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Picking Strawberries near Green Bay Wisconsin June 2017

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Picking Strawberries near Green Bay Wisconsin

Your Strawberry & Pea Picking Adventures will begin Friday June 16th from 7am – 5pm…..weather permitting and Daily for about 2 to 3 weeks. The Strawberry Picking season will end sometime shortly after the 4th of July. Strawberry fields yield family fun! This year 2017 marks the 30th season for pick your own strawberries.

PYO Strawberries & Peas (shucking/edible pods Sugar Ann Snap)…. $1.59 per #    boxes furnished at no charge 

Already Pick Peas…..$5 per #

Asparagus……. $4.50 per #           Lettuce………$2 per bag   

Sure jell (pectin) and Hullers available                

Week of June 20th – Fresh Picked Tomatoes, Cucumbers and Green Beans

Sat. August 5th – 9am to Noon – Meet Your Farmer – Want to know where your food comes from and how it is grown.
September 16 & 17 Our Farmtoberfest Kickoff – and every weekend through end of October

The Picking Season is here for sweet juicy red Pick Your Own Strawberries. Just a friendly reminder, our strawberry picking season is very short and only last 2 to 3 weeks once we begin picking.  Plan now, as it is easy to miss the season, and we wouldn’t want you to run out of delicious sweet jam this winter. It won’t be long and we will all be enjoying some fresh juicy sweet strawberries. The friendly farm staff is waiting to see all your smiling faces and make your experience at the farm memorable to you and your family.

We always recommend a call to place an order or check picking conditions before your trip to the Farm. The fields for you pick strawberries are accessible from your vehicle, as you can drive right out to the Patch, nice and guest friendly. The Strawberry Farm is located a short distant from the Fox Valley, only 20 minutes to Picking Strawberries Green Bay Wisconsin, Pick Your Own Strawberries Appleton WI, and a very short drive from Hortonville, Clintonville,  Neenah, and Northeast Wisconsin communities.  Stay tuned for other crop updates and keep in mind our season only last about 15 to 20 days once it begins.

Strawberry Picking Hours Open Daily 7am to 5pm, weather permitting

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Strawberry picking near Appleton Wisconsin May 2017

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Strawberry Picking near Appleton Wisconsin

The anticipation is here for sweet juicy red Pick Your Own Strawberries. Strawberry Picking near Appleton Wisconsin and our Pea Picking Adventure to begin approximately June 16th to the 27th, give or take a few days on either side.  Just a friendly reminder, our strawberry picking season is very short and only last 2 to 3 weeks once we begin picking.  Plan now, as it is easy to miss the season, and we wouldn’t want you to run out of jam this winter. It won’t be long and we will all be enjoying some fresh juicy sweet strawberries. I know we all can’t wait at the Farm.

We offer both pre picked and pick your own strawberries, during our season. Strawberries are sold by the pound for you pick and by the quart for we pick strawberries. We always recommend a call to place an order or check picking conditions before your trip to the Farm. The fields for the u pick strawberries are accessible from your vehicle, as you can drive right out to the Patch, can’t get any easier than that. The Strawberry Farm is located a short distant from the Fox Valley, only 25 minutes to Pick Your Own Strawberries Appleton WI, 20 minutes for Strawberry Picking Green Bay WI area, and a very short drive from Hortonville, Clintonville,  Neenah, and Northeast Wisconsin communities.  Stay tuned for updates and keep in mind our season only last about 15 to 20 days once it begins.

Strawberry Picking Hours Open Daily 7am to 5pm

Pricing:

Pick Your Own Strawberries……. $1.59 per pound and containers furnished at no charge

Pick Your Own Peas……….…. $1.59 per pound and containers furnished at no charge

Pre – Picked Peas……………. $5.00 per pound

Pre – Picked Fresh Tender Asparagus……………… $4.50 per pound

Our Pea Patch consist of the edible pods called Sugar Ann Snap peas and the traditional (shucking or shelling) called Knight.  We offer both Pick Your Own and pre-picked, both are sold by the pound.

Fresh tender yummy Asparagus is available at the Farm Store and we plan to have pre-picked Asparagus till around the 18th to 25th of June.

Calendar of Events at the Farm

July……. Our Pick Your Own Raspberry Adventure, Blueberries, Peas, Beans, Tomatoes, Cucumbers, and Sweet Corn

August……Blueberries, Cucumbers, Tomatoes, and Sweet Corn

September – October…..FARMTOBERFEST…..our Fall Family Farm Fun Adventure                                         

A scrumptious treasure!

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Strawberry Picking near Green Bay Wisconsin May 2017

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Strawberry Picking near Green Bay Wisconsin is a much-anticipated activity for many families all across Northeast Wisconsin. I’m sure we all can’t wait to taste those sweet juicy strawberries while strawberry picking near Green Bay Wisconsin. The strawberries have just started to show some buds, soon there will be more and then fields will be covered with blossoms. Our Strawberry Picking and Pea Picking Adventure should begin approximately mid to 3rd week in June. Just a friendly reminder, our strawberry picking season only last 2 to 3 weeks once we begin picking. Plan now, as it is easy to miss the season, as it goes by so fast. It won’t be long and we will all be enjoying some fresh juicy sweet strawberries, yummy!  We offer both pre picked and pick your own strawberries during the picking season. Strawberries are sold by the pound for your pick and by the quart for we pick strawberries. If you plan on picking yourself, once in the fields, a friendly field guide will greet you and get you all set up to start you’re picking and you can begin filling your flat with red juicy strawberries. The Strawberry Farm is located a short distance from the Fox Valley, only 20 minutes to Pick Your Own Strawberries Green Bay WI, 25 minutes from Strawberry Picking Appleton area, and a very short drive from Hortonville, Clintonville,  Neenah, and Northeast Wisconsin communities. Stay tuned for updates and keep in mind our season only last about 15 to 20 days once it begins. Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/porterspatch/

Our Pea Patch consists of the edible pods called sugar and snaps peas and the traditional (shucking kind) called knight peas. We offer both Pick Your Own and pre-picked, both are sold by the pound.

Fresh tender yummy Asparagus will soon be available at the Farm Store.  We always recommend a call to place an order before your trip to the farm.  Asparagus is sold by the pound at $4.50. Our very own Fresh cut locally grown lettuce available at $2.00 per bag.

If you enjoy hearing what we did at the Farm this spring, here is the list

  • Planted 13,200 strawberry plant
  • Planted lettuce in the hoop house
  • Planted cucumbers in hoop house
  • Planted tomatoes in hoop house
  • Planted beans in hoop house
  • Planted grass for parking areas
  • Planted 1-acre peas
  • Planted rye cover crop
  • Still to plant
  • some cover crops of crimson clover, hairy vetch, and oats
  • 2 acre of Sweet Corn
  • Colored corn
  • Gladiolus bulbs
  • our 10 acre Corn Maze
  • 5 acres of Pumpkins (all sizes and shapes), Squash (Burgess buttercup, butternut, spaghetti, Hubbard, festival, acorn) and Gourds
  • Potatoes
Strawberry Picking near Green Bay Wisconsin

A tentative calendar of upcoming events at the Farm:

Spring 2017 (TBD)……Open House to learn about our farming practices and meet your farmer.

June 2017……Asparagus, Lettuce, Sweet Juicy Strawberries, and Fresh Picked Peas

July 2017……. Raspberries, Blueberries, Peas, Beans, Cucumbers, Tomatoes

August 2017……Raspberries, Blueberries, Cucumbers, Tomatoes, Gladiolas, and Sweet Corn

September – October 2017…..Our FARMTOBERFEST Celebration…..our Fall Family Farm Fun Adventure 

As Always, Have a Berry Good Day!                

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Strawberry Picking Hortonville WI May 2016

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Strawberry Picking Hortonville WI, we are anticipating tasting those sweet juicy strawberries around the Hortonville WI area. The strawberries are all budded out and soon will be blossoming. Our Strawberry Picking Hortonville WI and Pea Adventure to begin approximately the 3rd week in June. Just a friendly reminder, our strawberry picking season only last 2 to 3 weeks once we begin picking. Plan now, as it is easy to miss the season, as it goes by so fast. It won’t be long and we will all be enjoying some fresh juicy sweet strawberries…..yummy!  We offer both pre picked and pick your own strawberries during our season. Strawberries are sold by the pound for you pick and by the quart for we pick strawberries. Once in the fields, a friendly field guide will greet you and get you all set up to start your picking and filling your flat with red juicy strawberries. The Strawberry Farm is located a short distant from the Fox Valley, only 20 minutes to Pick Your Own Strawberries Green Bay WI, 25 minutes for Strawberry Picking Appleton area, and a very short drive from Hortonville, Clintonville,  Neenah, and Northeast Wisconsin communities. Stay tuned for updates and keep in mind our season only last about 15 to 20 days once it begins.

Our Pea Patch consist of the edible pods called sugar ann snap peas and the traditional (shucking kind) called knight. We offer both Pick Your Own and pre-picked, both are sold by the pound.

Fresh tender yummy Asparagus is now available at the Farm Store and we plan to have pre-picked Asparagus till around the 15th of June.  We always recommend a call to place an order before your trip to the farm.  Asparagus is $4.00 per pound. Fresh cut locally grown lettuce available at $2.00 per bag.

tender and yummy!
tender and yummy!

 

If you enjoy hearing what we did at the Farm this spring, here is the list

  • Planted 18,000 strawberry plant
  • Planted lettuce in the hoop house
  • Planted cucumbers in hoop house
  • Planted tomatoes in hoop house
  • Planted grass rows for picking and parking
  • Planted 1.5 acre of  Peas
  • Planted 34 acres of oats
  • Planted 1 acre of Sweet Corn
  • Planted colored corn, zucchini
  • Planted Green Beans
  • Planted Gladiolas bulbs

 

Still to plant

  • some cover crops of soybeans, oats and tillage radishes
  • pollinator plots of canola rape
  • our 8 acre Corn Maze
  • Pickling cucumbers and Dill
  • Pollinator plots, Buckwheat, Hairy Vetch
  • Cover crops (oats, buckwheat)
  • 7 acres of Pumpkins (all sizes and shapes), Squash (burgess buttercup, butternut, spaghetti, hubbard, festival, acorn) and Gourds
  • 2 acres of Sweet Corn
  • Potatoes

A tentative calendar for upcoming events at the Farm:

June 2016……Asparagus, Lettuce, Sweet Juicy Strawberries, and Fresh Picked Peas

July 2016……. Raspberries, Blueberries, Peas, Beans, Zucchini, Pickling Cucumbers, Dill, Tomatoes

August 2016……Raspberries, Blueberries, Pickling Cucumbers, Dill, Gladiolas, and Sweet Corn

September – October 2016…..Our FARMTOBERFEST Celebration…..our Fall Family Farm Fun Adventure                 

See You Soon at the Farm

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Pick Your Own Strawberries Clintonville WI April 2016

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Pick Your Own Strawberries Clintonville WI

Ah, it’s getting closer to that favorite time of the year for pick your own strawberries Clintonville WI. We will soon begin to uncover the strawberry rows from their winter straw mulch cover, this goes between the rows making a nice matted straw area for your picking pleasure. Pick your own strawberries Clintonville WI will begin approximately the middle of June, that’s a pretty average start date for us at the strawberry patch. Our strawberry picking season at the Farm last only two to three weeks, so yes it does go by fast. So keep in mind, Sweet, juicy and tasty strawberries await you and your family. Venturing out to the farm and enjoying one of our picking adventures is a great way to spend some time with your family and create some lasting memories. Start a new or continuing tradition at the Farm during pick your own strawberries Clintonville WI. We can’t wait to see all those smiling faces in our strawberry fields!

Something else yummy for your dinner tables is coming soon, fresh, tasty and tender Asparagus just picked from the fields. How about putting some Asparagus on the grill, now that sounds awesome and delicious. You just have to love springtime at the fruit and vegetable farm.

Our upcoming events at the Farm during the 2016 season.

May – Fresh picked Asparagus and Lettuce

Mid to 3rd week June – Pick Your Own Strawberry Adventure begins.  Fresh Sweet Peas available.

Mid July – U Pick Raspberry fun begins, Green Beans, Tasty Tomatoes

Late July – Fresh Pickling Cucumbers will be ripe and ready for your canning needs.  Fresh Sweet Pre-Picked Blueberries.  Sweet Corn.

August – Sweet Corn

3rd Weekend September – FARMTOBERFEST begins at the Farm through the end October

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Pick Your Own Strawberries Clintonville WI
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Pick Your Own Strawberries Green Bay Wisconsin March 2016

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Pick your Own Strawberries Green Bay Wisconsin

Hello Friends of the Farm, spring officially starts in a few days, so that is a good sign for Pick Your Own Strawberries Green Bay Wisconsin. We just have to wait for some warmer weather and before you know it our Asparagus will be popping thru the soil and ready for picking. Can’t wait, as we all been having a craving for some fresh grilled Asparagus here at the Farm. As the Asparagus season is going in full tilt, which only means that those juicy, red, sweet Strawberries are not that far away from being picked by berry lovers from all over. Pick Your Own Strawberries Green Bay Wisconsin at the Farm usually starts about mid-June and only last 2 to 3 weeks. We offer both pick your own and pre picked strawberries during our picking season. Strawberries are sold by the pound for u pick and by the quart for we pick strawberries. Our fields for you pick strawberries are accessible from your vehicle, can’t get any easier than that. The Strawberry Farm is located a short distant from the Fox Valley, only 20 minutes to Pick Your Own Strawberries Green Bay Wisconsin, 25 minutes for Strawberry Picking Appleton area, 18 miles from Clintonville, and a very short drive from Hortonville, Neenah, and Suamico areas.

Fresh Sweet Peas will also be available for picking around the Strawberry season, along with pre picked peas. The season will soon be here.

See you soon at the Farm – we can’t wait to see all those smiling faces!

kid eating strawberry
Yum Yum!

 

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Strawberry Pie Dec 2015

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Ingredients

1 flaky pie shell, baked
1-1/2 quarts Porter strawberries
1 8-ounce package cream cheese
2 tablespoons sour cream
3/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch softened in a little water
1/2 pint whipped cream

Directions

  1. Wash, hull and dry the strawberries.
  2. Soften the cream cheese with the sour cream and spread in the pie shell.
  3. Reserving a few to decorate the finished pie, arrange the rest of 1 quart of berries whole on the cream cheese.
  4. Cook the other 1/2 quart of berries over low heat with the sugar, bring to a boil, sieve, add the cornstarch softened in water and cook a few minutes until clear.
  5. Cool and pour over the fresh berries.
  6. Cover with lightly whipped cream and garnish with the reserved berries and mint leaves.

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Strawberry Pineapple Smoothie Dec 2015

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Simple recipe for a delicious strawberry pineapple smoothie!

Ingredients

4 Big scoops vanilla Ice cream
1 C. Fresh or frozen  sliced Porter’s strawberries
1 C. Fresh pineapple
2 C. Strawberry yogurt

Directions

  1. Put all ingredients in smoothie maker, If you do not have one a blender will do fine.
  2. Then blend together until smooth and creamy and chill for an hour and its ready to serve.

Classic Strawberry Freezer Jam Dec 2015

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Classic strawberry freezer jam.

Ingredients

Porter Strawberries
Sugar
Fruit Pectin
Water

Directions

  1. Mix crushed strawberries with sugar, and let stand for 10 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, stir the pectin into the water in a small saucepan.
  3. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, and boil for 1 minute.
  4. Stir the boiling water into the strawberries.
  5. Allow to stand for 3 minutes before pouring into jars or other storage containers.
  6. Place tops on the containers, and leave for 24 hours.
  7. Place into freezer, and store frozen until ready to use.

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Strawberry Dessert Recipe Dec 2015

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Ingredients:

1 Yellow Jiffy cake mix
1 Pkg instant vanilla pudding
1 8 oz Pkg cream cheese
1 box Danish strawberry pie glaze
Enough Porter strawberries to cover on top of cake.

Directions:

  1. Bake cake in 9X13 pan.
  2. Beat pudding with 1 &1/2 C. cold milk.
  3. Fold softened Cream cheese into the above pudding.
  4. Then spread on top of cake.
  5. Then make glaze and combine with sliced up strawberries and put on top of pudding mixture.
  6. Chill for a couple hours then its ready to serve.

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