YouPick and PrePicked Blueberries
Preparing for Your Farm Visit
Keep in mind that you are visiting a working farm, not a park. You may need to walk to the picking field, and the ground may be wet or muddy even on sunny days. It is easy to get carried away and pick far more than you planned — have a plan for your harvest before you arrive.
- Dress comfortably with walking shoes that may get dirty
- Check the weather and plan your time in the field accordingly
- Bring your own containers or use ours — gather what you need before heading out
- Know what you'll do with your harvest: freeze, can, jam, or eat fresh
- We have clean bathrooms and a washing station on-site for buckets and berries
Planning Your Trip
Confirm Availability & Arrive Early
- Check our social media for updates before heading out — availability depends on many factors
- Fields can be picked clean by mid-morning; fruit is at its best during cooler early hours
- Our picking areas are child-friendly — children must be accompanied by an adult at all times
- We cut the grass weekly in the blueberry and blackberry patch — please help us keep it clean by taking your trash with you
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Pack a picnic — we have tables and plenty of grassy areas!
Containers
We provide plastic bag liners for our gallon or 5-quart picking pails. If you'd like to take a pail home, it's $2 per pail. Feel free to bring your own containers as well.
Note: Plastic liners have small air holes. Warm berries may produce juice during transport — keep that in mind for the drive home.
For blackberries, use shallow containers — piling them too deep will bruise the lower berries.
Picking Blueberries
Finding the Right Berry
The best blueberries are round, blue, and firm — not cracked or mushy. The general rule: the bigger, the sweeter. Blueberries do not continue to ripen after picking, so what you pick is what you get.
- Skip white or small, hard berries — they haven't begun to ripen
- Skip soft or overripe berries — they'll be mush before you get home
How to Pick
Cup your hand under a cluster and gently roll the berries off the stem. If a berry doesn't release with a very light touch, it's not ready — move on. You'll get the hang of it quickly and soon pick a whole cluster with ease.
- Gently roll berries into your container
- Pick all the ripe berries from one bush before moving to the next
- When done, return to the counter to have your berries weighed
Storage & Freezing
Always wash your blueberries before eating or freezing. Fresh blueberries will last up to one week in the refrigerator.
Rinse berries with a water-and-vinegar mixture to extend fridge life. See How to Keep Your Berries Fresher for Longer for details.
To freeze: wash thoroughly, spread on paper towels, and let dry completely before sealing in freezer bags or containers. Freezing 10 pounds lets you enjoy them all winter long.
