Gierke Blueberry Farm

08/29/2026

Picking has picked up in the shaded area. Reports of about 4 lbs/hr, which, if true, is really good picking any time of the season.

08/27/2026

Some folks are finding 'em. The 12.75 lbs on Tuesday was a lone picker here for almost 3 hours. The 0.57 lbs was a vehicle of 6 or 7 who stopped by just for a few minutes on their way to an appointment. Best (remaining) picking seems to be the rows of later varieties in the middle patch between the solar panels and the (future pollinator) field. Aug. 26th was our first day of this picking season where no one picked. A sign that the days are numbered...

08/23/2026

Depending on the day, you might find some beautiful produce available on the shelves and in the cooler on the porch of the Berry Building. We can't take credit, as they are the crops of friends that live a little over a mile (as the pigeon flies) ENE. There are brown paper bags for buyers to transfer the carton contents to take home. They reuse the cartons. This is the first batch of potatoes and tomatoes this season. Cukes were available earlier this picking season, and there is more to come. So even if the blueberry picking is not great, you won't have to go home empty handed.

08/22/2026

We took the road (highway) signs down, as the picking is slow enough that it does not warrant recruiting drop ins. Until the late varieties (late September) ripen, the road signs will remain in the house. We are still open and it is still possible to pick a few pounds in a few hours, and those conditions will persist until the late varieties ripen. We'll announce that when it seems time. I will probably take down the remote weigh station in the back, but the latrine will still be available and cleaned daily. At some point we will block off the road to the back and have pickers park in the front until the end of the season but for now feel free to drive to the back. Most of the good picking are a bush here or there in the middle patch, a few on the north side of the back patch, and just a bit still adjacent to the parking area of the front patch.

08/17/2026

I found a pair of hearing aids in their charging case in the back parking area over the weekend. So if you have noticed having to say "Huh?" or "What?" more frequently, check your ears, and message me if they are empty.

p.s., we find a lot of items here over the picking season (and later), so if you are missing something after having visited here, feel free to message us and check if we found it or to keep an eye out. We often use the Berry ledger to track down folks when we find something left at the weighing station. Another benefit of registering your haul with enough info that we might be able to track you down on FB.

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08/14/2026

Picking has slowed due to a combination of nearing the end of the second week of picking and a higher percentage of overripe berries. We definitely have entered the "hunt-and-pick" phase of the picking season and will remain that way until the later varieties ripen, which is always anyone's guess but will be reported here when they do ripen. I was picking with friends yesterday and one of our group was finding them in the rows adjacent to the woods across from the solar array. Then, as we tried to leave the middle patch on the east end (nearer the apple orchard), se stumbled on some decent picking (for this stage of the season) and picked for awhile longer.

08/12/2026

Conditions are still good to fair through most of the patch. There are still berries to get ripe and so the modest-numbered crowds seem able to fill a bucket, on average, per adult in about 2 hrs.

08/09/2026

The picking conditions seemed significantly better yesterday (Saturday, 8/8) and there were not many pickers. Not a typical Saturday, not even a typical week day. We should have good picking for the coming week unless crowds show up.

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08/07/2026

Since the picking opener last Saturday, the harvest rate seems to have matched the ripening rate, leaving the picking slow. Expect a slow-picking weekend, about 2 hrs per bucket.

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