This month's notes: February 2012: Winter is upon us, but don't despair! Strawberry and citrus picking actually begins in Florida, southern Texas and southern Californiaa in December. And for the rest of us; there are many delicious jams, jellies, and marmalades that you can make for yourself or as gifts, from frozen or fresh fruit. See this page for hundreds of easy canning and freezing instructions/recipes, canning equipment guide! Also make your own ice cream - see How to make ice cream and ice cream making equipment and manuals. Then see each state's crop availability calendar for more specific dates of upcoming crops. Organic farms are identified in green! See our guide to local fruit and vegetable festivals!. Please tell the farms you found them here - and ask them to update their information!!
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Comments and Feedback About the Cincinati area of Ohio Pick-Your-Own Farms!
This page provides a detailed comments submitted by visitors to pick- your- own (PYO, U-pick, pick-it-yourself) farms in the Cincinati area of Ohio
In reading comments, whether they are positive or negative, bear in mind that everyone's experience varies. We try to weed out emails which are clearly fakes or so extreme as to be implausible. When we get negative feedback about a farm or orchard, we contact the farm, and provide them the comments (without any reference to the person who submitted them) to allow them to respond. We then publish both the visitor's comments and the farm's response.
Don't pay too much to a single negative comment; rather, look for patterns.
In the past several years, we can happily say that negative comments are generally rare. The vast majority of people find the the trip to be immensely rewarding!
Tuken's Orchard and Farm Market -
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15725
Eaton Pike (state Route 35), West Alexandria, OH 45381.
- A visitor writes on September 03, 2011: "Tukens is a lovely Farmers market and orchard. The owners were friendly. They had a good variety of apples to pick in their orchard as well. We really enjoyed going there and would recommend it."
- A visitor writes on June 24, 2010: "I had a lovely visit to Tuken's Orchard. I spoke with the owner who was kind and knowledgable about their produce and products available. I picked red raspberries. The orchard is quiet, beautifully maintained and they have good prices. It is a great site for a family as they have multiple U-pick fruits and also have small animals for petting and visiting. Easy to get to from Dayton and well worth your time!!"
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