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Pick Your Own Fruit � Sugar Land
Fresh Fruit Ready for the Picking
at Sugar Land Area Farms and Orchards
� Sugar Land Magazine � Sugar Land, Texas 2006
April 15, 2006
By Dorothy Puch Lillig
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Sure, you can jump in your car or truck and head over to the nearest grocery store to stock your family�s fruit bowl. Even if the store is giving away balloons or tasty
cookies that day, though, it�s never going to be as much fun as picking your own produce straight off the tree or vine.
Spend the day at an area farm or orchard and not only will your children learn about where their produce comes from (besides the store), but they will have the fruit of their efforts�literally�to take home as a reward.
Mmmm!
Check out these area farms and/or orchards for pick-your-own fruit or fresh produce:
The Strawberry Patch*
7622 FM 1301, Wharton
Located seven miles east of Wharton
979-531-0048
www.texasberrypatch.com
Owner Melissa Boerger says the crop is �wonderful� this year, and they expect to have strawberries through the end of May. Check out blackberries in early May through mid-June and, while the peach crop is a little iffy
this year because of the weather, check on the status in early May, too. This is the tidiest strawberry patch I�ve ever seen, and the berries are always tasty. The Boergers also make their own jams and jellies and other
items, which they sell at their store at the patch. It�s a nice drive south on U.S. 59 to Wharton � and worth it. Best to call ahead to check on the status of the berries. In addition to the berry picking, check out the
�Fun on the Farm Activity Area,� which includes a hay ride, hay bale maze, rolling tunnel and large sand box. Price for the activity area is $3. Strawberries cost $2 for a pound. Bring cash or checks.
*Don�t miss�This is just down the road from Sugar Land!
The Kings Orchard
Strawberries, blueberries, figs and blackberries
11282 County Road 302, Plantersville
Located halfway between Plantersville and Magnolia on FM 1774
936-894-2766
www.kingsorchard.com
In addition to berries, you can pick your own wildflowers. This is near the site of the annual Renaissance Festival. On the way back home, there�s a great little restaurant in the town of Todd Mission. Ask for directions
to the grill at Kings Orchard. It�s the perfect end to a day of picking. Bring bug spray, sunscreen, a hat and a change of clothes, especially during blueberry season when it�s extremely hot.
Matt Family Orchard and Nursery
Blackberries, Jujube (Asian Dates), Asian Pears and Asian
Persimmons (Shizi), Pumpkins, Pumpkin Patch
20010 Bauer-Hockley Road, Tomball
281-351-7676 or 281-467-9758
Besides the orchard, they provide year-round group orchard tours and celebrate a Harvest Festival in October and November.
Chmielewski�s Blueberry Farm
23810 Bauer Hockley Rd., Hockley
281-304-0554
Blackberries of Houston
Blackberries, Prepicked Produce
19531 Cypress Church Road, Cypress
281-373-5357
www.blackberriesofhouston.com
Moorhead�s Blueberry Farm
19531 Moorhead Road
Located off 1314 between Conroe and Porter
888-702-0622/281-572-1265
www.moorheadsblueberryfarm.com
Rudy�s Peach Orchard
1737 Sawdust Road near Spring
281-367-4578
WHAT�S IN SEASON
Strawberries
March through May
Blackberries
May through mid-July
Blueberries
June through mid-July
Peaches
April through August
Always call ahead to check on availability!
Dorothy Puch Lillig is editor of Sugar Land Magazine and will definitely pick her fair
share of strawberries and blueberries this season.
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