Today Ms. Beth called and asked if we wanted to make a run up to Sadler, Texas to Wild Berry Farm. They are a family owned blackberry and blueberry farm were you can pick your own berries.
The kids and I visited the farm back in 2008 and picked buckets of blueberries to make jelly! We recently canned Blueberry Pie Filling and froze some blueberries. So I have plenty of blueberries on hand. Today I was wanting fresh black berries to make jam!
The weather was beautiful and we picked about six pounds of berries. Ms. Beth and Tessa picked about ten pounds! All of the berries and produce are grown naturally with no chemical pesticides or herbicides.
The price comparison is easy, the berry farm is $4/ pound. Sprouts has organic blackberries for $2 per 5oz container, meaning $6-ish/pound. Kroger has blackberries for $2.50 per 5oz container, meaning they are $7.50-ish/pound.
We got our berries washed and in the freezer, we will tackle jelly making another day!
Click HERE to see our visit in 2008!
Gleanings will be left in it, as when an olive tree is beaten—
two or three berries in the top of the highest bough,
four or five on the branches of a fruit tree,
declares the Lord God of Israel.
Isaiah 17:6
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