A Note from Annette and Randy:

As of March 1, 2008 The season at Fruit Acres Farm Market & U-Pick is just starting. Annette has been doing paperwork and taxes. Randy has fixed all the equipment and is building another U-Pick trailer. The Apple trees are almost all trimmed for the winter, next is Sweet Cherry trees to trim before spring comes. That has to allow some vacation time though. We have been scuba diving in Bonaire and Cozumel this winter. We had a wonderful time like usual. We have been scuba diving since 1991, diving and warm weather are the reason for any vacation. We love it!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We will re-open Fruit Acres Farm Market in June 2008 with Fresh Local Strawberries. Fruit Acres U-Pick will open with Sweet Cherries in late June or early July (depending on the weather this spring). Right now Fruit Acres Farms has a adequate amount of rain and temperatures to produce a wonderful crop of fruit for 2008. We will let you know if anything changes in the winter or spring.

Annette heard something on Montel I feel I need to correct. Montel said that everyone should wash all their produce with soap as soon as they get home. This is wrong!!! Do not wash your produce until ready to use for most items because there is a protective coating on the produce to help keep it from rotting and if you wash it the produce will rot quicker or it will turn to mush after a few hours. A perfect example of that is raspberries or lettuce. As far as soap, I wash all my produce with water to get any dirt or anything off it. I do not want soap on my produce unless it is specifically made for produce. I really do not want to eat soap. That is my personal opinion.

Finally, I have some bad news about a very dear employee at Fruit Acres U-Pick. Bill Beilman passed away February 13, 2008. Bill had to take a medical leave from his job in August 2007 because of a heart condition. His heart was finally the end of him. To all that talked to him (he liked to talk alot!), he was a very dear older gentleman with alot of knowledge of farming and the area. Bill will be dearly missed. If you want to see his obituary, Click here.

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Fruit Acres Farms

Fruit Acres Farms is a 230 acre fruit farm owned by the same family since 1846. The current owners, Randy and Annette, are the 5th generation to operate the orchard. We grow Big black Sweet Cherries, Sour Pie Cherries, and Crisp Juicy Flavorful Apples. Our specialty is Sweet, Juicy, Luscous Peaches fresh picked and sold for 10 weeks from Mid-July thru September. Check Harvest Times for this year's ripening schedule.