Raspberry lovers can soon resume their brief but annual romance with the elongated crimson berry.
Here’s a partial list of places to pick or buy fresh raspberries grown in the South Sound; some also have strawberries, blueberries and other berries.
Be sure to call first or look at the farm’s website or Facebook page to see if the season is under way for your desired berry. Places listed below sell only picked berries, unless “U-Pick” is mentioned.
If you have a raspberry farm or stand in the South Sound and wish to be included in our online list of places to pick and buy raspberries, e-mail debby.abe@thenewstribune.com. The online list is at www.thenewstribune.com/soundlife/food.
• Duris Cucumber Farm. Raspberry, strawberry, loganberry and possibly marionberry sales, plus other fresh produce in August, at the farm, 6012 44th St. E., Puyallup, and at fruit stand and fields at Washington Avenue and Frager Road in Kent. U-pick strawberries at both locations. Info.: 253-922-7635 or duriscucumberfarm.com.
• Foxberry Farm. U-pick raspberries and blueberries at Ron & Cindi Fox’s farm, 4220 Gay Road E., Tacoma.. Info.: 253-926-8407.
• Johnson Berry Farm: Raspberry, strawberry, blackberry and blueberry sales at farm stand at 2908 Wiggins Road S.E., Olympia. Info.: 360-493-2350 or www.johnsonberryfarm.com. (Check the website for berry recipes.)
• Maris Farms. U-pick and already-picked raspberries at fruit stand, 25006 - 112th St. E., Buckley. More info.: 253-279-6801, info@marisfarms.com and www.marisfarms.com.
• Moon Farm. Raspberry, strawberry, loganberry and marionberry sales at farm, 2615 Tacoma Road E., Puyallup, but call night before to order and ensure availability. More info.: 253-845-0784.
• Picha’s Berry Farm: Raspberry, strawberry and blackberry sales at the farm, 6502 52nd St. E., Puyallup. Raspberry and strawberry sales at Otto “Bill” and Carole Nuss fruit stand at 74th and Tyler streets in South Tacoma. Info.: 253-841-4443, www.pichafarms.com., www.facebook.com/pichafarms or e-mail info@pichafarms.com. U-pick strawberries at the farm.
• Pigman Organic Produce Patch. U-pick and already-picked raspberries and strawberries at the farm, 10633 Steilacoom Road S.E., in the Nisqually Valley. Call ahead to buy already-picked berries. Info.: 360-491-3276 or e-mail to dpigman@gmail.com.
• Scholz Farm: Raspberry, strawberry and other fruit sales at the farm, 12920 State Route 162, Orting. More info.: 253-848-7604 or e-mail to scholzfarm@msn.com.
• Schilter Family Farm: Raspberry and strawberry sales at the farm market on Martin Way and Nisqually Cutoff Road near Lacey, exit 114 from Interstate 5. Info.: 360-459-4023 or www.schilterfamilyfarm.com.
• Sidhu Farm: Raspberry, strawberry, blackberry and blueberry sales at fruit stand at 9809 State Route Highway 162, Puyallup; U-pick raspberries and strawberries at same address. Info.: 253-377-7845 or www.sidhufarms.org
• Spooner Farms, owned by Jeff and Andrea Spooner in Puyallup. Raspberry, strawberry, blackberry, boysenberry and blueberry sales at: gift shop and berry stand at farm, 9622 State Route 162 E., Puyallup; farm stand at 2506 E. Main St., Puyallup; farm stand at 188th Street and Calistoga Avenue in Orting. Info.: 253-840-2059.
• Spooner Berry Farms, owned by Tim and Sue Spooner in Olympia: Raspberry, strawberry, marionberry and blueberry sales at: the farm, 3327 Yelm Highway, Olympia; Tumwater farm stand in the parking lot of Southgate Ace Hardware, 5203 Capital Blvd.; Aberdeen farm stand across from McDonald’s at 1110 E. Wishkah St.; Shelton farm stand next to Viking Floors at 1826 Olympic Highway N.; Centralia farm stand in Bill & Bea’s Diner parking lot at 1215 Harrison; West Olympia farm stand at 2010 Harrison Ave. N.W.; North Seattle farm stand next to Wedgewood Post Office at 7726 35th Ave. N.E.; Yelm farm stand one block east of Safeway. Info.: 360-456-4554 and www.spoonerberryfarms.com. U-pick strawberries at the farm, 3327 Yelm Highway, Olympia. (Check the website for berry recipes.)
• Terry’s Berries. Raspberry sales at farm store at 4520 River Road, Tacoma. Info.: 253-922-1604 and www.terrysberries.com.
• Farmers markets: Auburn on Sundays; Browns Point on Thursdays; Federal Way on Saturdays; Gig Harbor-Kimball Drive on Saturdays; Gig Harbor- Downtown on Wednesdays; Gig Harbor-Key Peninsula on Sundays; Olympia on Thursdays through Sundays; Puyallup on Saturdays and Sundays; Rochester/Grand Mound on Saturdays; Steilacoom on Wednesdays; Tacoma-Broadway on Thursdays; Tacoma-Sixth Avenue on Tuesdays; Tacoma-South Tacoma on Sundays; Tacoma-Proctor on Saturdays; Tenino on Saturdays; Tumwater on Wednesdays; Vashon Island on Saturdays and starting in July on Wednesdays. For hours and addresses, go to www.thenewstribune.com/soundlife/food
• More farms, farmers markets, U-picks, directions and detailed descriptions at www.pugetsoundfresh.org.
Debby Abe: 253-597-8694
debby.abe@thenewstribune.com
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