Weather permitting, we intend to open on Wednesday for cherry picking.
On Wednesday, July 25th, 2007 we will be open for cherry picking from: 8:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m..
Due to the current and forecast high temperatures, we anticipate cherry picking to be completed this week.
Our cherries have pits! Contrary to the article published in the Saturday, July 21, 2007 "Winnipeg Free Press", Town and Country section, page 6.
Weather permitting, we intend to open on Friday and Sunday for cherry picking.
On Friday, July 20th, 2007 we will be open for cherry picking from: 8:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. and again from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
On Sunday, July 22, 2007 we will be open for cherry picking from: 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m..
4-litre pails can be purchased for a dollar for U-pick or pre-picked cherries, if you don't have your own pails/containers.
Pre-picked are by prior arrangement only, please leave us a phone message if you would like to order pre-picked cherries.
Our cherry orchard is less groomed than our Saskatoon Orchard, for now. Ensure you have adequate leg covering and sturdy footwear for cherry picking. There is rough terrain and some weed growth in the cherry patch. We are working every year to improve on the conditions in the cherry orchard.
Please see the Picking Information Page page for more information on our farm amenities.
To give you an idea of the fruit size of our Evans Cherries,
see our "cherries against the ruler" pictures.
See more photos by clicking on the "PHOTOS" link to the left.
Weather permitting, we intend to open daily from 8:00a.m. until 4:00p.m. On Thursday, July 12 the exposed berries at the tops of the trees started to shrivel. With the forecast high temperatures for Saturday and Sunday, we anticipate our last day of Saskatoon picking will be Sunday July 15, 2007.
There are no more pre-picked berries to be ordered. If you don't have your own, 4-litre pails can be purchased at the farm for one dollar. We hope to see you soon.
We anticipate cherry picking to begin the last week of July. You can start calling the farm for cherry picking information on July 25.
After 18 days with no internet service, our internet service provider, MTS, finally dispatched a technician. However, in doing so, our MTS phone service is now disrupted.
There will be NO updates to the answering machine while we are without phone service and we will not be able to take your calls. We apologize whole-heartedly for the inconvenience.
Since the severe storms on Saurday, June 23, 2007, our farm has been without internet/email service. Our internet service provider advises us that we may be without service for the entire U-Pick Season.
The Saskatoons are just beginning to ripen. We anticipate picking to begin on Wednesday, July 4, 2007.
Rain rain go away!
The Saskatoons had an approximately 50% blossom rate mid-May. All this rain is eerily reminiscent of 2005. This year however, we've managed to spray early for entomosporium. See the Previous Year Archives at the bottom of this page to learn more about the entomosporium outbreak of 2005. We're anticipating an average Saskatoon crop this year.
The cherries bloomed ferociously and we are anticipating another great crop of cherries this year.
To give you an idea of the fruit size of our Saskatoons and Evans Cherries, see our "cherries against the ruler" pictures and our "saskatoons against the ruler" pictures.
See more photos by clicking on the "PHOTOS" link to the left.
A nice spring so far. The Saskatoons had leaf buds out around April 29, 2007. The maple trees bloomed on May 2. The wheat crop is seeded.
Keeping our fingers crossed for a plentiful crop of saskatoons and cherries this year.
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This page was last updated on July 31, 2007
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