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This month's notes: July 2008: Blueberries are here all parts of the U.S. Strawberries are declining or gone, except the far north. Peaches are coming! Don't miss them! Blackberries are fading in the South and going strong in the north. Find a blueberry festival or peach festival near you! Organic farms are still not common, but any that are, have the word ORGANIC by their name! Check out my easy canning instructions / recipes, canning equipment guide or How to make ice cream and ice cream making equipment and manuals
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U-Pick Farms and Orchards, sorted by county

Remember: ALWAYS call (or follow the link to the farm's own website, if the name is a blue link) to confirm the information before you go! They may close, run out or change events, times, etc. without notifying me!

Adams County

Jackson County

Juneau County

  • Brux Orchards - Pick your own berries.
    W7428 Hwy 82, Mauston, WI. Phone: 608-847-7028. Open: 8:30 to 5:30 Mon through Saturday, 10 to 5 Sun. April to Christmas. Fresh picked apples, apple cider, honey, jams and jellies, maple syrup, pears, popcorn, pumpkins, rhubarb, strawberries and vegetables. Crafts.

La Crosse County

  • Heritage Valley Farm - follows organic methods, raspberries, strawberries, prepicked produce
    W1805 Knutson Rd, Bangor, WI 54614. Phone: 608-486-4020. Email: jjanine@dishmail.net. Directions: From West Salem: County Road M south to County I. Left on County Road I to Larson Road Left on Larson Rd, then immediate left on Knutson Road Watch for signs!. Open: Please call for hours. Strawberries available late May until late June; Raspberries Mid-July until frost. Payment: Cash, Check. 2009 will be first season for commercially available strawberries and raspberries. Though not organic by certification, we do grow our food as conscientiously as possible with a respect for the Earth. (ADDED: July 21, 2008)

Marathon County

  • Lakeview Berry Farm - raspberries, blueberries, rhubarb
    1398 Mt View Road, Mosinee, WI.  Phone: 715-457-2704. Beautiful picking site overlooking the Big Eau Pleine Flowage. Eleven varieties to choose from. Pick your own for $2 per pound (pails available). Pre-ordered fresh picked flat $30. Open: seven days a week from July through September. Families welcome.
  • Mike's Berries - strawberries
    3708 N. 108th Avenue, Wausau, WI.  Phone: 715-675-3188.  Pick Your Own - strawberries only

Marquette County

  • Kims Trees - train rides, apricots, blackberries, blueberries, boysenberries, broccoli, cherries, cucumbers, eggplant, gooseberries, loganberries, nectarines, olallieberries, other berries, persimmons, pumpkins, raspberries, saskatoons, strawberries, tayberries, walnuts, and prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, horse-drawn hay rides, tractor-pulled hay rides, wagon rides, face painting, pony rides, petting zoo
    N5864 Cty. Rd Z, Portage, HI 53930. Phone: 628-587-6796. Email us at: khmonkey9@hotmail.com. Open: 10pm-6am Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx.
    Christmas tree varieties:
    U-Choose and Cut varieties: Balsam Fir.
    You Choose and We cut varieties: White Pine.
    PreCut varieties: White Spruce.
    Living, rooted tree varieties: Virginia Pine.

Monroe County

  • M & M Ranch & Outfitters - follows organic methods, blackberries, raspberries, pumpkins, summer squash, winter squash, Precut Christmas trees, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, corn maze, haunted corn maze, straw or hay bale maze, horse-drawn hay rides, wagon rides, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, pony rides, farm animals, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours, events at your location (call for info)
    4494 Jackpot Avenue, Sparta, , WI 54656. Phone: 608-486-2722. Fax: 608-486-2724. Email us at: mmoffice@centurytel.ne. Directions: I-90 Hwy 27 go south 1.50 miles turn right on Jackpot Ave. go 3 3/4 miles west north side of hiway And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December. Open: 12 months a year. From 9 a.m. 8 p.m. We follow organic methods, but are not yet certified. Payment: Cash, Check. Working recreational ranch.

  • Rex Moseley Fruit and Vegetable Farm - apples
    23933 Cortland Avenue, Warrens, WI. Phone: 608-378-4543. Open: 7 days a week. 9 to 5 pm starting in mid September thru the middle of November. Pick your own and already picked apples. Varieties include, Paula Red, McIntosh, Cortland, Spartan, Honey Crisp, Regent, Golden Delicious, Red Delicious, Empire, and Fireside.

  • Star Valley Orchards - apples
    3517 Blarney Road, Warrens, WI. Phone: 608-378-4128.

Washburn County

  • Bashaw Valley Greenhouse & Farm - ORGANIC, blueberries, raspberries, prepicked produce, gift shop, restrooms, picnic area, school tours
    W7402 Fox Trail Road, Shell Lake, WI 54871. Phone: 715-468-2591. Email: bashawvalleygreenhouse@yahoo.com. Directions: Bashaw Valley Greenhouse & Farm is located mid-way between Shell Lake and Spooner WI on US highway 63 on the West side. General location is 2 hours Northeast of Minneapolis MN. Click here for picking updates. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in July, August. Open: Regular greenhouse hours are 9 to 5:30 Monday through Saturday; Pick your own and pre - picked fruit conditions change daily; It is a must to call ahead for availability and picking conditions before coming (715)468 2591. Organically grown pre-picked raspberries and blueberries and pick your own blueberries are available from mid-July through mid-August. We follow organic methods, but are not yet certified. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard, Discover. Bashaw Valley Greenhouse is a complete greenhouse & nursery, offering a full line of annuals & perennials as well as a good selection of shrubs & trees. Our specialty is custom made moss baskets grown to your specifications. (UPDATED: July 06, 2008)

Waupaca County

  • Glendale Farms, Inc. - strawberries
    N9895 Kluth Road, Clintonville, WI, 54929. Email us at: owners@glendalestrawberries.com. Open: Sunday: 8 AM to 5 PM; Weekdays: 7 AM to 7 PM; Saturday: 7 AM to 7 PM.
  • King Berry Farm - PYO raspberries, prepicked berries,
    E2076 King Road, Waupaca, WI 54981. Phone: 715-258-6055. Fax: 715-258-3046. Email: cctype@g2a.net. Open: from the first week in May until the end of October; hours vary with the seasons but are usually 10am till 5pm daily. Our facility is handicap accessible. Directions: One mile south of Waupaca on HWY22; Turn right on King Road; go one mile and we're on the right; If you go past the High School, you are headed the right way.  Many other types of produce. In the spring we sell flowers and bedding plants plus veggie plants. In June we sell fresh strawberries and asparagus. July has the raspberries, sweetcorn, tomatoes and small veggies. August and Sept. has the melons, squash, apples and mums, then we close out the year with pumpkins, gourds, and Indian corn.  (ADDED: May 29, 2008)
  • Kluth’s Glendale Farms - strawberries
    N9895 Kluth Road, Clintonville, WI. Phone: 715-823-4287.
  • Meadow Lane Farms - strawberries
    I-10, Fremont, WI.  Phone: 920-446-3445. Directions: 2 miles east of Fremont on U.S. 10.
  • Royalton Berry Farm - strawberries
    N4825 Stiebs Johnson Road, New London, WI. Phone: 920-982-2572. Directions: 5 miles west of New London on State 54.
  • Turner's Fresh Market - pumpkins, strawberries, and prepicked produce, school tours, events at your location (call for info)
    E208 Hwy 54, Waupaca, WI 54981. Phone: 715-258-3355. Email: turnersfreshmarket@hotmail.com. Directions: Located less than 1/2 mile from Hartman Creek Road. Click here for picking updates. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in June, October. Open: Monday to Saturday 9 am to 6 pm, Sunday 11 am to 6 pm. May-October Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard.

Waushara County

  • Flyte Family Farm - blueberries, strawberries, prepicked produce
    W1340 Cottonville Avenue, Coloma, WI 54930. Phone: (715) 228-2304. Fax: (715) 228-2309. Email: flyte@uniontel.net. Directions: West of Coloma of highway 21, take Frontage Road to Cottonville Avenue (2nd left), follow signs. Click here for a map and directions. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Crops are usually available in June, July, August. Open: 7 days/week 8 am to 5 pm. Strawberries: June 16 to July 7, Blueberries July 28 to September 1,. Payment: Cash, Check. (UPDATED: June 03, 2008)
  • "HH" Ranch Farm Market - Uses Natural methods, strawberries
    W14285 Hwy 73, Plainfield, WI 54966. Phone: (715) 335-6856. Email: mc_hhranch@yahoo.com. We are a family owned operation that grows a naturally as possible. We start the season with bedding plants, then move on to strawberries. We have a nice selection of produce and crafts, fall items and Christmas wreaths and other greenery. Open: from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm, seven days a week during the season. Our facility is handicap accessible. Directions: located on Hwy 73W, 4.5 miles West of Plainfield. (ADDED: May 29, 2008)

Wood County

  • Altenburg's Country Gardens LLC - asparagus, pumpkins, raspberries, rhubarb, strawberries, and prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, face painting, petting zoo, school tours
    7020 Plover Road (Hwy 54 E), Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494. Phone: 715-421-2943. Email: altenburgs@tznet.com. Directions: 3 miles east of Wisconsin Rapids or 10 miles west of Plover on Highway 54. And for a map to our farm, Click here. Crops are usually available in May, June, July, September, October. Open: Fall: Monday to Saturday, 9 am to 6 pm, Sunday, 11 am to 5 pm; Stawberries: Daily at 6:30 a.m. Call for other strawberry picking times. Pumpkins: September 22 to October 31, Strawberries: mid June to mid July, Raspberries: July, Asparagus & Rhubarb: mid May to early June. Payment: Cash, Check. We welcome the whole family for fall fun at our farm. On weekends, enjoy our cute spook house, new straw fort made of big bales, and free family fun area (Boot Hill Cemetery, cornstalk tunnel, mini maze, & pumpkin catapult). There is no admission charge to our farm. Some activities are free and others are for a small charge. Please visit our website for info about special fall weekend activities like petting zoos & our free parachute candy drop. Our corn maze and farm market are open every day. Choose from a fine selection of fall produce, cranberry products, caramel apples, Halloween decorations, cornstalks, straw bales, and other fall decorations. We offer educational, fun school field trips weekdays by appointment.

 


 

 

Home Canning Kits

This is the same type of  standard canner that my grandmother used to make everything from applesauce to jams and jellies to tomato and spaghetti sauce!. This complete kit includes everything you need and lasts for years: the canner, jar rack, jar grabber tongs, lid lifting wand, a plastic funnel, labels, bubble freer, and the bible of canning, the Ball Blue Book. It's much cheaper than buying the items separately. You'll never need anything else except jars & lids! To see more canners, of different styles, makes and prices, click here!For more information and current pricing:


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