Boysen Berry Farm
U-PICK
U-PICK Boysenberries
2024 SEASON
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What You Can Expect During Your Visit
There are Berry Guy signs posted at road intersections as you get close to Boysen Berry Farm. Make it fun for the kids. Have them help you find the Berry Guy!
Find your way to Boysen Berry Farm U-PICK. (map)
When you arrive, parking can be found along the street in front of our farm. Be sure to lock up when you leave your car.
Wagons, Strollers and Wheelchairs
Wagons, strollers and wheelchairs are welcome. Be prepared though for uneven ground. After all, we’re a farm.
Check-In
Once you’ve parked, please check in at the tent. You will be greeted and asked to sign in. Let us know if you have a reservation.
After you’ve signed in, you will be provided buckets lined with a plastic bag for each person in your group.
You are also welcome to use your own container. Just let us know so we can give you a tare weight of your container before you begin picking.
Your Very Own Row
Each group will be given a specific row to pick boysenberries. Please help your group members practice safe social distancing. Stay on your assigned row.
Check-Out
When your group has picked all the wonderful boysenberries they want, please walk directly to the check-out line. You will be asked to remove the bag liners from buckets, tie a loose knot in the top of each bag and place the bags on a scale.
You will be given the total weight of your boysenberry harvest along with the price. We gladly accept cash, major credit cards, Venmo and PayPal for your purchase.
Post Your Photos
Please take lots of pictures! Post your pictures and stories to our Boysen Berry Farm Facebook page and Google Reviews. We love to hear your stories!
A Note About Pets
Your beloved pets are not allowed in our fields for health and safety reasons. Also, it can get pretty warm during the day, so please don’t leave your pets in your car.
We suggest you leave your furry family friends at home during your visit to Boysen Berry Farm U-PICK.
Prepare for Your Visit
See some preparation hints for your day at Boysen Berry Farm U-PICK below…
Please, no pets in the field. For the health and safety of others.
Make it a Great Experience
Berry Guy says, “have fun!” Keep it fun by preparing for your boysenberry picking day.
Bring leather gloves. Wear sturdy, close-toed shoes. The ground is uneven and poky things lurk under the grass. Flip-flops or sandals invite a good poke!
It’s warm out there and the sun can roast you in no time! Cover up. Wear a hat. Put on sunscreen. Drink plenty of water.
Bring a cooler and ice to chill your boysenberries and get them home as fresh as possible. Bring small containers or gallon-sized baggies to hold the berries.
If you are concerned the berries might get crushed, bring flat containers and try not to pile the berries on top of each other.
Heavy leather gloves are a good idea, especially for your non-picking hand. Use your gloved hand to pull aside the thorny vines when you see a good boysenberry you just gotta have deep in the vines.
Be ready to take lots of pictures! Selfies, group pics, and nature pics are all ready for the taking!
Purple is Perfect!
Tips for picking the best berries…
Ripe boysenberries are dark purple, almost black, and will separate easily from the vine. Roll your berries off their stems as you pick them to avoid squishing them.
Look for dark-as-an-eggplant purple boysenberries. The dark ones have had time to form the sugars that give them their astonishingly delicious flavor.
That said, however, they also need to be shiny. Dull, black boysenberries are over-ripe.
If you’re picking to eat fresh boysenberries, the beautiful ruby red ones are almost, but not quite ripe and might be too tart to pop in your mouth and eat. They will make great jam!
Obviously you don’t want leaky, soft, bruised or insect-ridden berries, either!
Gently place your ripe, healthy-looking boysenberries into your container. When full, put the container in the shade or into a cooler while you pick more boysenberries.
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