12/21/2022
Merry Christmas everyone! And a Happy New Year filled with Blessings! 🎄🎉🙏🏻
Backwoods Berry Farm
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Hours vary by season - check page posts We are a family friendly u-pick farm and farm market.
We have all the boxes for u-pick that you need or pick up some freshly picked fruit and produce in our market as available.
Operating as usual
12/13/2022
We are so fortunate to have such a talented artist that lives near us. What an amazing heirloom he and his associate Jen made for us using cherry wood from Beck’s dad’s orchard. Thank you Logan!
11/23/2022
What gorgeous weather we’re having! Perfect time to finish up seasonal chores - like strawing the strawberries. This protects them from the harsh winter temps and provides a dry bed for the fruits to lay on next spring. So thankful we got to do this in jackets instead of coveralls and no frozen fingers or toes! Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! 🙏🏻🦃
08/21/2022
And the 2022 season is in the books! Summer sure does go by fast. Thanks everyone for another great season! We sure appreciate you. See ya next Spring!
08/17/2022
🍑End of Season SALE!
🍑25% off picked peaches!
🍑Dale is ready to turn off the cooler so he’s ready to make a deal - grab some of these CONTENDER peaches before they’re gone!
🍑Open by appointment
🍑Call now to reserve yours 217-436-2510
08/14/2022
UPDATE:
🍑Last Call for peaches 2022!
🍑Note shorter hours!
🍑Open Mon 8/15 thru Wed 8/17
🍑8am- NOON only!
Winding this season down - don’t miss out on the best peaches of the season!
**For more info pls see previous posts, message us thru fb, or call 217-436-2510
08/12/2022
Reminder:
Closed at Noon today(8/12)
Open Sat 8-Noon Upick and picked!
& Mon-Wed 8am-5pm while peach supply lasts!
08/10/2022
Update: *Contenders!* Our farm favorite peach variety is ready this week! Don’t miss out on these wonderful peaches- very freestone & they don’t brown when slicing!
Please note hours on FRIDAY!
🍑May be our LAST week of season
🍑Open:
*Mon-Thurs 8:00am to 5pm
*Friday 8am to 12:00pm and
* Sat 8am to 12:00pm
🍑Call to place orders for 1/2 bushels or more of peaches at 217-436-2510
*smaller amounts always avail in our store for pick up while supplies last!
08/07/2022
Update for week of August 8th:
Please note hours on FRIDAY!
Peaches! - pick some up in store or pick some yourself while they last!
🍑May be our LAST week of season
🍑Open Mon-Thurs 8:00am to 5pm
*Friday 8am to 12:00pm and
MAYBE Sat 8am to 12:00pm
(Will post if NOT open on Saturday)
🍑Friday could be our last day
🌽Corn is sold out
🍑Call to place orders for 1/2 bushels or more of peaches at 217-436-2510
*smaller amounts always avail in our store for pick up
08/04/2022
Mother Nature worked her magic! Between the heat & rain our peaches have ripened & we’re ready for UPICK again! Store is stocked as well with:
🍑Yellow Freestone Peaches- several different varieties
🍑White Lady white peaches
🍑 Bi-color super sweet corn $5/dz
*Open Mon-Fri from 8-5
*Sat from 8-12 only
*Closed Sunday
Ps - Contenders start Monday!!
08/03/2022
Reminder: Store is open with picked peaches!
Upick temporarily closed(only Wed &Thurs) while we’re waiting for ripening!
08/02/2022
UPICK Update:
UPICK for peaches is temporarily CLOSED (store is still open) on Wed and Thurs- we are in between varieties
*Peaches still available in store!
08/02/2022
Update:
🌽We hv Bi-Color Sweet Corn in store ready to pick up with your peaches!
🍑Upick peaches still available too
🍑White Lady white peaches available now in store!
🍑Peach season should last until Aug 12th or so - will update as we get closer
🍑Contender variety expected next week!
🍑Peach “2nds” and Smalls now avail in
1/2 bushels $20-$24 - call to order at 217-436-2510
** Open M-F from 8-5 and Sat from 8-12
07/29/2022
Whether you can, freeze, make wine or just plain eat them - today and this week is PEAK PEACH PICKING time! Come on out to Upick OR PICK UP in our market. Also available-Bi color sweet corn!
🍑🌽
🍑8–5 Mon thru Fri
🍑8-12 Saturday
🍑Peaches are free stone
🍑White peaches starting Aug 1st
07/27/2022
Opening Day!
Plenty of peaches in store ready for pick up! Light rain here - bring ur rain boots if u want to U-pick
07/24/2022
🍑Peaches Peaches Peaches! 🍑
🍑Opening on Wednesday 7/27
*No appts needed
*Picked Peaches avail in store too!
*Hours THIS WEEK:
Pls Note Thurs is until 12 noon
this week only
*Wed & Fri 8-5
**Thurs & Sat 8-12**Closed Sun
*Pls CALL ahead for 1/2 bushel size or bushels at
🍑217-436-2510 during regular store hours.
* (pls don’t leave orders in comments)
07/13/2022
🍑Peachy News: 🍑
We’re getting lots of messages about opening for peaches - hey I was just updating the page pictures haha! We’re guessing that we’ll open sometime that
last week of July.
Chk back closer to that for updates!
07/09/2022
UPDATE:
🫐Upick Blueberry season is NOW OVER! Thanks to all who came out over the last 3 weeks. *If u hv an existing order of picked berries on the signup list, you should’ve received a call. If not, pls message me but ONLY if u we’re on that list.
🍑Coming up - Peaches! Probably the last week of July. Check back for opening day updates as we get closer! 🍑😋☺️
07/09/2022
*UPDATE: Rain has stopped as of 8:15
- open until Noon today!
Sat 7/9 - Heavy rain here. Hold off until 8:00 before coming out to pick this morning. Should be through by then we hope!
07/07/2022
Our phone and internet are not working right now due to storms this morning. Pls refer
to pinned post
for current info or message us through Facebook if necessary. Thanks!
07/06/2022
Rain! Glorious Rain!
No complaints here!
Saves us so much work - we won’t hv to irrigate now 😁
07/04/2022
More Blueberry Upick Dates:
Open from 7-12 on
🫐Wed 7/6
🫐Saturday 7/9
🫐 More dates will be announced after Saturday for the next week
🫐No appointment needed
07/02/2022
Update:
Open for Upick blueberries
from 7-12 on:
🫐Mon July 4th
🫐Maybe Wed 7/6 - we’ll confirm that after Monday depending on crowd size
🫐Sat 7/9
🫐Probably Mon 7/11 depending on supply
- chk back for updates!
Have a safe and Happy 4th of July everyone! 🇺🇸💥🫐🇺🇸
06/30/2022
Update:
🫐Open Sat July 2nd
for pick your own blueberries!
🫐7am-Noon
🫐More days will be announced for next week after Saturday
🫐For those with Existing orders -we will be in touch in the next week or two as we get those filled. Thanks for your patience!
🫐No further orders are being taken at this time.
06/28/2022
It has come to our attention that there is another farm in WISCONSIN with the SAME name as ours but different logo. Pls don’t confuse us! I’m sure they are wonderful folks but they are not us! Pls ignore their posts unless ur headed north haha!
06/27/2022
WEDNESDAY Update!!
🫐🫐Hey all - we were picked out today on Monday 27th so we WONT BE OPEN ON Wednesday 29th as planned. The berries need to ripen and this beautiful cool weather will not speed that along. We will RE OPEN on Saturday July 2nd from 7-12. More info about Mon July 4th will be posted Sat afternoon.🫐🫐
06/25/2022
Blueberry Update!
Pick Ur Own dates for next week:
Open 7-12 Noon
🫐Monday 27th
🫐Wed. 29th
🫐Saturday July 2nd
🫐Monday July 4th also!
🫐Closed Sundays
06/25/2022
More Upick dates will be announced this afternoon for Next Week- check back for updates! We usually hv a 2-3 week season.
🫐Open today Saturday from 🫐🫐7-12🫐🫐
06/24/2022
Hey Backwoods friends!
We have friends who are overloaded with BLACK raspberries - selling them for $5.00/pint.
If interested pls call them-
Darryl & Denise Smith at 217-473-7897 or 217-675-2373. Call asap so u don’t miss out!
06/22/2022
🎉🫐Blueberry Upick Opening Day!🫐🎉
🫐Open Sat 25th from 7-12 for Upick
blueberries.
🫐Remember- it takes a while to pick blueberries and we do close at Noon!
🫐No appointments needed and well supervised kiddos are welcome 😉
🫐Pls note - more days for next week will be announced after Saturday
🫐Upick price is $3.00/pound
Picked orders are FULL at this time but check back after July 4th for updates on this.
06/19/2022
🫐Blueberries- Opening Day will be announced midweek! 🫐Days and info will be announced then🫐
06/14/2022
Strawberry Season 2022 is in the books! 🍓🍓🍓
Thanks everyone for making it a successful one.
🫐Looking forward to blueberries coming up later this month - more info will be posted soon!
🍑Peaches later in July too!
06/11/2022
Hot News!
We’re adding Monday for Upick Strawberries!
Open 7am-Noon
So many nice berries left that we decided to add another day!
06/11/2022
Good morning! Today Saturday 6/10:
🍓Nice berries left to pick!
🍓Patch condition is wet - we had some rain last night.
🍓Rain/mud boots suggested.
🍓Come see us on our last strawberry day!
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27244 Hettick Scottville Road
Hettick, IL
62649
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Planting Day! We pushed through the rain this morning and got all the fruit plants and trees in the ground! We planted Contender peaches, Ouachita blackberries, and a new section of strawberries with the help of our awesome crew! Bruce Haschemeyer, Terry Love, and several others - thanks so much for helping today. Such a relief to get these in the ground!
We have been busy here at the farm! Pruning blackberries,tying up blackberries, tilling up ground for planting new strawberries and peaches, and enjoying the beautiful peach blooms! The season seems to be a good week behind schedule which will make our asparagus and strawberry crops later as well. Today we are focusing on the asparagus- which I’ll post about taking orders soon! We routinely till our asparagus ground (very shallow) in the spring for a couple reasons. First, it smooths the ground out to make it easier to walk during picking. Second, it breaks up the old stalks from last year so we don’t jab our hands on them - which is quite painful! The downside to this is it does delay harvest by a week or so - especially with these cooler temps. Sooo it’s quite possible that home gardeners will see theirs “pop up” before ours. Never fear though - we will have an plenty when it gets started. Our asparagus harvest usually lasts through Memorial Day. And now you know! Watch for our next post about taking orders
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This f***y pack came in clutch today at Backwoods Berry Farm in Hettick, Illinois today 🥰♥️
Snag one of these babies for your summer adventures today 2-7:30P at the shop or online anytime at bewitchingbotanicals.com
Snag one of these babies for your summer adventures today 2-7:30P at the shop or online anytime at bewitchingbotanicals.com
Todd says "That blueberry wine isn't going to make itself" Ha! ... we have such great friends and staff...all out working hard at Backwoods Berry Farm .. pickin' blueberries today keepin' it local!! Our Zippidy Blue wine will be back soon!