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Hey friends, it’s with bare trees and sad hearts that we announce that we will NOT be opening for cherry season this year. Sadly, the starlings—an invasive and aggressive cherry-eating flock of birds and now, our chosen enemies—descended on our cherries again this year, and while that left the birds fat, loud, and happy, it left our trees totally bare. We work hard every year to try to combat them, but this year, they took over and left us without any fruit to pick. BUT, here’s some good news!! There are some other great you-picks happening this season including Stagecoach Lane Ranch for cherries Boysen Berry Farm for boysenberries, and Sierra Cascade Blueberry Farm for blueberries! And of course, the peach and nectarine crop here on the farm is looking good this year! Historically, the birds haven’t been an issue with these, so we’re keeping our fingers crossed that they eat their cherries and scram! We’ll post official updates as soon as we have them for Peach and Nectarine season opening, but that’s typically a late-June start! Thank you all for all your excitement and support. We understand missing cherries is disappointing, but we are excited to see you all for peaches this summer |
Current You-Pick Varieties ($/lb)
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Items Available at Farmstand
Pre-picked Fruit ($/lb) Pre-picked Veggies ($/lb) |
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Description of U-Pick Fruit Varieties
Peaches
Redhaven Peach - Medium, nearly fuzzless fruit, color is a beautiful red and golden yellow. Flesh is firm, smooth textured and with very good, low-acid flavor. It becomes freestone as it ripens and is an old-time favorite. Excellent for dessert, canning and freezing. (late June/early July)
Red Globe Peach - A large, round freestone. Skin is highly blushed red over golden yellow background. Firm, yellow flesh has excellent flavor. Absence of red in the flesh makes it an outstanding canning peach. Bruise resistant. (early/mid July)
Gene Elberta Peach - Large and flavorful fruit. Skin is blushed with a red covering. A well-liked, fresh market peach that can be canned or frozen. Fruit does not oxidize. (mid/late July)
Nectarines
Independence Nectarine - Medium-Large, oval fruit with brilliant cherry-red skin. Firm, yellow, freestone flesh. Rich, tangy-sweet flavor. (Late June/early July)
Flavortop Nectarine - The fruit is large, oblong-shape and freestone. The flesh is yellow, firm, smooth-textured and of excellent quality. Skin color at maturity is mostly red over an attractive yellow undercolor. Makes a good dried fruit. (mid/late July)
Redhaven Peach - Medium, nearly fuzzless fruit, color is a beautiful red and golden yellow. Flesh is firm, smooth textured and with very good, low-acid flavor. It becomes freestone as it ripens and is an old-time favorite. Excellent for dessert, canning and freezing. (late June/early July)
Red Globe Peach - A large, round freestone. Skin is highly blushed red over golden yellow background. Firm, yellow flesh has excellent flavor. Absence of red in the flesh makes it an outstanding canning peach. Bruise resistant. (early/mid July)
Gene Elberta Peach - Large and flavorful fruit. Skin is blushed with a red covering. A well-liked, fresh market peach that can be canned or frozen. Fruit does not oxidize. (mid/late July)
Nectarines
Independence Nectarine - Medium-Large, oval fruit with brilliant cherry-red skin. Firm, yellow, freestone flesh. Rich, tangy-sweet flavor. (Late June/early July)
Flavortop Nectarine - The fruit is large, oblong-shape and freestone. The flesh is yellow, firm, smooth-textured and of excellent quality. Skin color at maturity is mostly red over an attractive yellow undercolor. Makes a good dried fruit. (mid/late July)
