Red Raspberries Ripe Now

   Red raspberries are now ripe, and more will ripen each day for the next month.  A good amount of red raspberries have started coloring in the past few days, so there should be plenty for customers to pick starting tomorrow morning, June 1.  Our summer hours also start tomorrow.

Many red raspberries are ripe now, and more will ripen each day the whole month of June.

   Expected ripening dates for our other berries, and availability dates for our other crops, are shown in the sidebar at left under Crop Sales Seasons.  Thornless blackberries should start ripening in mid-late June, and will be plentiful from about June 24 to July 31.
   Raspberries, and later thornless blackberries, are sold pick-your-own only.  All types of raspberries cost $2.78 per pint + tax, pick-your-own.  Thornless blackberries will cost $3.70 per quart + tax, pick-your-own. We provide containers, and ask that you fill them level-full.
   We still have many harvested apples for sale, especially 'GoldRush'.  This variety has an amazing storage life in regular cold storage, so it keeps well for 10 to 11 months in our coolers or your fridge.  Small amounts of harvested #1 apples cost $1.30 per pound + tax.  You save $1.00 if you buy a 20-lb. box of apples for $25.00 + tax.
   Our harvested #2 (2nds) apples sell for just $0.93 per pound + tax, so a 20-lb. box costs $18.60 + tax, which is $7.00 less than a box of #1 apples, including tax.  If you get 40 lbs. or more of #2 apples, the price goes down to just $0.88 per pound + tax, so each 20-lb. box costs $17.59 + tax, and 40 lb. of #2 apples costs just $35.18 + tax.
   We're also still selling cracked pecans until we sell out.  We sell mixed selections from Bill's pecan breeding program in 4-pound bags.  Each bag of cracked pecans has the equivalent of 6 pounds of in-shell pecans, and when you pick them out, you get at least 3 pounds of nutmeats.  These are all large pecans with thin shells and great taste.  Each 4-lb. bag costs $16.67 + tax.

Our summer open hours, shown on this sign on our sales building, start June 1 and run through Aug. 31.

   From June 1 to Aug. 31, we're open our summer hours, shown in the sidebar at left under Open Hours.  You can just come during those hours.  We do not take appointments during summer, but you can phone 620-597-2450 a day ahead to leave a message asking how berry ripening is progressing, and I'll return your call in the afternoon when we're closed.  (You must state your phone number, with area code, in your message for me to return your call, as we do not have caller ID.)
   For payment, we accept cash or checks from any state.  We do NOT accept any credit cards or debit cards, as we have no card reader or phone line to the sales building.  So please bring your checkbook or enough cash to cover the amount of fruit you want to buy.  Thanks.