Welcome to the Nelson Farm in Litchfield, Minnesota!

Welcome to the Nelson Farm!

Are you looking for an authentic farm to visit with your family or school group? We invite you to discover our historic farmstead near Litchfield, MN.

Come see our authentic
1860s-era sod house!

This year, we built an AUTHENTIC 1860s-era sod house to commemorate Minnesota's Sesquicentennial (150 years of statehood). Could you live in in a house like this for five years if it meant you could receive 160 acres of free land afterward? Come see for yourself!

The Nelson Farm welcomes hundreds of visitors each year and has a rich heritage. Our big red barn was built in 1900 by 30 families in one day with notch and peg construction. The house was built one year later, in 1901. The District forester said we even have trees that are over 300 years old!

Each Fall, we have a big Pumpkin Festival. People come from all over the region to spend a day with their families, picking pumpkins, riding ponies, taking hay rides, feeding farm animals, walking by the lake, and of course, finding their way through the Corn Maze!

We also offer School Field Trips and Elementary School Presentations to help kids experience the farm in a hands-on way.