We're officially three quarters through our harvest and have picked...well, we'll get to that later. Despite not opening for you-pick this year, we've been pleased by the number of visitors we've had at the farm and all the love we've received. Thank you times a million! We were sure we had enough ice cream sandwiches going into this season's harvest, but we ran out in late July! Thankfully, Lopez Island Creamery is so quick. We're officially restocked! Phew.
We have SO MANY fresh berries and we need you to come get some! We're taking a limited supply to each farmers markets (ONLY due to van space) and have an unlimited amount for sale at the farm store. Please come on and get them.
We're still offering guided tours of the farm and the chance to do a little bit of picking while you're out. It's a great time for the entire family or a group of dear friends. We're able to socially distance in the fields (we do have 6-acres after all). Reserve your tour here.
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HOW MANY POUNDS HAVE WE PICKED?
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A little game we love to play at the farm is "guess the pounds picked". We're sharing this game with you for the season (to date) and will again once the season comes to a close. Submit your guesses by replying directly to this email. Whoever is closest will automatically become our August "Customer of the Month" and get a 20% off coupon to use online or in-person at our farm store or one of the farmers markets we attend. Place guesses for current amount picked as of today, and, if you're feeling frisky, for the full season number!
HINTS: we have 6-acres of fresh blueberries, three heirloom varieties (significance: they are smaller), we are in week four out of six, and all four of our blueberry varieties are currently being picked.
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We're selling in Ballard again and now on their online farmers market! We're also selling our products at five additional markets in Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, and King counties.
MARKET DATES & WEBSITES
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Boundary Bay Brewery out of Bellingham has released their first ever blueberry brew! Read the blog post about this beer, what inspired it, and see where to find your own.
LET'S GET READING
Psssst, can you spot Douglas on the label?
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Live too far to visit a market or the farm? Fear not! We ship our shelf-stable products nationwide. Often by the USPS, who could really use our help these days!*
HAVE IT SHIPPED
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Genuine Skagit Valley has partnered up with Sustainable Connections to make a Farmstead Fresh self-guided tour. Sounds like a wonderful activity for the entire family!
LEARN MORE & TOUR
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*Photo by Boundary Bay Media
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FRESH BLUEBERRY & CORN SALAD
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This is the most refreshing summer dish in the whole world. Well, that and tomato salads. And watermelon-blueberry salads, but that's not quite the point.
This blueberry-corn salad is sweet and savory with fresh blueberries, corn cut off the ear with accents of chive. It shouts from the rooftops "It's high summer! It's high summer!". Super easy to whip up in no time at all. Sit down, put your feet up, and enjoy this refreshing-as-ever salad. To really make it a meal, add one of our cold blueberry cocktails or mocktails to the mix. Might we suggest the French75b or the Blueberry Shrub?
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Monday to Saturday: 10–6
Sunday: 11–6
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We'll have all our usual products, Bow Hill merch, Lopez Island blueberry ice cream and ice cream sandwiches, West Coast Pop's blueberry-lime popsicles, frozen, fresh, and bulk buy blueberries!
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See you soon,
Harley, Susan, Amelia, Wylie,
and the whole Bow Hill family
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P.S. Did we mention we have a lot of fresh for sale? ;)
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