Carissa have officially taken over Red Wagon Farm. Our Market on Highway 34 in Park Rapids was sold in early 2021 and is now called The Red Barn — we are very pleased that the new owners have asked to continue carrying our produce.
While you will be able to continue purchasing the produce we grow at The Red Barn (and we greatly encourage you to do so!), we will also be at the Park Rapids Area Farmers’ Market, the Walker Farmers’ Market, the Lakes Area Farmers’ Market in Detroit Lakes, and we will continue u-pick strawberries at the Farm.
Pick-Your-Own Strawberries
Our 2026 strawberry season has not yet started, but we anticipate we’ll have berries starting in late June. Please keep checking for updates!
Just wait till you taste our sweet, red strawberries! Carter’s strawberries are probably our most anticipated crop and many people can’t wait to pick straight from the patch! Well, don’t worry, we encourage it! Head out to our strawberry patch and pick-your-own farm fresh berries! We also carry ready-picked strawberries at The Red Barn in Park Rapids for your convenience as well as at the Detroit Lakes Farmers’ Market on Tuesdays and Saturdays, the Park Rapids Farmers’ Market on Saturdays from 9:00 – 1:00 and the Walker Farmers’ Market on Thursdays from 9:00 – 2:00. You can also pre-order ready-picked 10# flats by leaving a voice mail or sending us a message on Facebook. We fill those orders on a first-come basis when available and cannot guarantee specific dates, although we try our best.
We anticipate being open Monday thru Saturday from 7:00 a.m. to noon once u-pick opens unless we need to close for weather or because we are picked out early. We are always closed on Sundays. Please call our voicemail at 218-732-4979 before coming out or check our Facebook page (which will have the most up to date information).