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Sweet Corn season is here!
Oakridge Farms has sweet corn available daily for $4.00/dozen. We also take bulk orders, so throw a party! For 10 dozen or more, the price is $3.50/dozen
Green beans, yellow wax bean, brocolli, kohlrabi, cucumbers, beets, carrots, summer squash, basil and even a few tomatoes (they are coming along!) are now available. We grow many heirloom varieties of vegetables, they may look a little different but the flavors are outstanding!
Michigan bluberries can be purchased in a 10# box for $30.00. They are very easy and economical to freeze and enjoy our of season. Call 725-1541 to have a box put on hold for you.
We are now taking orders for pickling cucumbers! 16.00/half bushel, 32.00/bushel. Please call 725-1541 or talk to our friendly staff in person. Please specify small (4 inches or less) or large (4+ inches) and when you would like to pick them up and we will put together your order. Pickling cucmbers keep best in our large cooler which is why we prefer a preorder system!
For detailed information about where to find us daily visit our web site. Please keep in mind that in this heat, the largest selection of produce is available at our CB location, where we have refrigeration.
Thanks for your continued support!
Oakridge Farms
Strawberries are abundant at Oakridge Farms! We cannot stress to you enough how beautiful the crop is this year and before you know it the season will be ending. In other words, don't wait!
Yes it has been rainy but don't be afraid of a few puddles, that is what rubber boots are for! The perimeter of the fields are a little muddy, but in the rows it is just fine.
PICK-YOUR-OWN strawberries opens EVERYDAY at 7am. The first wagon to take you to the strawberry field will leave at 7am sharp and the wagons run continuously throughout the day. The cost is $1.35/#. Please remember we DO NOT accept debit or credit cards, we glady accept cash or check!
We will pick regardless of the rain, we will only stop if there is lightning, for safety reasons of course.
We also have plenty of pre-picked berries available for $4.00/qt and $30.00/flat. Additionally, we offer "day-old" berries at half price, this is a great economical option for making jam or processing berries.
Add strawberry picking to your weekend plans and we will see you in the field!
www.oakridgeberries.com
920-725-1541
Make hay while the sun shines and pick berries when the berries are ripe! The season is short and sweet and we want to make sure everyone has a chance to pick at our farm.
We have extended our picking hours until 7pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays!
See you in the field!
We are! Pick-your-own will begin on Monday, June 7th at 7am and we will pick everyday until the season ends. We also offer pre-picked berries daily. Please visit the PYO section of the web site for more information. See you in the field!
Oakridge Farms will open for pick your own (PYO) strawberries on Monday, June 7th at 7am! We will continue to offer PYO everyday while the supply lasts (typically 3-4 weeks).
PYO hours: M-F 7am-5pm and Sa-Su 7am-3pm
All four of our farmstands will also open for the season on Monday, hours vary by location, please visit our web site for full details.
Picking containers are available for pick your own, but you are certainly welcome to bring your own bucket or basket. Please have your container weighed in the store before you begin picking if you do bring your own.
We also recommend sunscreen, a water bottle and an early start! Oakridge Farms accepts cash or check, unfortunately we do NOT accept credit or debit cards.
Please remember weather conditions such as heavy rains or temperature extremes may impact picking conditions. If the weather is questionable or if you are planning to pick later in the day, we always recommend calling ahead to confirm that the fields have not been "picked out". Please call 725-1541 for picking updates.
In addition to strawberries, we have shell peas and lettuce available at our farmstands. Sugar snap peas and kohlrabi are coming soon. At CB only, we also have our own honey and eggs!
We are excited to host you at our farm and to share the fruits of our labor! Thank you and see you in the field!
Oakridge Farms
Pre-picked strawberries and shell peas will be available on Saturday, June 5th at the following locations:
125 Cty Rd CB, open weekends 9-4pm and weekdays 9-6pm
Kruegger's True Value lot, open weekends 10-4pm and weekdays 10-6pm
Downtown Green Bay Farmer's Market, Saturdays 7am-12pm
We have not yet determined a start date for pick-your-own (PYO) strawberries, we are monitering field conditions daily. It is important for us and our customers to have a plentiful supply of berries before we open to the public for picking!
Our price is $1.35/# and picking hours will be M-F 7am-5pm and Sa-Su 7am-4pm. The first wagon will not leave until 7am, no matter how early you arrive! We do not pick in the rain and there is a possibility of being picked out by afternoon. We recommend calling if you plan to pick later in the day or if the weather looks uncertain, but if the sun is shining and it's early in the day the berries should be plentiful.
You will recieve an email update as soon as we determine our opening day for PYO, don't worry! We are as eager as you are, but some things are out of our control and we kind of like it that way!
Thank you for supporting local agriculture!
The Oakridge Farms Family
Looking at the forcast for this week, I am anxious to get back to weather in the 70's and our crops are too! Our strawberry fields are full of blossoms and the early varieties are bearing small green fruits, it won't be long before we are enjoying ripe, red berries. We are anticipating an early season this year with both strawberries and raspberries. At this point are predicting strawberries to start ripening in the first week of June and raspberries before July 4th! Stay tuned!
Thank you all for a wonderful 2009 berry season! While our fruit crops are done producing we have an abundance of delicious produce on the farm. Sweet corn, green beans, slicing cucumbers, pickling cucumbers, broccoli and eggplant are now available. Tomatoes and peppers are coming on slowly in the cool weather, but within a week we will have a steady supply. Dust off your canning supplies and start thinking pickles and salsa!
Strawberry season is short and sweet and we are entering our final days of picking. PYO will run 7am-6pm until Thursday, June 9th. The price has been reduced to .90/# as late season picking is slower.
We have not determined a start date for PYO raspberries but we will have an update soon! The crop looks great and we have raspberries available for purchase at our stands!
A cool start to the month of June has pushed back typical harvest dates by 1-2 weeks. As farmers, we are constantly balancing the things that we can control and the things we cannot. The past few weeks have been heavy on the side of things we cannot control...frost warnings, heavy rain and cool daytime and night temperatures. Small green fruits are abundant on our strawberry plants as we analyze the changes and scour the fields for ripe berries. For now we play the waiting game, for fruit to ripen and picking to begin!