Blackberry (Ollalie Berry) Picking at
Riley's Farm


 


Now Picking! Tuesday - Saturday 10 AM - 4 PM
Open July 4th


For the last several years, we've had a small but fruitful patch of Ollalie Berries that attract a small but devoted following, because, frankly, they are a very tasty berry. The trouble is, they only come into ripeness for about two weeks--usually about the last week of June and the first week of July.

 

Ollalieberries
These are really blackberries without the serious thorns.   (You still have to be careful about the vine, but it's nothing like wading through a wild blackberry bush.)

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The Details...

When can we u-pick?

When the Crop comes in
 

Late June, Early July

Monday - Saturday 9 AM - 6 PM

(Groups of 10 or More can reserve an evening picking time)

  
Hours?
  

10 AM - 5 PM or by appointment

  
Price?

Please Note:  the availability of the crop depends on many factors beyond our control  New berries ripen every day, and if we have many pickers, we may be "picked out" on any given day.  Early pickers have an advantage.  If you want to make sure, it is best to call 909-790-TIME before your arrival.

Previous Crop Start Times 

Year
Crop Ready
2007 June 23
2006 June 29
2005 June 28

 

Pricing by Volume

Subject to Change Without Notice

1/2 Pint Container $2.50
1 Pint Container $4.50
1 Quart Container $8.50
1 Gallon (4 Quart Containers) $32.00

Prices Subject to Change Without Notice.   

 
Where do we go?
   Riley's Farm - Oak Glen Road  Entrance.   (Do not use the Mile High Entrance)  See maps below.   When you arrive at the farm, check in at the general store.  ("K" on the old fashioned farm map;  after purchasing your picking containers, you will head to the berry patch behind the blacksmith's, "L".)  
Rules?
  

1. Children must stay with parents
2.Everyone who enters the patch (except children under 3) must purchase a picking container. 
3. (Groups of four may share one gallon container). If you have more than four guests, the additional guests must purchase their own container.
4. No mounding or transferring fruit to another container.
5. No purses, bags, or other containers in the berry patch.
6. Anyone without a purchased container will be asked to leave.
7. On thin crop days, look around the patch and decide if you want to really work for berries. If you pick even one berry, no refund will be given.
8. If you don't like bees, or are allergic to them, don't pick berries.

  
What can we do with blackberries?  

Cool Stuff!