Summer 2008

The first day of summer has passed and our blueberry crop for the year has set and begun maturing. This winter the trellising system was completed so u-pickers will enjoy fruit harvesting with slightly less bending of the back. The fruit set should yield a strong crop of all three varieties for this summer so we will be looking forward to seeing you come mid-July. The Spartans will begin first and if they follow previous years, will fruit for 4-5 weeks. We expect them to be ready for U-pick by July 17th this year. This will be overlapped by Rubels which begin ripening in August, and like the Spartans run for 4-5 weeks. There will be more Jerseys this year and this fruit is ripe in mid to late August.

We are looking forward to seeing you this summer. We will be selling in the Lake City Farmers Market on Thursdays from 3pm to 7pm. This market is located in the Albert Davis Park at 125th and 28th Ave. NE in north Seattle. We will also be in the Phinney Farmers Market on Fridays, from 3pm to 7pm. This market is located at 67th and Phinney Ave. N. in the lower parking lot at the Phinney Community Center. We will also be in our Magnolia location on Saturday mornings at the corner of 34th Ave. W. and West McGraw. We also plan to have a stand in the Haller Point Farmers Market in Arlington located on the grounds of the previous Dairy Charm Dairy at 604. E Gilman. This market will be open Sundays from 11am to 4pm.

Our farm is open beginning in early July and the fruit stand and farm will be open daily (except Monday) from 10AM to 4PM. We are closed Mondays. Often we are in the fields during business hours so we encourage you to drive in. You follow the driveway in about 200 feet past the house on the frontage road and the pastures and you’ll see the fields.

Our market participation in Seattle will begin with markets on July 10th, 11th and 12th with blueberry honey and mulch. We will be open July 13th in the Haller Point Market. Fresh fruit will begin to appear in the second or third week of July.

Please visit us this season. The farm is a beautiful location for an outing and is staffed 6 days a week in the summer season. Call ahead for specifics. Our phone message will change only as needed. We look forward to meeting you this summer.