Retirement of the blog

We've decided to only maintain the Facebook page and retire this blog.   Search for Crane Berry Farm and you'll find us even if you don't have a Facebook account.

Or... call (906) 523-6191 and our answering machine will give you the latest update.

2018 Season gearing up

The strawberries aren't ripe just yet, but lots of work has been going on at the farm.   Planting the field for next year, weeding, cultivating and mulching...

It's looking like things will be right on schedule for ripening right around the Copper Country Strawberry Festival time:  July 7 & 8.  Don't miss it.

If you'd like to order ready picked berries, call us and leave a message:  (906) 523-6191.   If you're interested in self-picking, be sure to follow our Crane Berry Farm Facebook page where we will give updates on when the fields will be open (or call and check our answering machine).  

Woot!! Woot!  It won't be long now for those sweet juicy berries!

Gearing up for 2017 Season

Just starting to notice a few red berries here and there in the earlier variety (Cavendish).   We still haven't picked our first quart for the season but it should be coming some time this week.  Looks like we'll be right on schedule for Strawberry Festival pickings. 

If you'd like to get on the list for ready-picked berries, give us a call and leave a message.  Self-picking will depend on how quickly they ripen but it is likely that it won't be until after the Festival.  We'll keep the phone message updated as well as our Facebook page...keep checking.

Another Season Ending...

Strawberry season is officially over and it was a good one.   Thank you to everyone who came out and picked or ordered berries.   Hope to see you again next year!

Sold out tonight

Had a lot of self pickers tonight.  

Next self picking on Wednesday

***Picked out for today***. We'll let the field ripen up a bit and will open again for self picking on Wednesday (July 13) evening beginning at 5:00.

Sunday self picking

Next self picking will be on Sunday (July 10)  morning at 8:00 am until picked out.  $2 per quart
Still taking orders for ready picked berries $4.50 per quart

Self picking tomorrow morning (Thursday, July 7) - 8:00

Tomorrow evening is berry cutting fot the Festival, so we will open for picking in the morning tomorrow instead of the evening.  8:00 am

If your evening is open....Bring a knife and help out with the cutting  at 5:00 at the Chassell Pavillion.  All are welcome.

More self-picking opportunities

We will open again for self-picking this evening (Wednesday July 6) beginning at 5:00 pm.  If we don't get picked out tonight it is also likely we will open again tomorrow (Thursday July 7) at 8:00 am.  $2 per quart

Self picking Tuesday evening 7/5

We will open for self picking on Tuesday beginning at 5:00 pm until picked out.  $2.00 per quart.

Opening for Self-Picking later today!

Lots of berries out there!  We will open for self-picking today beginning at 4:00 pm until we are picked out.   $2/quart

Or if you'd rather purchase them already picked for $4.50/quart, give us a call.  (906) 523-6191 

It's Strawberry Time!

Maybe a little bit early, but we began picking for orders this week.  If you'd like to order ready-picked berries for $4.50/quart, give us a call and get your name on the list.

Looks like we will be able to open for self-picking too at some point, but since everything isn't ripe yet, we can't start that yet.  If they ripen in a hurry that could be as early as next week so check back here or on our Facebook page, or call (906) 523-6191 for status updates.   Self-picking will be for $2.00/quart.

It's Raspberry Time!

The raspberries are ready for picking...

Self-picked raspberries:  $4.50 per pound   (roughly $6.75/qt)
Ready-picked raspberries:  $5 per pint

If you're interested in picking your own, we will initially open only by appointment.  Give us a call and we'll schedule you in.   523-6191

Too sad...

The early frost damage was worse than we thought.  The second field has ripened but there is not nearly as much in there as we had hoped.

Unfortunately we won't be able to open for public self-picking this year.  We will try to schedule in a few folks for some evening appointments but those will be very limited.  We've already got some of you on our list for that, but call and leave your name and number if Thursday evening might work for you.

Sorry that we didn't know this sooner.  You might also try the Ohtonen, Niemela or Forsman farms.

Just Starting...

We were finally able to pick a couple of full quarts (9) from 7 rows of Cavendish last night.   Definitely not enough for pickers yet since the Jewel and Sparkle are a little behind that, but if we get a little warm weather we may be able to start filling some orders soon.  Hang in there...they are coming!

2015 Strawberry Season beginning in a few weeks.

No, they aren't ready yet, but we have seen a rare few that are starting to turn color.   There still is a lot of work to do on the farm to get ready - rock picking, mulching and getting out the carriers and quarts.   Probably we will have some berries starting around the 4th but may have to hold out until after Strawberry Festival (July 10th and 11th) to open for self-picking.

Give us a call if you'd like to get on the list for ready-picked strawberries, or continue to watch our blog or Facebook page for updates on self-picking.

All done with strawberries for 2014

The strawberries are all done for this year.   Thank you to everyone who came out picking or ordered them this year.   Hope to see you again next season.

Last chance for picking strawberries

Saturday morning, 8:00 am
You'll have to dig through some over-ripe ones or hunt a little but there are still some nice ones to be found.

Self-picking still available...

Hard to believe there are still berries out there...but there are!  We'll open again tomorrow night (Wednesday) at 5:00 pm until the berries are gone.  $2 per quart

Strawberry season winding down...

Probably only about a week or so left for strawberries.   We'll open again for self-picking on Tuesday evening (weather permitting), beginning at 5:00 until the field is picked out.