End of an Era: No U-Pick Berries at Rowe’s Produce Farm

Bright red strawberries with green tops fill a 2 foot by 18 inch cardboard box.

I knew the day would come, but kept hoping it was several years in the future.

Rowe’s Produce Farm in Belleville, Michigan, where I’ve picked berries for several decades, announced they would no longer have u-pick strawberries.

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Photo of the Week: Enjoying Michigan’s Fall Berries

pints of red raspberries, yellow raspberries, and blackberries in green containers.

With cooler weather and rain expected every day for the coming week, berry season is quickly coming to an end in southeast Michigan.

Which meant if I wanted to have more Michigan-grown berries to eat fresh, makes jams, or freeze, I needed to go out this weekend to do some picking.

I found a new local u-pick farm that not only had fall red raspberries, but also yellow raspberries as well as fall bearing blackberries. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Enjoying Michigan’s Fall Berries