Grandpa's Fun Farm

09/16/2026

The Fall Festival crept up on us this year…. but now that it is here…. We are excited to see you all again and hope you will help us spread the word!

We have many of the same features that you have come to expect…. but we have also added some new features and brought back a loved favorite!

For starters, Grandpa has been busy working on a new playground…. for the kids🐐🐐🐐and they are loving it!

And the zip line is back!

Join us for the Fall Festival starting
Saturday, Sept 26 from 12 -6 pm
Sunday, Sept 27 from 12:30-5 pm
*More dates to come

31463 Read Ave
Worthington, MN

*Feel free to contact us if you would like to make reservations throughout the week.

09/04/2026

09/03/2026

We are looking to reduce some of our inventory! Come out Saturday, September 5th from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm and see what treasures you can find! Lots of furniture, home decor and indoor plants to choose from!

31463 Read Ave
Worthington, MN

06/05/2026

Happy Gardening!! 🪴

Please note our new hours:

Mon-Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

31463 Read Ave,
Worthington, MN

06/05/2026

Sunlight. We all know how important it is for plants. Getting the right amount of light is crucial for helping plants to grow and thrive. Without light most plants have little hope of surviving.

Ever notice how the same is true of us?

Let me break it down a bit…

Ever have one of those days, months or years when it feels like the problems just keep coming? It may be a health crisis, a job loss, a family emergency, a difficult financial situation or any combination of things. Whatever the circumstances, it is just plain hard to see the light. We feel like we aren’t going to survive.

Truthfully, I have been there too.
However, the thing that never ceases to amaze me is how God continues to always show up in these times with some encouragement…some “light” so to speak.

A call from a friend who just wants to check in. A card in the mail. A text that lets me know someone is praying for me. An unexpected meal delivered. An act of kindness from a complete stranger. A heart to heart talk with someone who has been there before and is now able to share insight and hope. A generous offer of help. A warm hug. The list goes on.

I could say that the timing of these things is just coincidence… but I know better.

They are God at work. Right when I need some encouragement it’s like God reaches out through these gestures and says…”I love you. I’ve got this. You’re not alone.”
These gestures and acts of kindness are the “light” that I need to help me stay the course and to keep me going.

Just as light is important for plants…. The same is true for us and we can all help bring some light to someone else’s day.

When you feel that nudge to reach out to someone…don’t ignore it. That phone call, that meal, that hug, that text, that smile might just be God’s way of bringing some encouragement and light into someone else’s life.

So, what can you do today to spread some light?

05/28/2026

There’s still time to get your garden planted! Stop on out and let us help you!

Open:
M-F 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sat. 9:00 am -3:00 pm

31463 Read Ave
Worthington, MN

05/27/2026

In the process of repotting a plant the other day into a more interesting pot… I came to the conclusion that I am a bit of a “pot” snob. I hate boring pots. You know the kind..all function no flair. The kind that are a bit blah and underwhelming. I tend to judge a plant largely based on how it looks in its pot.

This simple realization led me down a whole line of hard questions…

Do I tend to judge and critique people the same way? Do I look at their “pot,” their outward appearance and make a determination as to whether or not they measure up? Do I look at their exterior and decide whether or not I want to get to know them? Do I look at the outer cover and make a personal judgment about what their life is like?

I kind of stepped on my own toes with this line of thinking…

Because in all honesty I started to wonder…How many times have I judged someone from their outward appearance and just stopped there. They look well put together so their life must be perfect, right? No health concerns, no financial issues…they have it made.

Or maybe the outward appearance was a bit messier…not quite as put together and again I stopped there. With a bit of criticism I thought….why don’t they take better care of themselves?

Thoughts and judgments like these can be misleading, because in truth outward appearances can be deceiving. That person who is so put together on the outside might be silently struggling with an addiction, depression, or a painful divorce.

The one who doesn’t look quite so put together may truly care how they look, but might be struggling with grief and it takes all they’ve got just to get through the day.

Truth is…many of us have stopped at the exterior of a person and judged them based on our own preconceived notions about who we think they are and what we think their life is like. We judge them by their “pot.”

Yet, in all honesty, do we really have the right to judge them based on outward appearances if we haven’t taken the time to really see them? Have we stopped to listen to their story, learned about their hurts, their hang ups, their struggles, their fears? Have we taken the time to really lean into them and get to know them? To support them?

The hard truth is that I know I haven’t always done a good job of taking the time or making the effort to truly see people. I sometimes get wrapped up in me….

However, just think how much better things would be if we all made an honest effort… if we all slowed our pace a bit… if we all looked past outward appearances… if we all looked past ourselves for a while…if we all took the time to really see those around us…if we all took the time to care…if we all took the time to help fill a need… if we all took the time to do what really matters…..

In a sense, wouldn’t the world be a better place if we all just took the time to smell the roses?

05/21/2026

Next week is looking to be beautiful planting weather, so make a plan to stop on out!

Vegetable 4 packs and hanging baskets are on sale!

Open
M-F 9:00 - 5:00 pm
Sat. 9:00 - 3:00 pm

31463 Read Ave
Worthington, MN

05/19/2026

When I woke up this morning I realized the sun didn’t seem to want to come out today. This made me want to pull the covers over my head and hide out… which I did for a bit. Cloudy days often have a way of putting a damper on my mood, a way of taking my joy down a notch and zapping my energy level a bit. For some reason cloudy days can just seem harder.

Let’s be real for a minute…. We all have cloudy, dark days.

Truth is for some those cloudy, dark days come, but don’t stay long.

Truth is for others, the dark days hang around and take up rent for long periods of time.

Depression. It’s a hard word. Hard for the person who is struggling with it. Hard for those in the trenches fighting to help their loved one walk through it.

Depression has so many variables and pieces and often no easy answers.

I’m not here to tell you I have the answers to depression…because I don’t. I’m also not here to tell you that my life is all together and that I never have dark days, because that would be a lie.

What I can tell you from experience is this…often on those dark, hard days a little “dirt” therapy helps. Obviously it is not a cure all, but there is something that shifts in me when I am working in the garden. Something about digging my hands in the dirt and getting a little dirt under my nails that seems to soothe and calm me in ways that I don’t totally understand. My anxiety eases, my mood lifts and the day feels a bit brighter.

For those of you struggling with dark days of depression… you are not alone. To those of you in the trenches walking with your spouse, friend, neighbor or child through depression…we see you.

Obviously depression is hard… but if we can help you or a loved one find some brighter days through some “dirt” therapy…don’t hesitate to stop by.