NEWS:
Our second day of picking is Saturday June 14 from 7:30am to noon.
We will have a limited amount of large, ripe blueberries (Duke, BlueJay & BlueRay).
Bring your own bucket & let us weigh it before you pick. Buckets will be available for sale.
PRICE: $3.00/lb you pick. Sorry, we do not sell prepicked berries or blueberry bushes.
We prefer cash or check but will accept plastic.
Directions:
From Louisville or New Albany:
NEW WAY: To avoid the Georgetown 30 mph speed limit, go to the Lanesville Exit (#113), turn right on Crandal Lanesville Rd which becomes Peter Schickel Way. Turn left on S.R. 64, Go 4.4 miles. Turn left on Oak Park Rd.
Old way: Take I-64 west to the Georgetown Exit (#118). Go right (west) on SR 64 for 10 miles. Turn left on Oak Park Rd (opposite Insight Eye Care-before New Salisbury stop light!) 1 mile on left.
From Corydon:
Go north on SR 135 toward New Salisbury. Pass under train trestle. Turn right on Spring Branch Rd (first street beyond the "New Salisbury" sign.) Turn Right at first stop. ½ mile on left. (If you miss Spring Branch Rd, turn right at New Salisbury stop light onto SR 64 and right at the first street, Oak Park Rd. 1 mile on left.)
From Palmyra: Take SR 135 south to the New Salisbury stoplight. Turn left on SR 64; go about 1/4 mile to Oak Park Rd (the first street). Turn right on Oak Park Rd (opposite Insight Eye Care). 1 mile on left.
BRING YOUR OWN BUCKETS
We really need to mark the weight of your bucket BEFORE you fill it!
(We wouldn't want to charge you for the weight of your bucket).
It's hard to anticipate crowd size, therefore we recommend arriving early in the day.
The FAQ section of our website answers common questions you may have.
Farm Policies:
- No pets or smoking in field.
- Bug spray and aerosol sun block may ONLY be applied in parking lot.
(We want to avoid chemical contamination)
- Please be polite and give people adequate space
- Please bring your own buckets.
- Please bring your own water or other beverage.
Our Recommendations:
1) Blueberries do not ripen after being picked. Do not pick green/red fruit.
2) Chill blueberries immediately.
3) Do not rinse berries until ready to eat.
4) Most people start picking the bushes at the roadway.
Consequently the bushes at the far end of the row are not picked at all.
Go to the far end of the row and work back to the roadway.
5) You may pick in the rain or after a rain, but you should realize that wet berries are more perishable.
You could flash freeze on cookie sheets if wanting to freeze them.
You can spread them out and run a fan over them and then refrigerate (but remember recommendation #2).
Our blueberry varieties ripen in the following order:
Duke (sweet, non acidic, flavor improves with chilling).
BlueJay (sweet, firm berry that cooks well).
Patriot (a full flavor berry that tastes somewhat like Darrow).
BlueRay (first picks are full flavored; as they have more time to ripen they are some of the sweetest in the patch)
BlueCrop (good all around berry)
Darrow (extremely full flavored berry; ripens gradually;picked from about week 2 through the end of the season).
Brigitta (a late but sweet berry--most late berries are more acidic).
Late Blue & Coville (very tart, limited quantities)
The best way to find out about the season's beginning and progress is to sign up for email notices.
If you are not on our email list, please sign up for email notices by clicking on the 3rd box on the left ("Subscribe for Updates"). You will receive an automated email in which you must click a link to verify your email address.
After you have confirmed your email address, you will receive email notices of the picking times. If you don't have regular internet access, you can call 812 366-3592 to listen to the answering machine message.
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