We are closed for the 2024 Christmas tree season. We hope to see you next year, We will start on the day after Thanksgiving. We hope you have a merry Christmas and a happy new year.
Nearing the end of the Christmas tree season
We will be open at least through Saturday, December 14.. Whether we will be open Sunday remains to be seen. Check with us on Saturday night.
Choose and cut your own Christmas tree
You may choose and cut your own Christmas beginning the day after Thanksgiving, Friday, November 29. Beginning then, we will be open daily from 8 till 4:30. The price is $65 for any tree you choose and cut yourself. If you would like it baled and shaken, there is a $10 charge for that.We are located 1 mile east of Braidwood on Rte 113 and 3 1/2 miles south on Essex Road.
Closed for 2024 blueberry season
We are now closed for the 2024 blueberry season, The season started early this year due to unusually hot weather. It is also finished early this year. We hope to see you next year. In an average year, the season begins in mid-July and lasts 3 or 4 weeks.
2024 Blueberry Season
You may pick your own blueberries beginning Monday, July 1, 2024.
Beginning then, we will be open from 8 till 4:30. We will be closed Sundays and Wednesdays. We will also be closed Thursday, July 4. The blueberry season usually lasts 3 or 4 weeks. The price is $2.95 per pound for pick- your-own blueberries.
Closed for 2023 Christmas tree season
We are sorry, we are closed for the 2023 Christmas tree season. We hope to see you next year. We will start selling Christmas trees on the day after Thanksgiving. We wish you and your family a merry Christmas and a happy new year.
Christmas tree season
You may choose and cut your own Christmas tree beginning the day after Thanksgiving, Friday, November 24. Starting then, we will be open daily from 8 to 04:30. The price is $65 for any tree you choose and cut yourself. If you want the tree shaken and baled, there is a $10 charge for that.
2023 Blueberry season nearing end
We will be open Friday and Saturday August 11 and 12 from 8 AM till 4:30 PM. Saturday August 12 is the last day we will be open this season,
SWD
Farming can be as rewarding as it can be challenging at times. We are totally dependent on the weather for our crop. I know there has been discussion lately on the use of pesticides in blueberry production. Farming all over the world is dealing with a tiny trouble maker –the spotted wing drosophila. The female lays her egg in soft skinned fruits such as raspberries, blackberries and blueberries. Although there is no known risk to eating berries with the larvae in them we try our best to keep that from happening by spraying pesticides twice a week. This tiny fly has a very rapid life cycle. We were unable to have our fields sprayed on Tuesday night as scheduled due to storming. We could not early Wednesday morning due to the weather also.We have surveyed the fields and found some evidence of larvae.We will be open for U pick as usual. be careful when you pick to keep firm fruits. Discard soft berries. The fields are loaded with berries. Many branches are bending down to the ground under the weight of the berries.Our jams, honey, salsas, hot sauces, pickled items and blueberry coffees continue to available at this time.We are open 8 AM to 4:30 PM except we are closed Sundays and Wednesdays. In 2023, the price is $2.85 per pound for pick-your-own blueberries.