Collette, I’ve been reading your stuff for what, 3 years now? And not once did I have any idea that you operated a biodynamic raspberry farm!!! I’m blown away and I wish you were still doing it because I’d come buy your berries in a minute. Where was it? Our neighbors used to grow raspberries in their back yard here east of Everett, Washington, and they’d beg us to come pick them and we did, but they still produced way more than we could consume.
It was a good life. We just couldn’t participate in farmers markets during COVID because we believed it was too risky for my husband’s health so we let everything go and eventually retired. We weren’t certified biodynamic but followed all the practices. The farm was in South East Ohio in the foot hills of Appalachia. I haven’t been up to the raspberry field since 2021, I’d cry if I saw it now. COVID still makes me sad and very angry at the loss of our farm, especially the raspberries but we also grew other small fruit varieties, strawberries, blackberries, ground cherries, heirloom and French Cherentais melons for market. I miss the raspberries the most, but the melons were a close second.
I admire your tenacity for the lovely queen of berries! In my mind anyway. A wild organic raspberry is the tastiest berry out there. Growing up my grandparents grew raspberries and my dad always had raspberry pie instead of cake for his birthday. To this day I still grow raspberries around my yard for the birds. I also love to pick them and make jam!!
I am very impressed with all your hard work and ingenuity! Here in NJ we have wild raspberries that most people refer to as wine berries that ripen in mid-July and are considered invasive. I am very fond of picking and eating them, and I'm always happy to see a new plant pop up on our property.
Collette, I’ve been reading your stuff for what, 3 years now? And not once did I have any idea that you operated a biodynamic raspberry farm!!! I’m blown away and I wish you were still doing it because I’d come buy your berries in a minute. Where was it? Our neighbors used to grow raspberries in their back yard here east of Everett, Washington, and they’d beg us to come pick them and we did, but they still produced way more than we could consume.
It was a good life. We just couldn’t participate in farmers markets during COVID because we believed it was too risky for my husband’s health so we let everything go and eventually retired. We weren’t certified biodynamic but followed all the practices. The farm was in South East Ohio in the foot hills of Appalachia. I haven’t been up to the raspberry field since 2021, I’d cry if I saw it now. COVID still makes me sad and very angry at the loss of our farm, especially the raspberries but we also grew other small fruit varieties, strawberries, blackberries, ground cherries, heirloom and French Cherentais melons for market. I miss the raspberries the most, but the melons were a close second.
Yeah, I bet that was a pretty sweet life. COVID was a real mess, wasn't it? I can't believe how deranged the whole world became.
I admire your tenacity for the lovely queen of berries! In my mind anyway. A wild organic raspberry is the tastiest berry out there. Growing up my grandparents grew raspberries and my dad always had raspberry pie instead of cake for his birthday. To this day I still grow raspberries around my yard for the birds. I also love to pick them and make jam!!
Raspberries are the best!
I am very impressed with all your hard work and ingenuity! Here in NJ we have wild raspberries that most people refer to as wine berries that ripen in mid-July and are considered invasive. I am very fond of picking and eating them, and I'm always happy to see a new plant pop up on our property.
We look back on it all now now and say there’s no way we could do that now! It was a lot of work, but it was fun! A good way to “sort-of” retire.
We have wine berries as well. They make great jam!
Yes, I like using them for jam!