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

09/07/2026

Wool Smash-Em Coasters. My 3 year old project tester gave me his approval 😁. I will have these available for winter market. (I neglected to get a video of his testing. It was much more entertaining!) Rochester Farmers Markets

It's Halloween creating time! This little princess stand was obviously well loved and had a good life. Now I'm creapifyi...
08/31/2026

It's Halloween creating time! This little princess stand was obviously well loved and had a good life. Now I'm creapifying it! 😲. It's far from finished but I got a good start on it this weekend. It's one of several larger pieces that I will have for sale at Stardust Retro Revival this season.

So many dragonflies in the prairie today! I gave up long ago expecting them to show up in a picture, but believe me, the...
08/30/2026

So many dragonflies in the prairie today! I gave up long ago expecting them to show up in a picture, but believe me, they were there!!!

Do you need some inspiration today? Take a walk along a trail with goldenrod. Stop and look at how diverse the populatio...
08/27/2026

Do you need some inspiration today? Take a walk along a trail with goldenrod. Stop and look at how diverse the population of bees and other great bugs is on these flowers. You will be amazed at how many different bumble bees you find! Need even more inspiration? Get ahold of a book called "In a Patch of Goldenrod" by the MN author Larry Weber. Afraid of allergies kicking in? Did you know that it's not because of goldenrod? The pollen from goldenrod is too heavy to be an allergen. 😁

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.

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19499 Killdeer Road
Preston, MN
55965

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(507) 273-6278

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