Hello, from Berry Bonanzaville
We pulled a
lot more strawberries out of the field the past three days than we anticipated, which
bodes well for the next few weeks. It is so wonderful to see those
heavy blossom packs, and the berries swelling with juice from all the
moisture we've been receiving.
Pre-picked:
We are taking orders for Monday-Saturday, for the first three weeks of July. Just let us
know the day you want them, and we'll get them ready for you. You can call (320)967-4718, e-mail brberries@gmail.com or Facebook Brouwer Berries your order.
U-Pick:
This was it...drum roll... we opened for
U-picking at 8 a.m. on Saturday morning. I wish I'd taken a picture of all the eager and happy pickers that rolled into our yard in the middle of a brief rainstorm at 7:30 on Saturday morning. My husband hasn't been able to stop raving about everyone's great attitude, even as they all got soaked. We tried to tell people the rain would pass, but they were so impatient to get their hands on the berries that they just took off into the field. We were able to stay open for U-picking until 10:20, which was great. It is so wonderful that the fields are producing so well so that there will be enough berries for everyone who wants them.
We plan to be open for U-picking Monday - Saturday the first three weeks of July. I'll post on the website as
soon as we are picked out. We're only picking out of a
3rd of the field yet, and there will be more queen berries the next few weeks as
later varieties ripen. I will also post plans for future days on the
website as soon as I know them, so keep an eye on the website homepage,
www.brouwerberries.com
We love children, and
children love it here. If you are picking up a flat of berries, or
picking your own, plan for some extra time with your children or
grandchildren to visit our little critters. The children can go right
into the cage with the bunnies. They can watch the waterfall and the
goldfish and the ducks in the pond. They can try hunt down the free
range banty hens and the little flock of chicks that follows one of the
hens. You can admire my gazillion perennial gardens that I inherited
from my mother-in-law, and you can place bets on how long I'll be able
to maintain them:)
