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Berry Picking Season Opening!

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RabbitEye Farm first pick of the 2016 season on
Sunday June 5th.

From 6AM to 10AM and again from 5PM to 9PM.

It’s difficult to predict exactly when enough blueberries, blackberries and an occasional red raspberry will be ripe but this is a pretty good guess. We took these photos today (Memorial Day).

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We have lots of berries in all stages of becoming ripe.  Here is an amazing sight of how the blackberry and blueberry bushes looked about a week and a half ago.

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We are limiting the picks to 2 days a week to make sure the bushes have renewed the berries enough for a good experience.  Extra pick days may be added according to how things measure up and, of course, Mother Nature’s decision on when to provide rain.  We will keep you posted here on this website and also on our Facebook Page.

SistersWe use no pesticides and grow our berries with only sustainable organic practices.  We eat them right off the vine and we encourage you to taste the subtle differences between the varieties.  Let us know which berry and which variety you like the best.  Our blackberries have no thorns and little ones as well as adults can reach both the blackberries and the blueberries easily. We hope you come out this berry season and taste the summertime in our blackberries and blueberries!

“They’re sweet and tasty!”

(yes, that is a direct quote from this happy customer)

 

 

Picking Blueberries

Color variationHow do you know which blueberries are ripe?  There is a wide variance in color between immature blueberries and fully ripened ones.  In this picture you can see that they start out green and initially turn pink.  That is where the name for the Rabbiteye blueberry variety came from.  It was this pink stage that reminded the developers of the eyes on a white rabbit.  This is a temporary stage though, and you don’t want to pick the pink ones because they are not ripe yet.  Nor are they ripe when they reach the purple stage… Yes, waiting can be difficult, but it is not until the blueberry is actually a very dark blue color and has a frosted appearance that they are fully ripe.  None of the front berries are ripe in this picture.  The ripest one is way in the back on the left side of the photo.  From there, it looks like there may be a few on the underside of this branch.

Pick blueberries with both hands

Picking with both hands is best. You can hold and move the limbs with one hand and roll the blueberries off one by one with the other hand.  One by one… you read that correctly.  As you can see in the picture, if you just grabbed a handful, then you would be picking quite a few unripe ones.  Do they ripen after you pick them like tomatoes?  Nope. They need to ripen on the bush.  The bushes on our farm are still young and rather short this first year, so taller adults are having to bend over to pick them. This has made it a little harder for them to be meticulous about picking, but kids around three feet tall are the perfect height to pick these blueberries.  Next year, there should be no trouble for anyone to pick no matter how tall you happen to be.
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You can safely eat the blueberries here right off the bush because we farm with safe organic practices.  Once you get home, freshen the berries by rinsing them in cool water and letting them drain in a colander.  I find it easiest to sort them and remove any little stems or leaves by placing paper towels on a cookie sheet and doing a large handful at a time.  Choose a sheet that has edges because they will roll off otherwise.  This dries the berries as you roll them around.  Then I put them in the refrigerator measured according to what I want to make.  Everyone I’ve asked agrees that this Allrecipes blueberry cobbler is the best.  Here is the link to the “Best Ever Blueberry Cobbler.  Watch the video as there is a secret ingredient that is not listed in the written version!  Go ahead and double it, your family and friends will thank you.