To most people a strawberry is a strawberry is a strawberry but on our farm we grow eight different kinds of strawberries: Shuksans, Totems, Hoods, Puget Summers, Honeyoyes, Tillamooks, Puget Reliances, and Firecrackers!!
As their names suggest these are truly local, quintessentialy northwest, strawberries that taste the way strawberries should taste: sweet, bursting with flavor and truly delicious. We have been growing some of these berries so long (over twenty-five years) they could be considered heirlooms. We have stuck with them because we feel they are still the very best there is.
Our mission is to preserve these great tasting strawberries so they will be around for a long time to come. The varieties of strawberries we grow are referred to as June bearing and because they were developed for immediate consumption or freezing, they have maximum flavor and sweetness. They also have a beautiful, bright red color inside and out. But because of their high natural sugar content they do not have good shelf life. These perishable berries need to be eaten very quickly after picking. That's why we pick daily and deliver them to the markets within hours after harvest. Their season is short, generally three to five weeks, so it is recommended that they be indulged in at every opportunity.
We also grow five different varieties of raspberries: Malahats, Meekers, Cascade Delights, Coho's, Tulameens, and Cascade Dawn. And five different varieties of blueberries:Blue Crop, Reka, Early Blues, Dukes and Chandlers
We wish time would allow us to go into more detail on the different varieties we grow as they each have their unique appeal. But that is a project that will have to wait until we are less busy farming. We will try to see that our berries are identified at the markets and hope that you will enjoy discerning for yourself their subtle variations. Happy Eating.
