Monday, June 29, 2009

Monday, June 29

MONDAY, JUNE 29:

U-PICK UPDATE-We are in our final days for u-pick strawberries. There are berries to pick. You may find them a little smaller because of the lateness of the season. We are hoping to keep u-pick open through this week.

The hours are:

Everyday 8am to noon.

Thursday and Friday nights 6pm to 8pm.

The cost is $1.95 per pound. This is a savings from buying them at the farm market.

FARM MARKET NEWS: We now have (in addition to fresh picked strawberries) raspberries, cherries and blueberries! Open every day 9:30-5:30.

ICE CREAM: Offering fresh strawberry sundaes and shakes! Open Sundays through Thursday noon to 9pm and open later on Fridays and Saturdays 'til 10pm.

Any questions give us a call at (845) 255-0693.

Have a wonderful day!

Thursday, June 25, 2009

THURSDAY, JUNE 24

PATCH UPDATES FOR THURSDAY, JUNE 24: The strawberry u-pick will be open this evening for picking from 6-8pm. The berries are plentiful. Containers to pick into are available at the patch and are free. The cost is $1.95 per pound.

If you can make it this evening, the u-pick is open daily 8am to noon and again tomorrow (Friday) evening 6-8pm.

Stop by the farm market for directions to the patch.

FARM MARKET: The farm market is open daily 9:30 to 5:30 with fresh picked strawberries and cherries.

ICE CREAM SHOP: The ice cream shop is open daily from noon to 9pm and open later on Friday and Saturday nights. Join us for real strawberry milkshakes, fresh strawberry sundaes and strawberry shortcake sundaes while the berries are in season.

If you have questions, please call (845) 255-0693 or send us an email at debdressel@aol.com
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Congratulations to the Class of 2013 on their Middle School Graduation! Congratulations to the Class of 2009 on your graduation! Deb & Rod Dressel

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Wednesday evening, June 24

U-PICK STRAWBERRIES: Open daily 8am to noon. On Thursdays and Fridays the patch is open at night from 6pm to 8pm. The cost is $1.95 per pound (approximately $3.25 per quart depending on how you top your quarts). Containers are provided free of charge and are available at the patch.

The berries are in good condition. If you're thinking about picking, come soon! The season ends approximately July 4.


FARM MARKET: The farm market is open daily with fresh picked strawberries. Strawberries are $4.50 per quart. CHERRIES ARE IN. The cherries are sold by the quart basket and are $4.50 per quart. Need rhubarb for your recipes? Rhubarb is also available at the market.

ICE CREAM SHOP: The ice cream shop is open from noon to 9 Sundays through Thursdays and open later on Friday and Saturday nights. We are selling our fabulous strawberry shakes (real strawberries, not syrup), strawberry sundaes and strawberry shortcake sundaes.

If you have any questions, please call (845) 255-0693 or email us at debdressel@aol.com.

Have a wonderful evening.

Deb Dressel

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

TUESDAY, JUNE 23

Berry Patch update: The weather seems to have made a turn for the better. The strawberry patch is open and there are plenty of berries to pick. You may notice a few softer berries but there are beautiful berries for your basket. A word of advice-the picking is never going to be any better than it is this week. As time progresses, the size of the berry decreases. Usually our season ends around July 4.

The hours are: Every day 8am to noon. Thursday and Friday nights 6pm-8pm.

Cost: $1.95 per pound. Containers are available at the berry patch free of charge.

Please stop by the farm market for directions to the "patch of the day". To offer our u-pick customers good picking, we rotate between three patches. The directions to the u-pick patch are listed on the sign in front of the farm market.

Farm Market: Open every day 9:30-5:30 with fresh picked strawberries, rhubarb, whipped cream, a few apples and cider. Coming soon-cherries.

Any questions, give us a call at (845) 255-0693.

Monday, June 22, 2009

Monday, June 22

U-PICK STRAWBERRY: The strawberry patch is open today 8am to noon. Please stop by the farm market for directions to the patch. There are containers at the patch for you to pick into.
The cost is $1.95 per pound.

U-PICK STRAWBERRY INFORMATION:

Open everyday 8am to noon. Cost is $1.95 per pound. On Thursday and Friday nights picking is open 6pm to 8pm.

FARM MARKET: Open daily 9:30 - 5:30 with strawberries, some apples and cider, whipped cream.

If you have any questions, please call (845) 255-0693.

Friday, June 19, 2009

Friday evening, June 19

U-PICK STRAWBERRY UPDATE for FRIDAY, JUNE 19: The berry patch will be open this evening from 6pm to 8pm. The cost is $1.95 per pound and there are containers available (free of charge) at the patch for you to pick into.

The hours for Saturday and Sunday are: 8 am to noon. There is no afternoon picking & NO EVENING PICKING ON THE WEEKENDS.

Please stop by the farm market for directions to the patch. We are rotating between three patches this year (one that will be new to those of you who have picked in the past).

FARM MARKET: The farm market is open from 9:30 to 5:30 daily. Berries are sold $4.50 per quart or $32 per 8-quart flat.

If you have any questions, please call (845) 255-0693.

Thursday, June 18, 2009

THURSDAY EVENING U-PICK UPDATE

Thursday, June 18- U-pick strawberry evening picking WILL BE CLOSED DUE TO RAIN AND PATCH CONDITIONS. After watching the weather and checking the patch, the decision has been made to CLOSE the strawberry patch to u-pick for tonight's picking.

IT WILL REOPEN TOMORROW (FRIDAY, JUNE 19) AT 8 AM. and remain open until noon. (The weather report is for a drier day.)
Rain is predicted again for tomorrow evening. Let's hope the weather report improves!


For future reference:

HOURS OF U-PICK ARE:
EVERY DAY FROM 8 AM TO NOON. &

THURSDAY AND FRIDAY EVENINGS 6 PM TO 8 PM.

COST: $1.95 PER POUND. CONTAINERS AVAILABLE AT THE PATCH.

VERY IMPORTANT- CHECK AT THE FARM MARKET FOR DIRECTIONS TO THE PATCH OF THE DAY. WE ROTATE BETWEEN THREE PATCHES TO GIVE THE U-PICK BERRY CUSTOMERS GOOD PICKING.

ANY QUESTIONS-CALL THE FARM AT (845) 255-0693 OR EMAIL debdressel@aol.com

Thanks, Deb Dressel

Rainy Thursday Patch News

Thursday, June 18--PATCH CLOSED THIS MORNING DUE TO HEAVY RAINS! Due to the rain, the u-pick strawberry patch will be closed today. Check with us at 4pm for update on evening picking conditions.

FARM MARKET: OPEN FROM 9:30 TO 5:30 WITH BERRIES. Price is $4.50 per quart or 8qts. for $32.

Any questions, call the farm at (845) 255-0693. Or email us at debdressel@aol.com

Stay dry!

Monday, June 15, 2009

MONDAY JUNE 15 U-PICK UPDATE

U-PICK UPDATE FOR JUNE 15: The strawberry patch will be open for u-pick beginning Wednesday, June 17. The hours will be as follows:

OPEN DAILY 8AM TO NOON. NO AFTERNOON HOURS.

EVENINGS: THURSDAYS AND FRIDAYS 6PM TO 8PM ONLY.

IMPORTANT: Please stop at the farm market for directions to the day's patch. We move around to different patches to provide u-pick customers with the best picking.

COST: $1.95 per pound.
PICKING CONTAINERS: Containers are provided to the customer free of charge.

Children are welcome so long as they are supervised. Sampling is permitted as long as it does not become your breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Sunday, June 7, 2009

STRAWBERRY INFO FOR 6/7

STRAWBERRIES ARE IN! Strawberries are for sale at the farm market. The price is $4.50 per quart. The hours are 10am to 5pm. Open daily with fresh picked strawberries.

U-PICK: We anticipate opening the u-pick near June 15. This information is dependent on the weather. Keep checking for updates.

ENJOY FRESH STRAWBERRIES SUNDAES at the ice cream shop. It is open daily.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL THE FARM AT 845-255-0693, send an email to debdressel@aol, or keep checking the blog.

HAVE A GREAT DAY!

Friday, June 5, 2009

Strawberry info for Friday, June 5

STRAWBERRY UPDATE: Due to the cold weather, the berries are ripening slowly. Check with us on Monday, June 8 either by email, phone (255-0693), blog or stop by the ice cream shop for more info.

The farm market will likely be open early next week (Tuesday June 9 or Wednes. June 10) with strawberries. HOWEVER, THE U-PICK WILL PROBABLY BE ANOTHER WEEK YET.

REMEMBER-THE WEATHER IS A BIG FACTOR IN WHEN WE OPEN WITH BERRIES.

Updates will continue as new information arrives.

Monday, June 1, 2009

STRAWBERRY 2009 UPDATES

MONDAY, JUNE 1- Strawberry season is approaching and here is the most recent information to pass along:

We should have strawberries at the roadside market in approximately 10 days. PLEASE CALL THE FARM ( or check the blog ) IN ABOUT A WEEK FOR AN UPDATE (255-0693).

U-Pick strawberries: At this point in time, U-pick strawberries will begin approximately 2 weeks.

We check the patches every day and things change depending on weather.