Fairhaven Farm

Our take

The short version

Fairhaven Farm near South Haven is notable for one specific claim in the record: it’s the origin of the KinderKrisp apple, a variety the farm developed itself, distinct from the many orchards that simply grow varieties bred elsewhere. Beyond that, it combines a flower farm, pumpkin patch, and apple orchard on a single property roughly halfway between the Twin Cities and St. Cloud. The gap in this record is practical detail — hours and pricing weren’t posted on the pages available during this research.

KinderKrisp — a variety with a real story

Per the research notes, Fairhaven Farm developed the KinderKrisp apple itself, alongside growing more than 20 other varieties. That’s a genuinely distinctive point among the orchards researched for this project — most farms grow varieties bred by universities or other breeding programs, but this one has its own. If you’re curious to try an apple with a direct connection to the farm you’re visiting rather than a widely-available commercial variety, this is a reason to seek this location out specifically.

Five named varieties, likely more on the ground

The record names Honeycrisp, KinderKrisp, Intensity, First Kiss, and Peachy Keen. The farm’s own tagging references “20+ Varieties” overall, suggesting the full planting is considerably broader than the five confirmed here. Intensity and Peachy Keen, less commonly seen names, suggest Fairhaven may carry some newer or less mainstream varieties beyond the familiar Honeycrisp and First Kiss — worth asking about directly if you’re curious what else is available.

A multi-crop property

Beyond apples, the record lists a u-pick flower field and a corn maze as activities, and the research notes describe the property as combining a flower farm, pumpkin patch, and apple orchard all in one place. That combination suggests Fairhaven functions as a destination that shifts focus across the season — flowers in summer, apples and pumpkins as fall progresses — rather than a single-crop apple stop.

Location: a genuine midpoint

Per the research notes, Fairhaven Farm sits near South Haven, roughly halfway between the Twin Cities and St. Cloud. That positioning makes it a reasonably convenient stop whether you’re coming from the metro or from the St. Cloud area, filling a geographic gap between the two more orchard-dense regions.

The real gap: hours and pricing

This is the honest limitation to flag. The orchard’s apples-specific page didn’t display hours, prices, or an explicit 2026 season date when this research was done. A separate aggregator mentioned a September 3 opening for the corn maze and u-pick, tied to Zestar apples being ready, but this wasn’t independently confirmed on the farm’s own primary source. If a specific visit date matters to your plans, calling 320-236-7685 ahead of time is the more reliable path than relying on the aggregator’s reported date.

Getting there

Fairhaven Farm is at 13835 51st Avenue in South Haven, Wright County, in Central Minnesota’s St. Cloud-area region. Coordinates on file are an approximate area estimate, not individually geocoded.

Bottom line

Fairhaven Farm’s most compelling detail is the KinderKrisp apple, a variety the farm created itself — a genuine point of distinction in this research batch. But because hours and pricing weren’t posted on the pages available, a phone call before visiting is more important here than for orchards with a fuller, dated own-site confirmation.