Pick a Peck of Organic Fun
Packing up the kids for a day at the farm is a recipe for summer fun and long lasting memories. Imagine the sweet, juicy taste of a just-plucked blueberry and a trunk full of berries to bring home! Picking your own means you enjoy fresh food at the peak of flavor and nutritional quality, and you and your family can enjoy the full farm experience.
Growing Up Green - July 2010
Packing up the kids for a day at the farm is a recipe for summer fun and long lasting memories. Imagine the sweet, juicy taste of a just-plucked blueberry and a trunk full of berries to bring home! Picking your own means you enjoy fresh food at the peak of flavor and nutritional quality, and you and your family can enjoy the full farm experience.
If you can't make it to the farm yourself, becoming a regular at the farmers market is a great way to get the best food for your family while getting to know the farmer whose hard work made it possible. When you shop at the farmers market, you can learn about fruit and veggies that are new to you and start a dialogue about how the food is grown. Ask questions about how the farmer promotes soil health, crop choice and rotation, how the farmer manages pests, the use of pesticides, herbicides and anything else under the sun you always wanted to ask a farmer.
Organic, U-pick farms
It is best to call ahead to verify crop availability, hours, if pets are welcome, etc.
Bella Terra Gardens/Barbee Orchards, Zillah
509-865-4554
strawberries, cane berries
Blue Dog Farm, Carnation
425-844-2842; www.bluedogfarm.com
blueberries
Blue Heron Farm, Rockport
360-853-8449; www.blueheron-farm.com
blueberries, cane berries
Bode Farms, Ferndale
360-920-3789
blueberries, cane berries
Bolles Organic Farm, Monroe
360-805-1980; www.bollesorganic.com
strawberries, blueberries, cane berries
Broers Farm, Monroe
360-794-5778
strawberries, blueberries, cane berries
Carr's Organic Blueberry Farms, Olympia
360-352-3622
blueberries
Cascadian Farm, Rockport
360-853-8173; www.cascadianfarm.com
strawberries, blueberries
Dungeness Meadow Farm, Sequim
360-582-1128
blueberries
Garden Treasures Organic Farm, Arlington
360-435-9272; www.arlingtongardentreasures.com
strawberries, cane berries
Mother Flight Farm, Mount Vernon
360-445-3501
strawberries, cane berries
Pigman's Organic Produce Patch, Olympia
360-491-FARM (3276)
strawberries, cane berries
Whitehorse Meadows Farm, Arlington
360-436-1951; www.whitehorsemeadowsfarm.com
blueberries
Helpful websites:
- Tilth Producers of Washington Directory, www.tilthproducers.org/Tilth%20Directory%202009-10-low.pdf
- Puget Sound Fresh Farm Guide, www.pugetsoundfresh.org/pdf/2010-PSF-Farm-Guide.pdf
- Washington State Farmers' Market Association, www.wafarmersmarkets.com/
- Neighborhood Farmers' Market Alliance, www.seattlefarmersmarkets.org/markets
