Our Organic Northwest

Get Out and Pick Some Berries!

It's prime time for domestic and wild berry harvests - so if you haven't been out there yet, don't miss the season. There are general Berry Picking sites such as Pick Your Own and Farm Finder to find locations on a farm or in the wild. Please call the Farms for berry prices and season information.

Also check out the Cascade West Fruit Source to find fresh markets on the west side of Washington.

Bill's Paces Fruit and Produce July through September. Blueberries, marionberries, raspberries, strawberries and cherries. 2380 Bellevue Way SE, Bellevue, Washington 98004: 425.467.0501

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R. B. Tukey Horticulture Orchard 6 varieties of sweet cherries; a small stone fruit variety block with tart cherries, 3 strawberries varieties; and 20+ varieties of cane berries. WSU Tukey Orchard, Airport Road, Pullman, Washington 99163

Blueberry Hills June through July, closed Saturdays. Strawberries, blueberries and raspberries. 1520 W. Wapato Rd., Yakima, WA 98951: 509.961.3001. or 509.592.1712

Blueberry Harvest Open by appointment, 8am to 6pm. Blueberries, apples and pears. 11901 Zier Rd. West Valley, Yakima, Washington 98951: 509.945.5406. Check out an online Farm Fresh Produce Map.

Bybee-Nims Farms Mid-July through late August. Six varieties of plump blueberries. Located at the base of Mt. Si. 42930 S.E. 92nd St., North Bend, WA: 425.888.5745

Bryant Blueberry Farm and Nursery Starting mid-July, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays from 8am to 4pm. Thirteen varieties of blueberry, Evergreen huckleberry, cranberry and lingonberry. 5628 Grandview Road Arlington, WA 98223: 360.474.8424 or 425.327.8703

Barbie's Berries Mid-June through Late August. Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and blackberries. 7655 Melody Lane, Ferndale, Washington 98248: 360.384.1260 

Blue Dog Starting mid-July, Saturdays and Wednesdays from 9am to 6pm, please call to check that we have berries on the day you want to come out. Certified organic blueberries and raspberries Located at 7125 W. Snoqualmie Valley Road, Carnation, Washington 98014: 425.844.2842

New WSU Greenhouse Devoted to Columbia Basin Plants

Steven Link stands in front of the three new greenhouses built at Washington State University’s Tri-City campus in Richland. They open Monday.

Posted: Monday, August 4, 2008

RICHLAND, WA - A greenhouse that will help scientists learn more about the Columbia Basin’s native plants opens Monday in Richland. It’s part of Washington State University’s Tri-City campus. The three structures were paid for by a federal contractor after mistakes were discovered at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. Correspondent Anna King reports.

Steven Link is wild about native plants. The WSU botanist now he has three sparkling new greenhouses. They’ll be used to study plants from Northwest deserts. Link wants to find out how to grow the finicky native plants better. That way commercial operations can reproduce more plants for restoration projects. Link says the need is urgent.

Link: With development our landscapes here are being taken over by us building houses. So the properties where a lot of these native species exist are being taken away or they are disappearing. So this resource is becoming more limited.

The half-million-dollar greenhouses are being paid for by a Hanford contractor. It’s part of a fine issued by the Environmental Protection Agency for mistakes made at the nuclear waste site.

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