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Pahl Farms

For 6 Generations, dating back to the early 1900’s, the Pahl family has been farming.  Pahl Farms started along the Minnesota River bottoms in Bloomington and eventually relocated to the Apple Valley area where our main farm still operates.

1900's
John and Crescenia Pahl Wedding

John and Crescenia Pahl Wedding

Early 1900's
Frank Pahl starts farming

Frank Pahl starts farming

Early 1910's
Leo’s siblings as kids

Leo’s siblings as kids

Back row left to right: Clarence, Lawrence, Liz, Bertha, Leo, and Alice in chair

1920

John Pahl, father of six, (3 boys, 3 girls)

helps build the Long Meadow Lake bridge and moves next to it on the River bottoms in Bloomington, MN, not only did he farm down there but he also ran a campground.

1925
Leo on motorcycle

Leo on motorcycle

1930
Leo Pahl takes over the family farm

Leo Pahl (oldest of the six)

takes over the family farm on the river bottoms in Bloomington

1930
Left to Right – Clarence, Mabel, and Leo

Left to Right – Clarence, Mabel, and Leo

1933
Leo and Myrtle on a trip to the North Shore

Leo and Myrtle on a trip to the North Shore

1933
Leo marries Myrtle

Leo marries Myrtle and have 6 children

Wayne is the oldest, born in late 1933

1934
Leo and his oldest son Wayne

Leo and his oldest son Wayne

1937
Charles John Carlson and Anna Johanna Pira – Lindstrom MN Farm

Charles John Carlson and Anna Johanna Pira

Lindstrom MN Farm

1937
Left to Right – Myrtle, Yvonne, Jose, Leo and Wayne at the Bloomington farm

Left to Right – Myrtle, Yvonne, Jose, Leo and Wayne

Bloomington farm

Left to Right – Wayne, Jose, Yvonne and Marilyn

1940

Left to Right – Wayne, Jose, Yvonne and Marilyn

1942
1942 Leo is in wheel chair. Wayne takes over farming operations at age 9

Leo (Oldest child of John) is shot and Paralyzed.

Wayne takes over farming operations at age 9

1946
1946 Leo playing baseball

Leo playing baseball

1946
Marilyn, Yvonne, Jeanie and Jose picking onions

Left to Right – Marilyn, Yvonne, Jeanie and Jose picking onions

1946
Wayne, Jeanie, Charlie Reuger, Jose, Doris Reuger, Marilyn and Yvonne

Left to Right – Wayne, Jeanie, Charlie Reuger, Jose, Doris Reuger, Marilyn and Yvonne

1947
Jose, Yvonne, Jeanie, Marilyn, and Wayne at the Bloomington farm

Jose, Yvonne, Jeanie, Marilyn, and Wayne

Bloomington farm

1947
Leo with a truck full of onions ready to go to the farmer’s market.

Leo with a truck full of onions ready to go to the farmer’s market.

1950
Wayne with a truck full of onions

Wayne with a truck full of onions ready to go to the farmer’s market.

1951
Flooded Bloomington farm house

Flooded Bloomington farm house

1951
Flooded Bloomington farm house

Flooded Bloomington farm house

1951
Flooded Bloomington farm house

Flooded Bloomington farm house

1951
1951 Bloomington fire department coming back from towing a barn back to the farm that floated away and they tied the barn to a tree.

Bloomington fire department

coming back from towing a barn back to the farm that floated away and they tied the barn to a tree.

1951
Flooded gun club in Bloomington river bottoms

Flooded gun club

Bloomington river bottoms

1951
Wayne, Myrtle, Leo, Jeannie, Jose, Marilyn, and Yvonne

Left to Right – Wayne, Myrtle, Leo, Jeannie, Jose, Marilyn, and Yvonne

1957
Long Meadow Lake bridge

Long Meadow Lake bridge

1959
Wayne Pahl and Joanne wedding

Wayne Pahl marries Joanne, have 5 children

Gary being the oldest, Brian one year behind Gary

1962
Wayne and boys loading a truck for farmers market.

Wayne and boys loading a truck for farmers market.

1963
Wayne farming in Tractor

Wayne starts farming in Eagan, Burnsville and Apple Valley

1964
Gary and Brian

Gary (left) and Brian (right)

1965
Flooded Bloomington farm house

Flooded Bloomington farm house

1978
Bloomington farm house

Bloomington farm house

1979
Wayne and Joanne Pahl purchase land in Apple Valley, MN

Wayne and Joanne Pahl purchase land in Apple Valley, MN

1980
Farm acres surpass 400

Farm acres surpass 400

1981
Country Club Market Trucks

Country Club Market Trucks

1982
Gary and Lynn Joyce (Pahl) start Pahl’s Market in the back of a semi selling vegetables during the summer and fall

Gary and Lynn Joyce (Pahl) start Pahl’s Market

in the back of a semi selling vegetables during the summer and fall

1983
Three red tractors outside of shed during winter

Built the 1st shed on the property

to sell from and to store tractors

1983
Pahls Market sign with fruits, vegetables, sweet corn, tomatoes and pickling cukes

Brian becomes Gary’s partner

Lynn moves on to work for Northwest Airlines

1987
Ben, Brian, and Charlie

Brian Pahl marries and has two boys, (89), (92)

From Left to Right: Ben, Brian and Charlie

1988
Gary Pahl and Jane wedding

Gary Pahl marries Jane and have a girl(90) and a boy(92)

1988
Gary, Joanne, Jack and Gary in Greenhouse with flowers

1988 Start selling annual flowers

1989
Interior of our first portable greenhouse

Bought our first portable greenhouse,

20’ x 60’, put it on the east side of the small market

1993
Exterior of our first portable greenhouse

Our first portable greenhouse

1995
First permanent green house built

First permanent green house built

1997
First Moss Basket days March 1997

First Moss Basket days in March

1999
Wayne and Joanne Pahl named Dakota County Farm Family of the year

Wayne and Joanne Pahl named Dakota County Farm Family of the year

1996-2004
Greenhouse under construction

At least one greenhouse was constructed every year

2000
Interior Greenhouse with shoppingart and flowers

Farm acres surpass 1000 acres

2009
Start putting up greenhouses on the east side of the property

Start putting up greenhouses on the east side of the property

2014
Assorted Fruits and Vegetables including apples, tomatoes, squash, carrots, corn

Started CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Program

2014
Jack Pahl

Jack Pahl officially enters the business as the sixth generation

2015
Construction and Major expansion on the east side with a state of the art greenhouse connecting the existing 5 houses

Major expansion on the east side with a state of the art greenhouse connecting the existing 5 houses

2024

From generation to generation we have consistently grown the finest homegrown vegetables in Minnesota. 

We sustainably farm a little over 1200 acres, approximately 800 acres in vegetables and 400 acres in soybeans and field corn.  At Pahl Farms, we know the importance of land and take great pride in our ability to take care of the land so that it provides for future generations to come.

Our Produce is picked fresh daily to ensure the highest quality, and sold fresh in season at our Farmers Market in Apple Valley.  We are the first and only Farmers Market with a unique Sweet Corn Drive Thru!  Normally our farm fresh produce season starts in mid-July and continues into October.  We specialize in sweet corn, cabbage, green beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, squash, pumpkins and more.

The majority of our fresh vegetables are sold wholesale and distributed primarily across the Midwest so everyone can enjoy the finest Minnesota Grown Vegetables in peak season.  We have shipped as far south as Texas, as far east as New York, as far west as Colorado and as far north as Alaska.

In recent years we have started a Pahl’s CSA Program.  This Community Supported Agriculture Program has brought a lot of education to our consumers.  We now get to share our passion of farming and see firsthand our crops go from our fields to your table. 

Follow this link to learn more about how we grow, https://www.pahls.com/market-news/sustainable-vs-organic/.

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