Pick Your Own

Strawberries

Pick your own Strawberries are sold by the quart. You can use your own quarts or purchase ours. Pick red strawberries of all sizes to reduce rot in the field. Do not overfill quarts – you don’t want to bruise the berries. Harvest is mid June to early July.

Storing Strawberries

  • Refrigerate strawberries in air-tight container until ready to use.
  • Strawberries can be stored for up to a week in the fridge.
  • Wash, dry, hull, and enjoy!

Freezing Strawberries

  • Strawberries can be frozen with or without sugar.
  • Strawberries can be frozen whole or sliced.
  • Wash, dry well, hull and pack into freezer bags, getting as much air out as possible. A straw works well.
  • Label and date.
  • Thaw to desired firmness at room temperature.

Traveling

  • Keep strawberries in a cool place out of direct sunlight.

Raspberries

Pick your own Raspberries are sold by the quart. You can use your own quarts or purchase ours. If temperatures are very hot, berries will ripen overnight, so don’t wait. Raspberries ripen evenly at the top, middle, and bottom of the cane so move leaves back to harvest evenly. The Raspberry will pull off easily from the inner core when ripe. Do not overfill quarts – you don’t want to crush the berries on the bottom. Harvest is mid July to early August.

Storing Raspberries

  • Raspberries must be refrigerated.
  • Rinse lightly and dry on paper towel before serving.

Freezing Raspberries

  • Place on a cookie sheet and freeze; then place in freezer bags getting out as much air as possible. Using a straw works well.
  • Or put berries directly into a freezer bag providing it’s not too full, lay flat, remove air.
  • Label and date.
  • Rinse and drain after freezing; before can cause crumbling

Traveling

  • Keep Raspberries in a cool place out of direct sunlight. We don’t recommend putting berries in the trunk of vehicle.

Blueberries

Pick Your Own Blueberries are sold by the pound. We provide pails with bag liners to pick in and transport your bagged blueberries home. You can bring your own container, but a tare is taken first so  you are not charged for the weight of the container. This is done at the retail store before heading back to the field. Harvest is mid July to early September.

Storing Blueberries

  • Fresh Blueberries are to be stored in air-tight covered container in the refrigerator.
  • Blueberries can last for 2 weeks in the fridge.
  • Wash blueberries before using.

Freezing Blueberries

  • Wash blueberries and dry well.
  • Pack in air-tight container or freezer bag, removing excess air, a straw works well for this.
  • Label and date.
  • Rinse and drain frozen Blueberries before using.

Traveling

  • Keep Blueberries in a cool place out of direct sunlight. We don’t recommend putting berries in the trunk of a car. If berries are in a bag, open the top of bag for air.

Peaches

Pick your own Peaches are sold by the 11 quart baskets. We provide picking containers but you can bring your own 11 quarts. You do need to bring your own boxes to transport your peaches home. Peaches are within arm’s reach so you do not need a ladder. Pick peaches that have a golden flesh and red blush. Peaches on the top outside branches will ripen first. Our peach varieties are freestone. This means the flesh comes off the pit easily when ripe. Harvest is mid August to late August.

Storing Peaches

  • Spread the Peaches out stem side down and not touching each other, this reduces bruising and waste.
  • Keep out of direct sunlight.
  • Check daily for softness.
  • Soft ripe peaches should be kept refrigerated for up to 5 days.

Freezing Peaches

  • Rinse, dry and remove stems from peaches.
  • Place stem side down in large freezer bag then remove excess air. A straw works well.
  • Label and Date.

Thaw your peaches 1 of 3 ways:

  1. Microwave 20-30 seconds on side and the other until the peach is thawed the way you like it. Peel skin, slice and pit.
  2. Hold peach under warm tap water while peeling off skin.
  3. Take peach out of freezer and put into fridge on a plate overnight.

We like our peaches a little frozen to keep the milk cold in our cereal.
Really thawed peaches for a fruit smoothie.

Still firm for Peach crisp.

The skin is a substitute for lemon or ascorbic acid.  The skin stops the oxidation. The peach doesn’t turn brown.

Peas

Pick your own Peas are sold by the quart and bushel. Pick pea pods from the bottom of the plant as they mature first. Store peas in a bag, in your fridge for 3 or 4 days. Harvest is end of June to early July.

Freezing

  • Take peas out of the pod.
  • Blanch the peas in boiling water for approx. 1 minute.
  • Cool in cold water.
  • Drain in colander.
  • Put into freezer bags and remove excess air.  A straw works well.
  • Label and Date.

Green & Yellow Beans

Pick your own Beans are sold by the quart and bushel. Pick firm not lumpy beans with good colour. Pull the bean from the plant along the stem; keep picked beans out of direct sunlight and in a cool place until you get home.
Store your beans in a bag in the fridge for about 3 or 4 days. Harvest begins approx. mid July to late August.

Freezing Beans

  • Wash
  • Trim both ends.
  • Cut to desired length.
  • Boil the water.
  • Blanch for 3 minutes from the time the beans are placed into the boiling water.
  • Remove beans and drop into cold running water.
  • Drain in colander.
  • Place the beans in freezer bags and remove excess air. A straw works well.
  • Label and date.