Snake River Farm Minnesota

Snake River Farm Minnesota We raise and sell grass-fed bison, beef, and pastured hogs. Sold by the 1/4 & 1/2, direct to families We pasture raise all of our animals in a natural setting.

We sell grassfed bison and beef and pastured hogs direct to the consumer, by the1/4 and 1/2. We pasture harvest our animals to minimize stress for them and for us. The Snake River created a unique landscape of native prairie, oak savanna, wooded lowlands, wet meadows and tamarack swamp. We seasonally rotate the herds through open and wooded pastures as is best for the animals and the land. Meat an

imals are humanely harvested and processed locally. We tame mustang horses that we adopt from the BLM as yearlings. We train all of our horses to ride, to drive and for farm work. a one-room schoolhouse, farm museum and wildlife. We welcome visits and tours especially educational groups but by appointment only, as this is a working family farm. Please email for information. [email protected]

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This little calf was near the driveway as I pulled in. There was some concern it may be stuck in the mud or other reason...
09/11/2025

This little calf was near the driveway as I pulled in. There was some concern it may be stuck in the mud or other reason it was away from the herd. Nope seems it just wanted a little quiet time.

These two farmers living in DC were back to visit last week. They miss home and the farm but are bringing so much farm k...
08/31/2025

These two farmers living in DC were back to visit last week. They miss home and the farm but are bringing so much farm knowledge and Minnesota hometown flavor to the White House. Couldn’t be prouder.

Did you get a chance to stop by the Minnesota Grown Booth at the fair?Their booth is in the Agriculture Horticulture Bui...
08/26/2025

Did you get a chance to stop by the Minnesota Grown Booth at the fair?Their booth is in the Agriculture Horticulture Building! Snake River Farm represented opening day. Pop a photo in messages of yourself at the fair.

Hey hey it’s supposed to cool off for the start of the state fair! Who’s excited for that?
08/19/2025

Hey hey it’s supposed to cool off for the start of the state fair! Who’s excited for that?

The eyes are a powerful tool for communication. I am forever grateful to be able to capture images on the farm.
08/05/2025

The eyes are a powerful tool for communication. I am forever grateful to be able to capture images on the farm.

Chipmunks are members of the squirrel family. That means these little rodents are also related to woodchucks and prairie...
07/22/2025

Chipmunks are members of the squirrel family. That means these little rodents are also related to woodchucks and prairie dogs, which share a branch on the squirrel family tree as well.

A wedding was held recently at Snake River Farm.That's actually not a rare occurrence. There have been a total of four ...
07/13/2025

A wedding was held recently at Snake River Farm.
That's actually not a rare occurrence. There have been a total of four weddings held at the farm over the years - including Tom and Gail's.
This wedding was special as the bride and groom were actually both farmers at Snake River Farm.
Janelle, the bride, has been working at the farm for 10 years now. She has been instrumental in transferring knowledge to the current farm team, and she will be dearly missed.
The groom, Blake, worked at the farm for a number of years before starting his career in politics.
The farmstead was prepared for the event by the families of the bride and groom. A lot of people worked hard to make the farm look, shall we say, more wedding-appropriate.
They really did a lovely job.
Blake and Janelle were married in a small meadow alongside the Snake River. The crowd was seated on homemade pine benches.
After the ceremony, the wedding party was transported back to the farm on a wagon driven by a tractor.
The bride drove the tractor. It was awesome.
The couple is now residing in Washington, DC, but we hope to see them back in the area eventually.
FIRST PHOTO: Juan, Katrina, Gail, Sam, Tom, Janelle, Blake, Arthur

Thinning Stands of Pine TreesLast week a logger thinned out some of the stands of pine trees at the farm.Doing so is par...
07/01/2025

Thinning Stands of Pine Trees

Last week a logger thinned out some of the stands of pine trees at the farm.
Doing so is part of good forest management.
Trees need space to grow, absorb sunlight, and grow deep roots. If trees are too close together, they have to compete with each other for the same resources, and it will limit their growth.
The work yielded two truckloads of fine saw logs to pay for the thinning.
First photo is of a tree stand after thinning. See the sunlight shining down to the ground?
Second photo shows thinned trees around the Kragero School.

Well something special is happening here 💕
06/29/2025

Well something special is happening here 💕

Nature is full of symbiotic relationships. Although a bear will occasionally eat a chipmunk on this day he did not! Hawk...
06/24/2025

Nature is full of symbiotic relationships. Although a bear will occasionally eat a chipmunk on this day he did not!
Hawks, owls, snakes, foxes, dogs, cats, raccoons & coyotes are their main predators.
To my knowledge no bear sightings have occurred at the farm although I did encounter one a few weeks ago near the Sherburne refuge while on my wsy to the farm. These guys were hanging out much farther North.

PARADING IN PRINCETONPosted by Shannon BarthelSnake River Farm participated in the Rum River Festival Parade last Thursd...
06/10/2025

PARADING IN PRINCETON
Posted by Shannon Barthel

Snake River Farm participated in the Rum River Festival Parade last Thursday night. Participating in local parades is a relatively new experience for us at the farm. But it has definitely been embraced by the younger generation, as you can see in the photos posted here.

It takes a number of people to parade our wagon. At the front are Ella and Jack walking with the horses to attend to any unexpected needs. On the wagon we have Casey driving the horses and riders to wave to the crowd and fill the candy buckets. Alongside the wagon we have Jeremiah and Alex handing out the candy. And in the back we have Sam handling "sanitation".

Parades are a unique part of our culture - true Americana. If you haven't been to a small-town parade lately, I suggest you go. They are a fun and unique experience for kids of all ages.

FIRST PHOTO: Our parade wagon during a brief stop mid-parade.

SECOND PHOTO: Casey and friends on the wagon, her husband Jeremiah on the street handing out candy.

THIRD PHOTO: After the parade the horses are still full of energy, so Casey runs them around the parking lot a few times before loading them back in the trailer for the ride home. Running alongside are Arthur, Jack and Ella.

Just a gorgeous red head!
06/07/2025

Just a gorgeous red head!

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18251 62nd Street
Becker, MN
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