We are a small, family-run farm and orchard. We grow Saskatoons and Cherries for fresh picking. Lloyd Jensen is our Farmer, and I'm the Webmaster (Sue Werner). Our U-Pick Manager is our daughter, Jenn.
We're about a 20 minute drive north from the Perimeter Highway which surrounds the City of Winnipeg, in Manitoba, Canada.
Lloyd and I started planting saskatoon seedlings in 1996, as a small experiment. We discovered that we really enjoyed playing in the dirt and ended up planting 5,000 saskatoons, 50 Evans Cherries and about 200 landscaping and shelter trees of different varieties.
During the summer, the current status of the farm operation is described on our Current Status page. This is the one page most often updated on this website. I usually update in the spring, when we start picking Saskatoons, when we start picking cherries and when all picking is finished.
Saskatoons are thorn-less bushes that grow to 4-5 metres (12-15 feet) high. To learn more about our Saskatoon varieties, what we do with them, how to preserve them and to find some recipies, click on the S'toons link to the left. To see some pictures, click on the Photos link to the left.
Our Evans Cherry trees also grow to 4-5 metres (12-15 feet) high. They are referred to as "Pie" or "sour" cherries. To learn more about the Evans Cherry, how to pit them, what we do with them, how to preserve them and to find some recipies, click on the Cherries link to the left. To see some pictures, click on the Photos link to the left.
We do NOT grow strawberries or raspberries. Please see ourF.A.Q.page for other Frequently Asked Questions information.
To give you an idea of the fruit size of our Evans Cherries,
see our "cherries against the ruler" pictures.
To give you an idea of the fruit size of our Saskatoons,
see our "varieties against the ruler" and "saskatoons against the ruler" pictures.
See more photos by clicking on the "PHOTOS" link to the left.
Our U-Pick first opened in 2000, when we began harvesting Saskatoons. We started harvesting cherries in 2003 and compost in 2007.
We truly enjoy meeting all of the different people that come out to our farm. We've learned a lot from some of our experienced pickers and enjoy introducing novice pickers to this prairie experience.
See the Picking Information page for more details on the picking season and our farm amenities.
The U-Pick season usually begins the first week of July and runs until the cherries are finished.
Go to our Current Status page to see how the picking season is developing this year.
Usually the Saskatoons start sometime during the first week of July and last for 7 to 14 days.
The cherries are usually ready just after the saskatoons are finished. This can vary wildly, depending upon the weather. For example, in 2006 we were picking cherries a month ahead of time!
If you want to be sure to have some saskatoons and/or cherries, start monitoring our Current Status page at the end of June.
If you're interested in what the picking seasons were like in previous years, there are archived Current Status pages from previous years at the bottom of that page.
You will find the "call the farm first" line [as seen below] scattered throughout this site. This is a reminder to always call the farm before heading out here to ensure that we are open. More information is on the Picking Information page.
Main Navigation: Located in the left column, the main menu stays the same on every page and allows you to navigate to the six main sections of this site.
On the LOCATION page are links to my maps and some photos of our Road Signs that are put in place for the U-Pick season.
On the S'TOONS and CHERRIES pages there is information about each fruit, what we do with them, preserving information, recipes, and links for more recipes.
The PHOTOS page links to, and describes, the many photos we have available.
Note to dial-up users, you can safely go to the main PHOTOS page, there are no photos on that page, just text. However, our photo pages have large photos and may take a while for them to load. They average 3MB in weight. The only exception is the signs photo page, linked from the Location section, that page is only 180kb in weight.
The SITE MAP page holds all the secondary navigation menus for the entire site.
Secondary Navigation: Located at the top of every page, these menus will change for every main section of the site.
For example, the secondary navigation menu at the top of this page takes you to:
Our Current Status page which is updated frequently from the end of June until the end of the picking season. It also has the current Stonewall weather and a place to Join Stoons Update List, our email newsletter.
The Picking Information page where there are more details about our farm amenities.
Our What is Stuff? andCompost pages. Where you can learn about what else we do here on the farm.
The Site Map has more detail on site navigation and links to all pages on this site, including the T.O.U.-Terms of Use, and F.A.Q.-Frequently Asked Questions, pages.
Our Links page connects you to more recipes, our site banners and avatars, more local produce sites (for those of you interested in the 100-mile diet lifestyle), our gazebo builder, Stonewall Area links including some restaurants and destination sites, area climate information and temperature converters, novice picker tips and last, but certainly not least, my favourite website design resources.
Located at the bottom of every page, are links that allow you to navigate to the top of the page, go to the entrance of the site, or to contact us. You will also notice the "top" link scattered throughout the pages, these links will take you to the top of the page you are currently on. Please see the Site Map for more information about contacting the farm. At the very bottom of each page is my copyright notice, please see the T.O.U. page for how to receive permission to use any part of this website.
This page was last updated on July 10, 2008.
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