Raspberries

Pick-your-own update 6/18/18:

Wristbands are always free Monday-Thursday.

Outlook:
Strawberries: Scattered picking through approx. 6/23. After that, picking will be even more scattered, but should last until around July 4. Unfortunately the best strawberry picking is behind us, but we are looking forward to great picking for our other crops this summer.

Raspberries: Red Raspberries are limited but volume will be increasing the end of this week. Black Raspberries will begin the end of this week.

Sweet Cherries: We will be open this Wednesday (6/20) for dark sweet cherries! Stay tuned for details about whether we will be open for picking Thursday and Friday, but we will definitely be open Saturday. There won’t be many yellow cherries till closer to 6/27. Peak cherry time should be around 6/27 through 7/4-both dark and yellow

Jubileum semi sweet/tart cherries: Limited crop this year- should be starting this Saturday – stay tuned for details- they won’t last long – maybe only a few hours!

Sour Cherries (traditional Montmorency): We anticipate them starting around 6/27 and lasting through 7/7- we should have excellent picking of these during that time

Blueberries: Currently our best guess is around 6/27

HOURS: Mon-Friday8-6 p.m., Saturday 7-4 p.m. (Last admittance a half hour before close each day.)

Wristbands:

We require wristbands for everyone entering the pick-your-own areas, which allows us to identify people who are in the orchard as paying pick-your-own customers. This leads to greater security for us and for you, ensuring that everyone who is on the property is accounted for. It is also a way for us to keep overall costs down by ensuring that everyone is paying for the fruit they pick.

WRISTBANDS ARE FREE ON NON PEAK DAYS – MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, excluding holidays.

Wristbands are always free for children five years old and younger who are accompanied by a paying parent or legal guardian.
Wristbands are $2 for customers 6 years old and up on peak days (Fridays, Saturdays, Independence Day, Labor Day and Columbus Day in 2018).

A $10 pick-your-own discount card provides 10% off all pick-your-own purchases throughout the season. (Most customers find this card pays for itself within the first two visits.)

Read orchard president Ed Weaver’s description of our pick-your-own experience & the crop outlook for 2018 here.

Black Raspberries

Season: Late June.

Pricing for black raspberries:

$4.50 /pound for over 10 pounds
$4.99 /pound for under 10 pounds

Black Raspberry Picking Tips

Avoid all the red berries. They are not red raspberries, just unripe black ones! Pick only berries that are such a deep purple they are almost black.
Ripe berries separate from the bush easily. You should be able to just roll your fingers across them into your bucket.
Don’t fill containers too full. The berries are delicate and will crush easily, especially on a hot summer day. If you need more containers, we’re happy to supply them!

Red Raspberries

Season: Late June to Mid July & September/October

Pricing for red raspberries:

$4.50 /pound for over 10 pounds
$4.99 /pound for under 10 pounds

Red Raspberry Picking Tips

Avoid light red berries and berries with white or yellow tips. Look for deep red berries that drop off the core easily.
Be careful not to fill your containers too full or else you will have smashed berries on the bottom. We’ll give you any extra containers you need!

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