Schmidt Farm

Schmidt Farm Schmidt Farm: Century family farm in SE Minnesota growing organic produce and honoring our fiber animals with unique fiber arts.

We strive to restore our land, where able, to pre-settlement era, while still earning a living from the land. Farm tours by appointment. $25/hour/person

It's fun to watch a vision come to life! Needle felting rarely looks good until it's finished 🤣. This is one of the main...
08/19/2026

It's fun to watch a vision come to life! Needle felting rarely looks good until it's finished 🤣. This is one of the main reasons that people give up on learning to needle felt. Just keep going, you'll get there. It's the beginning of mitten making season for me. What do you want staring back at you on the back of your mittens???

What's the MN Garlic Festival like? I see a lot of silly fun, music and a festive atmosphere with amazing vendors and en...
08/12/2026

What's the MN Garlic Festival like? I see a lot of silly fun, music and a festive atmosphere with amazing vendors and entertainment for the 3-4,000 people who attend. It's also this. The opportunity to soak up knowledge from those passionate about garlic. Paul & Devan will spend the entire day helping others understand the world of garlic. This is typically my (Cashier Karen) view the entire day. The garlic farmers will wear a button that says "Ask me. I'm a farmer." I think this year I will make myself a button that says, "Don't ask me. I'm the cashier". 🤣

Proof of concept! Warm muggy weather isn't my thing so I've had some time to explore new things with my wool. I recently...
08/11/2026

Proof of concept! Warm muggy weather isn't my thing so I've had some time to explore new things with my wool. I recently bought a gimmicky gadget that actually works! It makes cording from my thinly spun yarn. I took that to my trusty 1965 💙 Duck Egg Blue 💙 Singer sewing machine, which happens to be my only machine that is new enough to have the zigzag stitch, and I can create cord baskets! I don't like to dye yarn so I have found a way to wrap strips of material around some of the cording as I see to add more interest to the final basket. So here is proof of concept. Today I will try to put it all together and come up with a final product. I love learning new techniques!

What's blooming out on the prairie? 😍 There's a feeling of a shift towards fall 😁
08/11/2026

What's blooming out on the prairie? 😍 There's a feeling of a shift towards fall 😁

Debut of my 2026 MN Garlic Festival hat! This particular one is not for sale since it took me a ridiculous 6 hours to be...
08/09/2026

Debut of my 2026 MN Garlic Festival hat! This particular one is not for sale since it took me a ridiculous 6 hours to bead with my old arthritic hands! 😵‍💫 I did tweak the technique and will have a better version of it for sale at the festival. Come check out this fun festival next Saturday! https://www.facebook.com/share/1FDFhAxRo8/

A new wool product that I am making for winter Rochester Farmers Markets ! Woven rugs made with a blend of my Icelandic ...
08/08/2026

A new wool product that I am making for winter Rochester Farmers Markets ! Woven rugs made with a blend of my Icelandic wool, alpaca and llama fiber♥️ soooo soft. I will have them in natural blends of all of my beautiful animals. This first one stays with me but I will have some more in various color blends later this fall.

We will be at the Rochester Farmers Markets tomorrow with garlic, some freeze dried asparagus and a few flower pots.🌸If ...
08/07/2026

We will be at the Rochester Farmers Markets tomorrow with garlic, some freeze dried asparagus and a few flower pots.
🌸If anyone is ready to add a mature 🌸New England Aster🌸 to their yard to support the late pollinators, let me know and I will bring some that I have potted up and ready for you. Just $20 each and you get the terracotta pot with it 😁. You can get it planted in your garden and have it blooming this year in mid-September and for many years to come!
Asters are the native alternative to fall mums.

08/04/2026

Tinker has provided so many people over the years with their first positive experience with a horse. It's so heart warming to watch it with my own grandbabe♥️

07/29/2026

What it's like to ride a good horse that can respond to an unprecedented experience. This crop duster was spraying across the road when we were just finishing our ride coming up along the road. It came up on us unexpectedly and both of our horses remained calm. We dismounted after the first pass. A good minded horse is priceless!

07/28/2026

2026 garlic harvest is complete!!

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19499 Killdeer Road
Preston, MN
55965

Telephone

(507) 273-6278

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