3:30 - Running out and doing the best we can :)

Hi gang,

We're getting wiped out!!! I brought in 30 flats this morning @ 10:00. That's the result of 3.5 hours of harvest time. We were sold out @ 11:30. It doesn't take much to figure out that we lose ground quickly when every visits us @ 10:00 and takes home a full flat. Please don't get angry with the berry berry stand girls :) We are picking and bringing in as much as we possibly can. I wanted to give everyone a heads up :) We will harvest all day today, back again tomorrow @ 10:00 and all day tomorrow, AND back again on Sunday @ 10:00 and through the whole day. I come in with berries @ 10:00, 12:00, 1:30, 2:30/3, 3:30/4, and sometimes 4:30/5.

FYI......In early May this variety produces 45 to 50 flats in the same time period. Ma Nature has got us moving in to our seasonal slow down, with mid June just around the corner. This is completely normal and part of the typical cycle for this type of berry. We will change to our summer hours on Monday, June 18th which will be..... open @ 12:00 (not 10:00) until 5:30 or sold out. We learned last year that opening 2 hours later gave us a chance to build up AND avoid running out/running to the field.

Keep close tabs on our emails. I'll tell you 1 day in advance if we will be closed on any day other than Tuesday (and it will happen).

I'll also let you know when the blueberries will be coming in. These are 1 year old plants just starting to produce. We don't choose how much and when we get them, Ma Nature does that. We can only bring 'em when we get 'em. I know you want 'em!!!

Hope this info. helps :)

Cheers,

Sally Strawberry

Open 10 - 5:30 daily, closed Tuesday