Why Apple Shares?

Why Apples?! 

Oh so many reasons for apples...let me count the ways...

Fiber! Soluble and insoluble fiber. Helps move things along and feel fuller longer.

Antioxidants! Including polyphenols, which have a host of benefits. Including quercitin, beneficial for inflammation and oxidative stress.

Nutrient-dense! More bang for your buck.

Contains pectin - a pre-biotic. Benefits for gut health.

And more benefits! We didn't even mention delicious, juicy, crunchy, Minnesota's #1 fruit.

Why Apple Shares?!

A 4 lb bag of apples in your Fall Apple Share each week offers a compound of these benefits, plus on-the-go snacks for making health easier! I don't go anywhere during apple season without a whole apple to munch (or two), or an apple sliced up with some sharp white cheddar cheese to go along with it. This is great when it comes time to pack school lunches!!

Our Shares offer a larger selection of varieties than you will find at the grocery store, as we pick 40+ Certified Organic varieties. 

Each week in our Apple Shares newsletter you'll find a recipe, or two, to help you enjoy your fruits! We love making apple fritters in the mornings, and apple crisps for any time of day!

Extra apples (if you end up with extras) are great for helping to fill the freezer, or the pantry! Applesauce and apple butter is always on the shelf here (of course we can do that work for you as well!). Some folks opt for 2 Fall Apple Shares just for these very reasons!

"I want to support local farmers who are doing things right, so that they can make a living and help to create a stronger more resilient community. I also love minimal food miles, clean food, and minimal hands touching my food." --Angela

I can't put it better than Angela did! There are many reasons that go beyond the delicious taste and health benefits!

Holler any time with questions about our Organic apples, Apple Shares and other farm fresh programs!

Locally Yours, 

Brooke

2026 Fall Apple Shares!

 

Sign up now open for returning members!!

2026 will be our 15th season on the farm and 13th year of Apple Shares CSA! Email us to join the wait list. :) Email Brooke and John at info@alternativerootsfarm.com

Sign us goes out first to returning member and wait list folks!

Fall Apple Share Offerings for 2026

Each week enjoy a 4 lb bag of fresh & local apples.

Each bag sports 1-2 varieties of our organic apples. A mix of standard, lesser known and old heritage types. We'll send out a short weekly newsletter, with apple facts, orchard notes and a recipe. Begins the first week of September.

Three weekly pick up locations:

A.R.F. farm store (Th., Fri., or Sat.) - 6 or 8 weeks

New Ulm Pick Up, Turner Halle Lot (Th. at 5:00pm) - 6 or 8 weeks

Saturdays at the Mankato Farmers Market (8am-12pm) - 6 weeks

$60 :: 6 week Fall Apple Share

$78 :: 8 week Fall Apple Share *best price

*We are maintaining 2025 pricing for this season.

*4 lbs not enough? The option to sign up for 2 shares is available.

READ MORE --> Fall Apple Shares

Hours This Week + Egg Sale!

 

Egg Sale!

Everything is so darn expensive right now. I feel it, and I know others do to, as it's crept into regular conversation.

SO let's have an egg sale! Cause it's fun to find a good deal. :)

Eggs are $5 a dozen (regularly $7) THIS WEEK ONLY! JUNE 1st - 3rd

Chickens are free-range, fed Organic feed.

You can see them when you pop out to the farm store, in their new run John built last year. We are currently renovating this area from old winter pig pasture and working on establishing new permanent pastures for the flock.

Hours This Week!

Open June 1 - 3 from 9:00am to 7:00 pm. These are also the final days for bedding plants at the farm!

CLOSED June 4-8 for a little early summer reset!

Regular farm store hours resume Tuesday, June 9th, with rhubarb and asparagus still coming in!!