Tuesday, July 20, 2010

CLOSED for the season......

We are sorry to disappoint those of you who were planning to come out later this week and pick but your picking experience would be highly unpleasant.

Right now there are an abundance of critters flocking to get the remaining berries.


This is a Green June Beetle and NO that is not my hand holding it.  On my  "100 Creatures that I Adore" list these rank at number 879.  I understand that they have their place in the food chain but it bothers me that when it comes to blueberries I have to compete with them.  But apparently blueberries are one of their favorite foods because they are all over the bushes.  I hold the belief that sucking blueberry juice intoxicates these beetles because when they try to fly away, which they do as soon as you disturb the branches, they fly like Otis Campbell is at the controls.  This means that they will usually hit you in the face, head, legs or feet.  They may end up in your hair or worse yet, your shirt!  All of these factors make picking less than fun.  They have relatives that have joined them.
The Japanese beetles have landed as well. 
Did you know that in your home garden you can hand pick these beetles (wear gloves because they feel creepy when you touch them) into a bucket of water.  If you check your plants early in the morning or late in the evening you'll find them lounging on the edges of the leaves.  They are lazy at these times of day and won't fly away when you reach for them.  After you get them in the water you can feed them to your chickens, if you have any, and they'll thank you profusely! If not, just dump them out and squish them!

We want to thank each of you who came out to the farm this year.  It's always fun getting to know our customers.  We appreciate each of you and look forward to seeing you next year.

We do have a limited number of frozen berries that we'll sell on a first come basis.  Call 540-0866 to reserve some and get an appointment for pick up. 

In the meantime we are going to be making some blueberry recipes and blogging about it here so check in when you can and see what's cookin'.  We'll keep you up-to-date on what's happening at the farm as well.

Have a great summer!


Saturday, July 17, 2010

CLOSED Monday through..........

The farm will be closed until later next week.  We are thinking of opening Thursday evening or Friday morning or both or.......

We'll let you know so check back.

Thanks for your patience..........

Friday, July 16, 2010

OPEN Saturday

The farm will be open Saturday, July 17 from 7:30 until 12 noon.

There are still a lot of nice berries on the field that need to find a good home!  It will take you longer to fill a bucket but you'll be rewarded with nice, sweet blueberries.  Today, six of us picked over 50 pounds in a little less than 2 hours!

For those of you who might not have noticed..........it's HOT outside!  So, bring plenty of water to stay hydrated.

We will be open later in the week next week so you still have time to get more berries.  Stay tuned and we'll let you know when we'll be open after tomorrow.

Thursday, July 15, 2010

OPEN Friday

The farm will be open Friday, July 16 from 7:30 until 12 noon. 

The berries are ripening well in this heat so brave the temps and come out and get the last of the season's berries.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

OPEN Thursday

The farm will be open Thursday July 15 from 5-8pm.

This will be the last week for blueberries so if you have been putting off coming out to the farm now is the time!
The Lateblue's have plenty to pick.

Hope to see you there.

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

OPEN Wednesday

The farm will be open Wednesday, July 14 from 7:30 until 12 noon.

The two rows of Lateblues have lots of berries and there are still a good number of berries on the 8 rows of Bluecrop as well.

The season is winding down so don't dely in getting out to the farm to get your berries!

Monday, July 12, 2010

OPEN Tuesday

The farm will be OPEN Tuesday, July 13 from 5-8pm.

The season is coming to a close so be sure to get your yearly supply of berries before it's all over!

Sunday, July 11, 2010

OPEN Monday

The farm will be open Monday, July 12 from 7:30 until 12 noon so if you need more berries come out and get a supply!  The berries are smaller now and not as plentiful but you can still fill your bucket with some nice berries.

Friday, July 9, 2010

Open Saturday

There are still berries so if you haven't gotten all you need yet come out Saturday, July 10 and get your supply!  The farm will be open from 7:30 until 12 noon.

OPEN Friday

The rain has moved out so the farm will be open today from 7:30 until 12 noon.

The cooler temps and cloud cover will make picking very pleasant so come out and enjoy a morning of picking blueberries!

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Closed

Looks like rain again for this evening so the farm won't be open.

We'll try again tomorrow morning.

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Picking Thursday evening

The farm will be open Thursday, July 8 from 5-8pm...... if it's not raining.

NOTE: The LateBlue variety is ready for picking so if you like those now is the time to come out and get your supply.

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Raining on our parade!

It looks like the stormy weather is going to stick around so the farm will be CLOSED this evening. 

If the weather is good tomorrow morning we will open at 7:30.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Monday, July 5, 2010

DID YOU KNOW......

That July is National Blueberry Month?

It's true.  For the entire month of July blueberries are the celebrated fruit in the U.S.A. 
It just so happens that the farm still has a good supply of blueberries to help you enjoy this unique event .

Come out Tuesday evening July 6 from 5-8pm and enjoy National Blueberry Month by picking your own blueberries.

Then you can take them home and turn them into something like this.....

Blueberry cheesecake!  Could there be a better way to celebrate National Blueberry Month?

Tuesday Evening picking

There are still berries to be picked so plan to come out Tuesday, July 6 from 5-8pm and get some while supplies last!

Saturday, July 3, 2010

Happy 4th of July!!

We hope you all have a safe, fun 4th of July.

The farm will be open Monday, July 5 from 7:30 until 12 noon.  Unless it rains.

Hope to see you there.

LOST AND FOUND:  Two customers left containers at the farm today.  We'll hold them for you if you want to come back for them.

Thursday, July 1, 2010

CLOSED Friday

The farm will be closed Friday, July 2 to give the field time to ripen berries for Saturday picking!  Plan to come out Saturday and get some fresh blueberries for your Fourth of July celebration!
We'll be open Saturday from 7:30 until 12 noon.

OPEN Thursday

The farm will be open Thursday from 5-8pm.


Please wear appropriate shoes as it is very wet out in the patch today.