Waldoch Farm and Garden Center is a fun place for all ages to explore and see!…read more I went back in mid August and didn't know what to expect as it was my first time there. Parking was free and easy. Once you get to the entrance gate, you'll be greeted by staff to show your admission ticket or buy tickets. It's reasonable priced. I purchased the admission with ride and getting a sunflower option. Service was fast and friendly. There's a station near the front to line up for the hay ride which approximately runs every 15-20 minutes. But my friends and I decided to explore other stations before doing the hay ride. There were mini houses and mini log cabin displays to check out. There was a mini kart race track that adults and kids can actually grab a kart and peddle around the track. That was a fun experience! There's also a okay ground that both kids and adults can play Through the courses.. Once we got through the stations, we headed back to the entrance to wait for the hayride. The hayride would bring us way back into the fields where you can see them growing peppers, sunflowers and pumpkins. We were dropped off into the sunflower fields to browse, take pics and then eventually able to pick a sunflower or flowers form the fields at the end per the packages we laid for. I had to leave early so I was t able to cut one for myself. But would love to come back another time to experience it again haha.

What an amazing time, I can't tell you what fun and memories my family just made. Worth the price…read morefor all of the amazing jungle gyms/trike ride/slides/picture opportunities. The UPick strawberries right now are so flavor filled and ripe!! 10/10 you must bring your family!

This is a great store, read this in its entirety before you shop here…read more They have the best drink prices for quality products with variety that I have seen at this kind of a store, ever. They have great prices on steaks, brisket, miscut cheese and assorted name brand foods. They even have a produce section. Give them credit they do an amazing job about making sure their products have shelf life, look good, and are of quality. They also have a lot of variety other stores don't, they offer a lot of popular products. Ultimately you need to understand with a store like theirs you are buying products that are overstock. They are nearing an expiration sell date, they're miscut, not in groups of 12 or not boxed correctly. This means you save and you save big here! I discovered this store a couple of months ago and I've returned multiple times for my energy drinks and will continue to do so. This store is amazing!

Amazing! Good prices on some bulk items. Items were fresh and had some options you don't see in…read moremost stores! Produce was good and big.

While shopping at Bruce's for four years now, I've enjoyed the staff most of all. The young women…read moreand men are especially cordial, talkative and responsive. Saying hello to your customer is of paramount importance, it lets them know their loyalty is important. Over the past 2 to 3 years, a particular older woman working there has waited on me many times. I can honestly say her attitude borders on hostile. Not once have I been greeted when using her lane. Today was no different. No smile, no hello, nothing to suggest I was anything but an inconvenience. Not once has any other employee demonstrated such cold, unwelcoming behavior. My fear is she may be the wife of one of the owners. I enjoy the store for many reasons but the poor customer service demonstrated by this woman, Cashier 0020, is reason enough to cease going. Bruce's management: if she is someone's wife, I feel sorry for you. If not, perhaps it's time to school the older gal in appropriate customer service. The younger generation working there has it down pat. Written 5/7/2025

Don't judge a book by its cover. I will say that the outside…read moreis this grocery store had me a bit nervous walking in, but it is a perfect small town grocery store. As you would say expect, more expensive than a big box, but great specials too. We just moved to town and glad to have this store in the area.

YAY! This place is rockin:) So much good stuff and variety. It's really unbelievable. If the…read moreproduce was people, everyone would be yummy, attractive... and the diversity overwhelming! Strangely enough, there weren't a lot of employees or customers (but i can't complain. all to myself. MUaHAhaha). My favorite spot is where they keep the grapes (watch out for bees! but hey, at least that shows they don't use pesticides). It's right on the lake by this gorgeous willow tree .... dreamy. Not only was the place beautiful, the food was great and looked like the place actually cared about what and how they grew their foods. They even give away free stuff if you've never tried it before. I had a great experience overall and definitely urge you to check it out. p.s. They had horsies!

I bought some berries from Natura Farms at the Mill City Farmers market this weekend, and had a…read moreminor problem with the berries - I contacted Paul with Natura Farms and the next day he personally replied to my email, addressed my concerns and offered unsurpassed customer service. He even went so far as to give me his wife's and his granddaughter's personal cell phone numbers since his was broken at the time. I will most definitely shop from Natura Farms again because they truly care about their product, their customers and they have such an amazing selection of fruit. We will definitely be making the trek to their farm to see their fields in person. Again, I cannot recommend them more, I've never had a company go to such pains to rectify a situation and to keep a customer happy - 10 gold stars!

My sister and I went to the Scandia Farmers Market on its opening day and had a great time! In the…read morepast, the Farmers Market was held at Gammelgarden Museum (across the street from the Scandia Community Center). However, due to COVID-19, it is now at the Community Center to ensure that there's enough physical distance between vendors and customers. We were welcomed by Gammelgarden Museum's intern who showed us where to wash our hands before entering the market. There were clear in and out directions to ensure an easy flow of customers. Customers and vendors all are required to wear masks, making this a safe and healthy place for people (especially those who have underlying health conditions and/or are seniors) to shop for produce, baked goods, meat, wild rice, plants, and crafts. There were a variety of vendors on Opening Day, and it was so much fun to visit each one and see what was being offered. Despite not having music or entertainment, or food to eat on site (because of the CDC guidelines), it was still a festive and welcoming place to be, and a fun way to see neighbors and friends. We are looking forward to going back to the Farmers Market again next week!

A great, local family owned farm and greenhouse! Amazingly delicious produce, the farm stand is…read morewonderful! I'm also a member of their CSA and can't recommend it highly enough!! The greenhouse is open in the spring and the best in the area for flowers, plants, and garden needs!! Love Niemczyk Gardens!

Small family farm that my daughter has a share of a CSA. We get vegetables weekly. Everything is…read moreso fresh and tasty. They do offer a vegetable stand where they sell what they grow. We had some wonderful fresh corn tonight for dinner. Highly recommend.

Aldi's do tend to have a cookie cutter type appearance. This store is an older format with narrow…read moreaisles and an entry point into cookies and crackers first instead of the produce. Otherwise all the standard Aldi rules apply, watch your produce carefully, some great meat choices with better prices. This store has more self checkouts which really work great. There is a very clear monitor right in front of your face showing how you look on the machine's security camera. Located in a strip mall in a congested area where there are many big box stores there is a typical large parking lot.

Not the nicest location I've been to. Maybe it's because it's a much older one. I don't know…read more Smaller then most I've seen. Aisles are very tight. Friendly cashier so that helps. But not a location I'd shop at regularly.

What a great place, I have come here before and had dinner and it was wonderful, I was told to Try…read morethe breakfast and it was just as tasty as the dinner.. this place is a hidden gem in forest lake

The service here in Forest Lake is amazing! They are great. The food is always delicious. Love…read morethis place.

My girlfriends and I went to check out the great pumpkin trail. Tickets can be purchased online or…read moreat the door. This trail was really cool, a mesmerizing trail, illuminated by over 10,00 0 intricately carved jack-o-lanterns! The trail was a Half-Mile long so it is not too long, we had fun and an enjoyable evening of pumpkin mania and seeing faces on pumpkins we've never seen before. Free parking.

I really loved heading over here - I will say that it's rare to experience something just as fun as…read morea kid as when you're an adult. Walking in, I made a bee line for the little coffee house after the drive from St. Paul out to Wyoming. It was good, and I was on a mission to find the funnel cake food truck. It's been a minute, and since I didn't make it to the fair this year, I was determined. We got the cookie monster, funnel cake topped with Oreo and Chips Ahoy cookies, chocolate drizzle and whipped cream. Pretty sure I had a week's worth of caloric intake, even with splitting it, and I didn't care. Next, we headed over to the apple launcher area. At first I couldn't see where the workers were, but the building is set back a bit. We had a blast launching apples at the farm equipment and barrels. We walked over to the pumpkin patch trailer area and had a great time picking our pumpkins. I immediately grabbed a pretty pink one. I was glad they had little wheelbarrows for us to transport our pumpkins as we continued walking around. Before we headed out, we checked out the farm animals and the gift shop. I loved the variety of jams, pickles, and salsas. I grabbed the blueberry jalapeno salsa, cherry jam, apple butter and dill pickles. I've had a chance to bake with the apple butter and it's delicious! Overall, a great time and something for everyone!