Whitewater Gardens Farm is a small, diversified farm on the edge of the Whitewater Wildlife Area in Southeast Minnesota. Our mission is to create a sustainable farm that not only grows healthy, nutritious food, but also enhances the environment and contributes to a strong local community. We encourage our customers to connect to the farm by coming for a farm tour or even help in the gardens. Our produce is grown using soil building and organic farming practices and are sold within 100 miles of the farm to retailers, restaurants, wholesalers, and Farmer markets. Our produce is also distributed to economically disadvantaged families through donations to local food shelves, resource centers, and shelters. We offer a wide range of vegetable varieties not found in the stores. We started a greenhouse project in 2010 using ground source heat pumps and will grow in the ground. We have started to cut back and no longer keep the greenhouse heated in the winter.  We currently start and sell MN native plants to promote pollinator gardens and prairies along with the vegetables.  Let us know if you are interested in a farm tour or looking for an internship. We grow food with your health in mind! 
Listing last updated on Jan 23, 2026

Market Channels

You can find us at:

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Schedule and Location:

Winona, Sat. 7:30-12:00 at Main and 2nd also winter markets at the Polish Annex Building. Check web site for dates. Rochester, Temp vendor at the winter market Nov and Dec at the fair grounds from 9:00-12:00

Schedule and Location:
We send vegetables direct from the farm to co-ops, restaurants, and institutions.

Upcoming Events

Our CSA program did end with the 2015 season , thanks for the support. We will be at the Saturday Farmer's markets in Winona. We sell at the Winona Farmer markets on Saturday mornings starting the first Saturday in May. We will have native and other bedding plants for sale in May as well as fresh greens and other early treats. Both Rochester and Winona now have winter markets, more info on their web pages.

Contact Information

Lonny and Sandy Dietz
(507) 993-5504
Location:
17485 Calico Hill Rd
Altura, MN 55910

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