4th of July Update

Yes we are open today! 10am-6pm

The red raspberries are ripe and abundant and seem to fly out of the stand as soon as they are brought in. And there is some black raspberries ready for picking as well. Anyone is welcome to come and u-pick for raspberries. U-pick is happening as long as the stand is open. Tuesday through Saturday 10am to 6pm.

River Greenwood told me this morning that picking raspberries is really hard- because they keep falling into your mouth when you’re trying to pick them! ????

Besides that we have all sorts of veggies in the stand along with herbs- We have lots of cumcumbers that have now dropped to summer prices. As well as, peas – snap and hull- that will likely be gone by next week so come and grab them while they’re fresh and ready.

We look forward to seeing you!

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U-pick Strawberries Tommorow Last Picking

The berry patches will be open for u-pick tommorow morning (June 29) starting at 7 AM. Yes we are still open even if it is raining. This is the last regular u-pick strawberry picking for this year. I just walked through the fields; there are still berries left especially in the later areas. Expect to work fairly hard as you will need to hunt for them. I personally think the last small berries of the season are really rich and sweet in a differant way then the main crop is. In the afternoon we will be having the strawberry festival here at the stand. There will be angel food cake, starwberry soda, hot dogs, games and fellowship. This also goes on even if it is raining (mostly inside if necessary)
Next week the strawberry fields will be open for half price gleaning status during normal stand hours (Tuesday- Saturday 10 AM to 6 PM) I will post more details about raspberry picking next week. Daniel

Snap peas

The peas are ready! There is a bumper crop of both snap peas (edible pod) and regular shell peas to pick in the next few days. Swiss chard, lettuce, dillweed cilantro and parsley are prime.
The early red raspberries are close to peak season. This is about 7-10 days earlier than the average year. Upick on the raspberries is open this week during strawberry u-pick times. Next week u-pick for both raspberries and strawberries (gleaning status) will be open during normal stand hours ( 10 AM-6 PM Tuesday- Saturday) We will have picked berries on the stand on an intermittent basis as labor and supply in the field allows. Black cap raspberries should be ready in about a week or 10 days. The fruit set on the black raspberies was very heavy and we have lots of rain so I see potential to have more black raspberries than we have ever had.
Early green cabbage, yellow squash, zucchini, broccoli and the first of the pickler cukes are at the stand. In a week or so cucumbers and pickles will become abundant and more economical in price. We have started pulling fresh garlic. This is the beginning to summer and lots of bounty. Life moves on quickly. My advice is to eat lots of these good fresh fruits and vegetables as each comes in its season. and to show love to everyone you can as often as you can. The u-cut flower patches are growing nicely. Some of the cosmos have started blooming already. With in a week or two there will be lots of flowers to cut. Our flowers are available free for non commercial purposes again this year. Cut some to make your table beautiful and if you are so inclined also cut some for someone else such as an older shut in person or just to use as an excuse to stop in to someone that you judge could use your friendly face in their lives. If you are doing something with the flowers that makes you money then we would appreciate a donation. Daniel

Strawberry Festival and U-Pick Patch update

The Strawberry Festival will run Saturday, June 29th from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm.

There will be food, games, tractor rides and fun all around!

If you have signed up to be a _volunteer _or to enter a creation into the “Jam-Off” there has been an email sent out with updated/detailed information last night! If you did not receive and email and you think you should have please let Desiree know via call/text/email. (315) 869-3910 – GreenwoodAcresFarmPotsdam@gmail.com

For the Jam-Off:

We will be putting a bite-sized sample of each Strawberry creation into a labeled small container and placed on a tray with the other entries. The plan is to allow the first 50 people here to “vote” for their favorite by ordering what they like most, second most, and so on. We will tally the votes and the person with the highest ranking recipe will receive a gift card for Martin’s Farmstand totaling $100.

Creations should be delivered to Martin’s Farmstand by Friday 6/28 at 11am. This will give us time to prepare them for voters- they will be kept in the cooler overnight.

U-Pick Strawberries

There will be u-pick this afternoon from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm or until all berries are picked. The rain has overripened some of the berries so pickers may have to work a bit harder as we near the end of peak season. Each vine may have three perfect berries for two that are over-ripened and that means that it may take a little longer to fill a quart than it did a week about but the berries are still pleantiful and delicious. And we look forward to seeing you!

-Desiree

U-pick strawberries and raspberries this evening

We will be opening the strawberry and early red raspberry patches this evening (Monday June 24, 2024) from 5 till 8 pm. This is just after the peak of strawberry season. There is a large amount of berries out there that need picked this evening. If you want strawberries this year sooner is better than later as each picking from now on out will be smaller. After today the next picking time will be Wednesday starting at 2 pm and Saturday starting at 7 am. This is the last week of organized strawberry picking. Half price gleaning status will start this year on Tuesday July 2nd. There are lots of red raspberries ripe out in the patch. This seems to be about a week early from normal. The raspberries are available for u-pick on a first come basis this week anytime we are picking strawberries. Black raspberries are not ready yet. All the raspberries and blackcaps are really loaded. I will post more details when the black raspberries are ripe. Dad’s blueberries are also really loaded and he will be open for u-pick when they ready in a few weeks. More details to follow. Daniel

U-Pick Saturday June 22, 7 a.m.

Good afternoon everyone! The Greenwood family has almost finished the transition to the farm and we are looking forward to getting to know all of you and turning our full attention to learning from the Martin family and serving you all as a community. The Martin family has been incredibly accomadating and are a wealth of information. We feel incredibly blessed to partner alongside them on the farm.
Fun fact, Desiree Greenwood is in her last year of Midwifery School and will be a practicing midwife by next summer! We are so proud of all her work and look forward to seeing her in action next year.

Now down to business. The berry patches are open Saturday June 22 for picking! We open at 7 a.m. and will have picking available until the patch is picked. We have a lot of ripe berries available and with the weather having cooled some expect good picking conditions. We also have a number of Red Rasberries available for U-Pick! They are ready very early and will be on a first come first serve basis along side the strawberries. The u-pick price is $3.75 a pint. If you have any questions feel free to call us! 315-265-1246

Hours for u-pick are Monday starting at 5 PM; Wednesday, starting 2 PM (no morning picking on Monday’s and Wednesdays); Saturday, starting 7 AM. This repeats through out the whole season. The patch closes when the berries are all picked or at 8 pm on Monday and 6 PM on Wednesday and Saturday.
When you arrive you do not need to stop at the stand to weigh your containers if you know the empty weight already. Also you do not need to stop if you are picking into standard Quart containers.
You have the option of bringing your own containers or buying empties from us. Quart boxes 25 cents each. If you are buying empty containers from us please pay when you get them rather than after you are done picking to minimize confusion as to what is going on.
NO DOGS in the field or stand areas. We will be using the same random picking pattern that we did last year. This means that you may start anyplace you wish in the patches that are open as long as you are not cutting in front of someone. It is mandatory that when you are picking that all the ripe berries are picked as you move No roaming or grazing type picking. A section of row must either be picked or not picked when you leave. We will be scouting the patch and keep suggesting where you will find good picking.
Pricing u-pick: $5 per Quart if less than 8 quarts and $3.40 per quart if more than 8 quarts; $27.20 for an 8 quart tray. All containers are expected to well filled but not heaped. We will adjust prices up or down as needed for over or under-filled containers. By the pound price is $2.30/# (limited to bigger containers or larger amounts). If you pay by credit card there is a 3% surcharge added to the above prices and you will need to use the inside checkout station rather than outside express options. Matthew

U-pick Strawberries Today

We will open the strawberry patch today (June 19,2024) starting at 2 pm. This week is the peak of strawberry season- There is a large amount of ripe berries to pick today. There are also still a fairly large amount of green and partially ripe berries in the field. We will be picking berries for another 10 days or so however both the size and volume of berries drops off fast towards the end.
The weather forecast is for the weather to be hot this afternoon however it is supposed to also be cloudy and windy which will make it more bearable. I see some chance that the patch will not get picked quickly today as there are a lot of berries. We plan to be open this evening till dark if there are still ripe berries to pick. We will post an update late afternoon to update you if there are still berries to pick this evening.The patch closes when all the berries are picked. Daniel

U-Pick Monday June 17th 5 P.M.

We have a fair amount of berries ready for this evenings picking. The patch was picked clean on Saturday and we would like to remind customers that any berries with white tips and lighter in color remain in the patch for the next U-pick. It is a beautiful day and the next few days are forecasted as incredibly hot. Come out and enjoy the evening with us before the sun becomes something to avoid the next few days. Stay safe and make sure that you stay hydrated!

The Stand is normally closed on Mondays however for the public and U-pick customers both the stand will be open this evening at 5 P.M. until the picking is done!

Hours for u-pick are Monday starting at 5 PM; Wednesday, starting 2 PM (no morning picking on Monday’s and Wednesdays); Saturday, starting 7 AM. This repeats through out the whole season. The patch closes when the berries are all picked or at 8 pm on Monday and 6 PM on Wednesday and Saturday.
When you arrive you do not need to stop at the stand to weigh your containers if you know the empty weight already. Also you do not need to stop if you are picking into standard Quart containers.
You have the option of bringing your own containers or buying empties from us. Quart boxes 25 cents each. If you are buying empty containers from us please pay when you get them rather than after you are done picking to minimize confusion as to what is going on.
NO DOGS in the field or stand areas. We will be using the same random picking pattern that we did last year. This means that you may start anyplace you wish in the patches that are open as long as you are not cutting in front of someone. It is mandatory that when you are picking that all the ripe berries are picked as you move No roaming or grazing type picking. A section of row must either be picked or not picked when you leave. We will be scouting the patch and keep suggesting where you will find good picking.
Pricing u-pick: $5 per Quart if less than 8 quarts and $3.40 per quart if more than 8 quarts; $27.20 for an 8 quart tray. All containers are expected to well filled but not heaped. We will adjust prices up or down as needed for over or under-filled containers. By the pound price is $2.30/# (limited to bigger containers or larger amounts). If you pay by credit card there is a 3% surcharge added to the above prices and you will need to use the inside checkout station rather than outside express options. Matthew

U-pick Saturday June 15 starting 7 am

We are opening the strawberry patches for u-pick tommorow morning (Saturday June 15, 2024 starting at 7 am. I am just returning from scouting the berry patches. We are nearing peak season. There are a lot of berries to pick in the morning- enough that we should not sell out quickly however that just depends how many people come….
I am also seeing a large amount of almost ripe berries. Next week will be a big week for strawberries.
For the best eating experiance I strongly urge you all to only pick berries that are fully ripe and bright red. If they are still orange colered or have green tip leave them for the next picking. Fully ripe strawberries are much better tasting.
The new patches (planted in 2023)of strawberries are doing very well. The older patch (planted in 2022) looks terrible however there are berries in there that need love. Starting tommorow that block will be open for half gleaning status. This patch is located out past sign post three at the end of the center driveway and south of our house. The berries in that patch are small.

Hours for u-pick are Monday starting at 5 PM; Wednesday, starting 2 PM (no morning picking on Monday’s and Wednesdays); Saturday, starting 7 AM. This repeats through out the whole season. The patch closes when the berries are all picked or at 8 pm on Monday and 6 PM on Wednesday and Saturday.
When you arrive you do not need to stop at the stand to weigh your containers if you know the empty weight already. Also you do not need to stop if you are picking into standard Quart containers.
You have the option of bringing your own containers or buying empties from us. Quart boxes 25 cents each. If you are buying empty containers from us please pay when you get them rather than after you are done picking to minimize confusion as to what is going on.
NO DOGS in the field or stand areas. We will be using the same random picking pattern that we did last year. This means that you may start anyplace you wish in the patches that are open as long as you are not cutting in front of someone. It is mandatory that when you are picking that all the ripe berries are picked as you move No roaming or grazing type picking. A section of row must either be picked or not picked when you leave. We will be scouting the patch and keep suggesting where you will find good picking.
Pricing u-pick: $5 per Quart if less than 8 quarts and $3.40 per quart if more than 8 quarts; $27.20 for an 8 quart tray. All containers are expected to well filled but not heaped. We will adjust prices up or down as needed for over or under-filled containers. By the pound price is $2.30/# (limited to bigger containers or larger amounts). If you pay by credit card there is a 3% surcharge added to the above prices and you will need to use the inside checkout station rather than outside express options. Daniel

U-pick strawberries this afternoon starting a@ 2 PM(Wednesday June 12)

We plan to open the strawberry patches for u-pick this afternoon (June 12, 2014) starting at 2 pm. This is the third picking for this year. Picking conditions will be fairly good. I see red berries everywhere as I walked the patches this morning. Strawberry flowers come in clusters. The first flower to open is called the king flower and it makes the biggest berry. A few days later the next few flowers of the cluster open. The berries from those flowers are a bit smaller. This repeats till all the flowers have bloomed and is the primary reason that the berries early in the season are large and the size of the berries “runs down” throughout the season. If you want big berries this is the best time. I expect peak season to be from this Saturday through next week. Strawberry season is usually about three weeks long overall. Enjoy this lovely day. Daniel