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Award Winning Premium Gourmet Wisconsin Garlic, Plus Shallots and Other Produce.

WE ARE CLOSED ON SUNDAYS

NO TOURS ON SUNDAYS

TOURS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

WE ARE A LIVING WORKING FARM AND HAVE MORE HAND

LABOR TO DO EVERY DAY THAN WE CAN MANAGE.

ATHLETIC VOLUNTEER HELPERS WELCOME!!!!

Please be advised that we are expanding our crop to meet demand so we are using more seed stock than usual at this time, so the shopping cart will have less inventory available than usual. We apologize for any inconvenience.

The cart is open now. Thur 9/7 10:26 pm CDT. Cart updated 9/10 7:55 am CDT, Site updated 9/20 11:18 am CDT.

Thanks for your patience!

.....WHERE NEW GARLICS ARE RELEASED AND/OR SHARED WITH GARLIC ENTHUSIASTS!!......

OVER 343 garlic varieties tested here so far.

A special thanks to world garlic hunter Barbara Hellier of USDA ARS

and Avram Drucker of Garlicana and Dr. Ivan Buddenhagen (Dec.) formerly of UC Davis

GarlicIcecream MrGarlichead

GARLIC ICECREAM FROM THE AUGUST '22 FANTASTIC MINNESOTA GARLIC FESTIVAL

Click HERE to go to the festival webpage and see fun in action!!

Many things to do and much garlic food and bulbs. A visit from 9' tall Mr. Garlichead is anxiously awaited!

Hundreds of garlic enthusiasts come to speak with specialists about all aspects of garlic and also visit special info booths!

2021 NEWS: MIDWEST GARLIC FESTIVAL, LARGEST BULB

WINNER Aug 28 2021, Elizabeth Illinois

2022 NEWS: MINNESOTA GARLIC FESTIVAL, LARGEST BULB

WINNER IN 5 CATEGORY TYPES OF GARLIC OUT OF TEN

Aug 13 2022

MCLEOD COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, HUTCHINSON MN

Largest Artichoke, Creole, Glazed Purple Stripe, Rocambole and Turban

The Ambrosia Community Support Team

Our hard working members from left to right:

Ashley Smrecek, Greenwood; John Czappa, Unity; Larry Fildes, Garlicmaster, Cofounder, Withee/Colby

Larissa Fildes, Cofounder, Lake Elmo, MN; Leah Wrons, Loyal

Thanks to all and to those who came before!!

2023 NEWS: A BIG THANKS TO OUR WISCONSIN MAGAZINE FOR A TWO PAGE SPREAD IN THE APRIL/MAY EDITION!!!

MINNESOTA GARLIC FESTIVAL, LARGEST BULB

WINNER IN 3 CATEGORY TYPES OF GARLIC OUT OF TEN

Aug 12 2023

MCLEOD COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, HUTCHINSON MN

Largest Artichoke (Largest bulb of all entries), Marbled Purple Stripe and Rocambole

We continue to offer new crossbred garlics in 2023 and 2024.

Thanks for all your interest in healthy foods and growing your own foods.

THE 2023 GARLIC CROP IS FINALLY DONE.

THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND YOUR INTEREST IN QUALITY GARLIC!!!

Shallots not available in 2023 due to poor winter survival.

2023 TOUR INFO:

Most people want to pick or dig up food crops while they are here and they like to see plants growing and our drip irrigation at work. There is very little to see in spring or early summer. Please use the Contact button to start a discussion on scheduling a visit that will work for both of us. Please bring your preferred drinking water, picking buckets and transporting tubs, bags and boxes.

Use the U-Pick button to see the periodic report on what foods can be harvested and the conditions of the crops.

Thanks for your support!!

USA DELIVERIES ONLY.

TOURS WELCOME IN SEASON, PLEASE CHECK OUR

SCHEDULE FOR AVAILABILITY IN ADVANCE.

A garlic for every USDA Zone from 3-10 !

See descriptions for details.

We will continue our ongoing testing of garlics, especially Creole type garlic as well as others. In 2024 and 2025 we hope to have many more new garlics and new crossbreeds.

We are sad to say that we heard that Dr. Buddenhagen had passed away in July (2022). He bred many food plants including garlic, creating new crossbreeds.

As a tribute to his hard work in that process, we will continue to

offer many of his garlics here so that he can be remembered.

We have offered for purchase for 2012 and going forward, new results from crossbreeding programs that use true seed (little black specks similar to onion seed) from fertile garlic flowers. All tested here in the cold. All non-GMO, no pesticides, no hormone treatments and all organically grown.

FOR 2023 THERE IS A WAITING LIST FOR EVERYTHING INCLUDING PICKING FRESH PRODUCE. FIRST COME FIRST SERVE.

Dry cured Wisconsin organically grown peanuts will be discontinued.

Dried Teamaker Hops (USDA-ARS release, low acid, highly aromatic) summer preorders available by special arrangement.

We grow what we sell and do not resell crops grown by others. Nor do we buy at the produce auction and tell others we grew it.

Blueberries, Raspberries, Black Currants, Grapes: pick your own fresh with a gallon pail or larger.

Also prepicked fresh for you by arrangement.

For 2023: food boxes of long-keeping foods like storage onions, garlic, potatoes, winter squash and dry beans for local pickup.

A few fresh fruits and vegetables as well. Inquiries welcome!

For 2023: in addition, we will be offering sampler packs of rare and ancient dry bean varieties that actually taste good and you can't get in the grocery store, as well as

organically grown potatoes in limited quantities.

HAND WASHING STATION AVAILABLE.

PICKING AND PICKUP APPOINTMENTS REQUIRED TO

ACHIEVE THE BEST RESULTS!!

We appreciate all our customers!!

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Previous Winning ribbons from the

Minnesota Garlic Festival 2018 & 2019

[6-21-23;6-15-22; 6-23-21: Tested negative for Garlic Bloat Nematode by the University

of Minnesota Plant Disease Clinic.]

PRIORITY MAIL SHIPPING ON ALL ORDERS

FLAT RATE OF $14.99 regardless of order size. USPS has changed rates Feb 2023 so far...

U.S. Mainland and Alaska USPS Addresses Only except Idaho and where regulated.

No international orders.

A special welcome and a thanks to our

Minnesota Garlic Festival Customers and

Midwest Garlic Festival Customers and

Wisconsin Public Television Auction Customers!

Our family farm of 120 acres is located in beautiful central Wisconsin and dedicated to growing garlic and other produce, hay and trees naturally since 1990. Direct, Farmers Market, Garlic Festivals and Internet sales of gourmet garlic bulbs. Heirloom, new, rare and hard to find garlic varieties available.

Our family has been growing garlic on this farm for over 62 years!!

BEGINNERS AND PROS WELCOME - COASTAL, NORTH, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN U.S.

Garlic and shallots are specially pampered and nurtured to provide maximum quality growing conditions.

Test plots for garlic research provide new and rare garlic varieties in limited quantities.

All products are organically grown and Certified Naturally Grown. We plant garlic in the fall, harvest mid summer and ship late summer into fall.

Also, we participate in special garlic research projects and document our work with written records and photographs. Some of that information is available on this website.