2024 Seattle-Snohomish area of Washington State Strawberry U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org
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Strawberry U-Pick Orchards in Seattle-Snohomish area of Washington State in 2024, by county
Below are the U-Pick orchards and farms for strawberries that we know of in this area.
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Snohomish County
Bailey's U-Pick Farm - apples, beans, beets, blackberries, carrots, corn (sweet), cucumbers, flowers, onions, peas, pumpkins, raspberries (red), summer squash, winter squash, strawberries, other vegetables, U-pick and already picked, farm market, porta-potties are available 12711 Springhetti Road, Snohomish, WA 98296. Phone: (360) 568-8826. Email: baileyveg@gmail.com. Open: June through October; See our website for current hours. Directions: Located 3 miles south of Snohomish on Springhetti Road, just east of Highway 9. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. Bailey's U-Pick Farm Facebook page. Picking updates: Click here for picking updatesStrawberries: June, Raspberries: July, Vegetables: July through October, Pumpkins: Middle of September through October, Free Fall Activities: Weekends in OctoberThe Bailey farm is a 5th generation, century old family farm on 350 acres in the Snohomish Valley. From June through October, Bailey's U-pick garden offers over 40 acres of u-pick vegetables and fruit. Bring out the family and experience the beautiful views and fresh air while harvesting your own produce. Please visit website for crop harvest updates and hours.(UPDATED: May 28, 2018, JBS)
Biringer Farm - Minimizes chemical and pesticide use, blackberries, blueberries, raspberries (red), raspberries (black), strawberries, tayberries, U-pick and already picked, concessions or refreshment stand, porta-potties are available, face painting, inflatables or bounce houses, farm animals, school tours, events at your location (call for info) 21412 59th Avenue NE, Arlington, WA 98223. Phone: (425) 259-0255. Email: info@biringerfarm.com. Open: Monday to Saturday, from 9 am to 5 pm; Sunday, 9 am to 4 pm. Directions: I5, Exit 208 East toward ArlingtonDarrington for 2.3 miles. Turn Left on 59th Avenue NE, and it\'s right there. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard. Biringer Farm Facebook page. I5, Exit 208 East toward Arlington/Darrington for 2.3 miles. Turn Left on 59th Avenue NE, and it's right thereStrawberries usually start at the beginning to mid-June; Our typical strawberry season is: mid-June through July; Once each crop ripens, they usually last 3 pm to 4 weeks; Annual Strawberry Harvest Fest: 3rd Saturday and Sunday of June from 11 am to 3 pm; FREE admission; Food and fun reasonably priced; Face paint, inflatables or bounce houses, Pig Butt Bowling, animals, pennies -in- the hay;The long awaited local strawberries will tickle your taste buds with sweet and unmatched juicy flavor along with lots of 'Family Fun in Farmland!' Take the Jolly Trolley and pluck strawberries and raspberries right from the vine. Check out the farm market. Oh me! Oh my!, ..Mile high strawberry or raspberry shortcake! Peck away and kiss it goodbye! We minimize use of pesticides and other chemicals. (UPDATED: May 28, 2018, JBS)
Bolles Organic Farm - ORGANIC, Blueberries, Raspberries, Strawberries 17930 Tualco Loop Road, Monroe, WA . Phone: 360-805-1980. Email: tualco@msn.com. Open: by appointment; usually starts U-pick with strawberries around the first week of June, followed by the blueberries and raspberries. Click here for a map and directions. From Monroe turn right on Lewis St. (Hwy 203) at the Texaco station. Cross the bridge, go approx. three quarters of a mile and turn right on Tualco Road. Go west to Tualco Loop Road (red grange building on corner) go right. We are the second white house on the left. Organic farm founded by Dr. Leo Bolles and son to promote chemical-free food to stimulate good health.
Broers Farms, Inc. - ORGANIC, blackberries, blueberries, raspberries (red), strawberries, U-pick and already picked, restrooms, picnic area 18228 Tualco Road, Monroe, WA 98272. Phone: 360-794-8125. Email: broersfarm@aol.com. Directions: From Monroe, take Highway 203 South towards Duvall. At 1 mile past Skykomish River \(Lewis Street\) Bridge, turn right onto Tualco Road. Farm is 12 mile down on the right side. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. Broers Farms, Incdaily 10 am to 2 pm for raspberry upick at $3.00/lb June through August depending on harvest conditions; Call ahead, e - mail or check our Facebook for current conditionsFrom Monroe, take Highway 203 South towards Duvall. At 1 mile past Skykomish River (Lewis Street) Bridge, turn right onto Tualco Road. Farm is 1/2 mile down on the right side This is an Organic Berry Farm with U-pick. Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, thornless marionberries and thornless blackberries. Some years also green bean upick at $3.00/lb (2020 price) . Also sunflowers
Dues Berry Farm - U-pick strawberries 152nd Street NE, Marysville, WA . Phone: 360-659-3875. Open: mid-June to mid-July 9 am to 4 pm daily, call before coming. Click here for a map and directions. I-5 exit 202, go east on 116th Street to Smokey Point Blvd and turn left. Follow to 152nd Street NE and turn right. Fields are 1/4 mile down on right. Plants are planted on mounds for easier picking. Senior Citizen discount is available. Onsite parking and restrooms available.
Skipley Farm - Uses natural growing practices, apples, blackberries, blueberries, cherries, cucumbers, currants (red and black), gooseberries, grapes, Jostaberies, pears, plums, saskatoons, strawberries, Gooseberries, black currants, Other fruit or veg, Honey from hives on the farm, Cider mill (fresh apple cider made on the premises), porta-potties are available, restrooms, picnic area you may bring your own food, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours, events at your location (call for info) 7228 Skipley Road, Snohomish, WA 98290. Phone: 206-679-6576. Email: gil@skipleyfarm.com. Open: Mondays 8am to 8 pm from June to October; see website for available produce and updates. Directions: I-5 to US 2 East 3mi to BickfordSnohomish, 12 mi to 83rd, 12 mi to 52ndSkipley go right, down hill, 12 mi on Left. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. Fax: 425-789-1578 Picking updates: Click here for picking updatesI-5 to US 2 East 3mi to Bickford/Snohomish, 1/2 mi to 83rd, 1/2 mi to 52nd/Skipley go right, down hill, 1/2 mi on LeftStrawberries mid June Blueberries, jostaberries, currants, gooseberries Mid august Apples mid October. We use natural practices, but are not yet certified OrganicAgain, we EXCEED organic certifiers, even Certified Naturally Grown. We love our bees and butterflies! Spinosad and BT mean death to these sentient and very important insects. Check us out, visit the farm, see what a Holistic Farm runs on. Organic upick fruit, berries and edible plant nursery, scionwood, grafted trees. Near Seattle in Snohomish, PYO apples, blueberries, grapes, berries, currants, more
Willie Green's - Certified Organic, blueberries, strawberries, Grapes, Mulberries, raspberries, Wild Blackberries! 19501 Tualco Rd, Monroe, WA 98272. Phone: 206-390-7929. Open: from late June to August, from 9am to 3pm on Monday to Friday, Saturday from 10am to 3pm, closed on Sundays. Click here for a map and directions. See their Facebook for updates. Seasonally grown, organic produce and berries of all varieties. You can also find at the following markets: U-Dist., W. Seattle, Columbia City, Bellevue, Broadway, Phinney, Lake City & MagnoliaNote, website is down as of July 5, 2019, but it may be temporary.
Strawberry
Strawberry Picking Tips, Recipes and Information
In the U.S. strawberries typically peak during April in Florida and Texas,
May in the deep South, and in early June in middle sections and later June in the
far North and Canada. Keep in mind that crops are ready at various times of the
month depending on which part of the state you are located. In order to produce
good local strawberries, producers depend on ideal spring weather conditions.
Before you leave to go to the farm:
Always call before you go to the farm - strawberries are affected by weather
(both rain and cooler temperature) more than most crops. And when they are
in season, a large turnout can pick a field clean before noon, so CALL
first!
Leave
early. On weekends, then fields may be picked clean by NOON!
Most growers furnish picking containers designed
for strawberries, but they may charge you for them; be sure to call before you go to see if you need to bring
containers.
If you use your own containers, remember that heaping
strawberries more than 5 inches deep will bruise the lower berries.
Plastic
dishpans, metal oven pans with 3 inch tall sides and large pots make good
containers. I like the Glad storage containers like the one at right.
Bring something to drink and a few snacks; you'd be surprised how you can
work up a thirst and appetite! And don't forget hats and sunscreen for the
sun. Bugs usually aren't a problem, but some deet might be good to bring
along if it has been rainy.
Tips on How to Pick Strawberries
Grasp the stem just above the berry between the
forefinger and the thumbnail and pull with a slight twisting motion.
With the stem broken about one-half inch from
the berry, allow it to roll into the palm of your hand.
Repeat these operations using both hands until
each holds 3 or 4 berries.
Carefully place - don't throw - the fruit into
your containers. Repeat the picking process with both hands.
Don't overfill your containers or try to pack
the berries down.
General Picking Tips
Whether you pick strawberries from your garden or at
a Pick-Your-Own farm, here are a few tips to keep in mind:
Be careful that your feet and knees do not
damage plants or fruit in or along the edge of the row.
Pick only the berries that are fully red. Part
the leaves with your hands to look for hidden berries ready for harvest.
To help the farmers, also remove from the plants
berries showing rot, sunburn, insect injury or other defects and place them
between the rows behind you. If they are left in the plants, the rot will
quickly spread to other berries.
Berries to be used immediately may be picked any
time, but if you plan to hold the fruit for a few days, try to pick in the
early morning or on cool, cloudy days. Berries picked during the heat of the
day become soft, are easily bruised and will not keep well.
Avoid placing the picked berries in the sunshine any
longer than necessary. It is better to put them in the shade of a tree or
shed than in the car trunk or on the car seat. Cool them as soon as possible
after picking. Strawberries may be kept fresh in the refrigerator for two or three, depending upon the initial quality of the berry. After a few
days in storage, however, the fruit loses its bright color and fresh flavor
and tends to shrivel.
For interesting and fun strawberry facts and
trivia from the California Strawberry Commission,
click
here!
When you get home
DON'T wash the berries until you are ready to use them. Washing
makes them more prone to spoiling.
Pour them out into shallow pans and remove any mushed, soft or rotting
berries
Put a couple of days supply into the fridge, wash and cut the caps
(green tops) off the others and freeze them up! (Unless you're going to make
jam right away) See this
page about how to freeze strawberries.
If you like the strawberries you picked, ask the farm what variety they
planted, and not the weather conditions the week or two before. The flavor
of a strawberry is affected by the variety, the weather and the degree of
ripeness when picked.
Picking the best strawberries:
Select firm, fully red berries. Strawberries DO NOT continue ripen after
they are picked! In the photo, only the berry on the far right is
completely ripe.
Strawberry festivals: Most areas that grow strawberries have a strawberry festival, at which you
can taste all kinds of fresh strawberry foods, pies, jams, cakes - and most
commonly, fresh strawberry shortcake. To find out where and when there
is one near you, see this
page for a list of strawberry festivals, sorted by state!
Strawberries measurements: government agriculture
websites tell us that 1 quart = 2 pints = 4 cups and is about the
same as 1 liter and 1 quart of fresh strawberries weighs 1 lbs to 1.25 lbs (or
450 to 600 g).
Of course, the weight
varies on variety and weather conditions. 1 quart is normally
enough for 4
servings, although I'll admit my son can eat 1 pint by himself!
How much to pick? In general, 1 quart of fresh, whole, just-picked strawberries =
approximately 3.5 cups hulled, whole berries. In other words, removing
the caps/hulls and the occasional mushy berry means you lose 1/4 cup to 1/2 (it depends how much fruit you remove with the hull) or
about 7 to 12% of every quart you pick.
One cup of strawberries contains only about 50 calories
U-pick strawberries are much healthier than store-bought. Consumer
reports says store bought strawberries have so many pesticide and fungicide
residues on they, that they don't recommend you eat them at all!
U-pick strawberry farms typically sell berries by the
pound. 1 lbs of fresh strawberries is about 2/3 of a quart.
It takes about 10 to 15 minutes to pick a quart, if the berries
are reasonably plentiful
The strawberry plant adapts to wide variety of soil conditions, but does
not tolerate drought well, and the berries quickly rot if the weather is
rainy. For this reason, the plants are usually grown on raised beds through
plastic mulch!
Cultivation of strawberries began in Europe in the 1300's, but the berry
only became very popular in the early 1900's in California.
Do the math and be careful not to over-purchase
as strawberries quickly mold when left at room temperature, and only last a
couple of days in the refrigerator.
You can easily freeze berries that you cannot use right away - just
wash, cut the hulls off and pop them into a ziplock bag, removing as much
air as possible. Those vacuum food sealers REALLY do a good job of
this! The berries will keep for many months frozen without air.
Strawberries are the only fruit with seeds on the outside.
Strawberries were originally called strewberries because the fruit was
'strewn' amongst the leaves of the plant.
California is king of strawberry productions because: California
produces 75 percent of the nation's strawberry crops; one billion pounds
of strawberries each year. If all the strawberries produced in
California in one year were laid berry to berry, they would go around
the world 15 times. Each acre of land in California in strawberry
production produces an average of 21 tons of strawberries annually, with
a total of 23,000 acres of strawberries planted in California each year.
More conversions
1 pint (2 cups) of fresh whole strawberries
= about 8 oz (1/2 lb) of strawberries
= 2.25 cups of sliced strawberries
= 1
cup pureed strawberries
= 12-14 large strawberries
2 quarts of fresh strawberries are needed for a 9" pie
A 10 oz package of frozen berries is about the same as 1 cup of sliced
fresh strawberries