Berry Patch Update
May 25, 2022
Blackberries are beginning to ripen. The Berry Patch will open for picking on Memorial Day, Monday, May 30th from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., or until picked out. Our regular days to be open will be Tuesday thru Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. … as long as berries are available. After Memorial Day, we will be Closed on Sundays and Mondays.
The best picking time is between 8 a.m. and 12 noon. Berries have the highest sugar content in the morning hours. Plus, it's much more pleasant for the pickers!
As last year, a picking scale of 1-10 will be used to indicate the availability of ripe berries. With a "1" being a light number of berries being available, and a "10" indicating a large number being ready to pick. On Monday, the scale will be a "2" to "3". (Which means we could get picked out fairly early.) The following week (June 7-11) the scale rating will be MUCH higher, since more of the varieties will be getting ripe.
Picking containers will be provided. The availability of Pre-Picked Berries will vary daily. Please call or check the website. You can email or call us to order pre-picked berries. Call 903-344-1132, or call or text 979-255-3181.
U-Pick berries will be $4.00 per lb. Pre-Picked berries will be $6.50 per quart (1 lb.).
Carole has stocked our shop with several kinds of homemade jellies and jams, from our farm and from Merket Xmas Tree Farm.
We also have olive oil from the Lone Star Olive Ranch, including some new flavored oils. Infused flavors include Garlic, Lemon, Parmesan, Jalapeno, Habanero and Port Barrel Aged.
For those who like honey, we have honey from a local beekeeper, Nathan Krueger, in 2 sizes. I've already tried some of this honey on biscuits and it was great! (Sorry, biscuits not included.)
Unfortunately, due to a mid-March freeze of 19 degrees, we will have a very limited supply of Peaches and No Plums. We will keep you updated on what few peaches we harvest on our website's daily blog … "What are we picking today."
The number of ripe berries we will have on any given day will vary … so please call, text or check our website before you come out – especially the first week – and if you're coming a long distance.
Our website (www.huebnerberrypatch.com) will have a lot more information about our farm … including directions to the farm and contact information.
Sorry, Pets are Not Allowed in the orchard.
We are writing this newsletter today with heavy hearts. Our thoughts and prayers are going out to all the families in Uvalde, Texas.
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Thank You, and we hope to see you soon.
Steve & Carole Huebner
Huebner Berry Patch
Website: www.huebnerberrypatch.com