Fresh Acres | Kids Out and About Minneapolis/St. Paul

Fresh Acres

Address: 
8102 72nd ST NE
Monticello , MN , 55362
Phone: (763) 290-0156
45° 15' 22.0572" N, 93° 43' 26.0256" W
Contact name: 
Zeke Berg
Seasons / holidays: 
Fall Festival. We are growing our fields and garden naturally without the use of synthetic chemicals. We have corn mazes, sunflower field, inflatables, corn cannon, corn pit and lots of activities to keep you and your family busy. We are open weekends and MEA September 9th through October 29. Watch our FB page and website for more details.

In September, Fresh Acres LLC will open their fall festival located at 8102 72nd ST NE, Monticello MN, which is 30 minutes from both Minneapolis & St Cloud. The festival will be open weekends through October, and will also be open Thursday and Friday of MEA break. Hours vary and fluctuate based on Monther Nature.  Call or check our Facebook site for updates. The base ticket price for admission is $12 per person ages 4-69, and can be purchased at the gate.
This year’s festival and maze design commemorate the 50th anniversary of the book Charlottes Web.  There are two mazes within the design. One is a smaller maze, specially designed for kids under 8 years old.  While walking through the maze, kids are able to play a game to identify animal tracks and learn about farm animals.
The second maze is a larger maze that includes roughly 2.3 miles of paths. In this maze, kids of all ages are able to search for clues to determine who kidnapped Farmer Joe.
Included in the price of admission are additional activities including a corn pit, inflatables, bale mountain, a petting zoo, yard games, and more. 

Additionally, there will be unique activities each weekend, including things like exotic animals, bungie launch pads, RC car racing, and more (additional fees may apply). And of course there will also be available for purchase food from various food trucks, food for the animals in the petting zoo, corn cannon shots, straw bales, hay rides, pick-your-own pumpkins from the pumpkin patch, and other Fall decor.
 
Again this year Fresh Acres partnered with Sand Pine Pheasants and Action Trackchair to have a track chair on hand at the maze. This provides an option to navigate the maze for guests who are wheelchair bound or not able to safely walk on the uneven terrain. Use of the chair is free of charge, however it is advised to call ahead to reserve the chair.
Owners, Dana and Zeke Berg, purchased the farm 7 years ago because it had many of the things needed to achieve their goals of finding ways to raise pastured, grass fed, animals and non-GMO, natural produce. The farm also has several acres of tillable land, and when contemplating what to do with it, they determined hosting a fall festival would help other families connect with each other and the agriculture existing around them. In keeping with their values, the corn maze, activity area, and onsite pumpkin patch are planted with non-GMO seed and are not sprayed with chemicals, making it unique among other corn mazes in the Twin Cities area.
For more information on the fall festival, or Fresh Acres' other endeavors, follow @FreshAcresMN on Facebook, Call (763) 290-0156 or visit their website at https://freshacresmn.com. 
We host daycare and school events during the week at a group discount. Call us for details.