Minnesota's Best Pizza Farms
With idyllic views and tasty eats, Minnesota’s pizza farms offer al fresco dining in rustic settings. These seasonal businesses are typically open May through September or October and located in rural areas throughout the state.
Dining at a pizza farm is a bit more involved than a typical restaurant setting, but that’s part of the charm. Expect to bring your own picnic blanket or camping chairs, napkins, plates, utensils, and sometimes, beverages, sides, and/or dessert. Don’t forget a garbage bag, since most spots require that you take your trash home.
Also be sure to check the pizza farm’s website and social media accounts before heading out, since specific hours can vary and are often weather-dependent. Plan to leave pets at home and supervise small children, since you’re visiting a working farm with livestock and machinery.
Most importantly, get ready to eat well and have a great time!
Alpha & Omega Farm
Princeton
Visitors will find goats, chickens, pigs, alpacas, cows, and donkeys at this picture-perfect 38-acre farm an hour north of the Twin Cities. Neapolitan-style wood-fired pizzas are available Thursday and most Saturday evenings, and larger groups can reserve one of the farm’s private seating areas, like a grain elevator-turned-gazebo.
Reserve a pizza crust online (gluten-free option available), and then select toppings at the farm, including vegetables and herbs from the farm’s gardens. Enjoy live music and a locally-made craft soda, or bring your own alcoholic beverages. Book one of the farm’s camping sites or glamping tents to wake up to pasture views.
Burr Vineyards
Brandon
This vineyard and winery near Alexandria serves sourdough pizzas topped with cheese sourced from Redhead Creamery, which is located in nearby Brooten. Pizzas can be pre-ordered online for Friday and Saturday pizza nights, with a menu ranging from basic pepperoni to a gourmet pie topped with fig jam, walnuts, and brie (gluten-friendly crust available).
Pair your pizza with a local craft beer or wine by the bottle, glass, or flight, and save room for dessert from the ice cream truck. Explore the woodland and prairie wildlife walking trails meandering throughout the 95-acre property and the vineyard, which is home to a flock of chickens.
DreamAcres Farm
Wykoff
This off-the-grid organic farmstead is located 30 minutes south of Rochester and serves up wood-fired pizza every Friday. The vegetarian pizzas are made from scratch with seasonal ingredients from the farm like roasted garlic, spinach, and potatoes (no gluten-free crust available).
Plan to bring everything but the pizza, including your beverages. Stop by the farm’s “Inconvenience Store” for an ever-changing assortment of handmade gifts, and admire the sunset over the surrounding tree-covered bluffs.
Everly Farms
Minnetrista
Pair pizza with live acoustic music and a glass of estate-made wine or cider at this 40-acre winery and apple orchard just west of the Twin Cities. Pizza and wine nights are held every Sunday and Wednesday in the wine garden on a first-come, first-served basis. There’s plenty of space for kids to roam, plus friendly farm animals to meet.
Fairhaven Farm
Saginaw
Stroll through a vegetable field while waiting for a freshly made wood-fired pizza topped with local meats and produce grown on this farm near Duluth. Pizza nights are held on Friday, with reservations required. Upon arrival, place an order for pizza, salads, sides, and beverages, including beer, wine, and non-alcoholic drinks (no outside beverages permitted).
Pleasant Grove Pizza Farm
Waseca
Since 2015, visitors have enjoyed pizza and live music at this picturesque prairie farm an hour south of the Twin Cities. The menu includes basic cheese or sausage pizzas, specialty pies with toppings like prosciutto and goat cheese, and a blueberry dessert pizza (gluten-free crust and vegan cheese are available).
The farm is open Friday through Sunday, plus Thursday Memorial Day through Labor Day, on a first-come, first-served basis. Beverages are available for purchase, including craft beer from the nearby Half Pint Brewing Company and wine. Spend some time exploring the trails on the 55-acre property and meet Lena, Kenny, and Georgia Pie, the farm’s resident alpaca and pair of goats.
Red Barn Farm
Northfield
This 10-acre farm serves up pizzas topped with farm-fresh tomatoes, peppers, onions, and basil every Wednesday, plus the third Sunday of the month and occasionally on Friday. The menu of specialty pizzas includes margarita, Greek, and the Firecracker, topped with salami and hot honey. Choose from housemade pizza dough or a gluten-free cauliflower crust. Beverage options include red wine made on-site, local craft brews, mixed drinks, and soda (no outside alcoholic beverages allowed).
Online reservations are required, and the farm is cash or check only. Live music is occasionally on offer, and visitors can say hello to the farm’s friendly horses and chickens.
Squash Blossom Farm
Oronoco
On Thursday and Sunday evenings, settle in for live music and wood-fired sourdough pizza at this historic 1910 farmstead just north of Rochester. Be sure to pre-purchase your pizza in advance online, since they typically sell out several days in advance (request a gluten-free crust if needed).
Once you’ve arrived at the farm, you can select locally grown, seasonal meat and vegetable toppings. Beverages and homemade ice cream sandwiches are available for purchase, as well as mead made on-site at the farm’s winery (no outside food or beverages). Don’t forget to pay a visit to the farm’s donkeys, goats, and chickens and wander through the sculpture walk and fairy garden.
