U-pick

I raise a little of my own food but mostly go to U-pick farms here in Whatcom County.

Join the Canvolution 2009

The pumpkin patch market on sauvie island has U-pick and pre-picked peaches and nectarines from it's orchard on sauvie island as well as local corn and lots of other stuff.

Goodies by the Gulch (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009

A few hours later, the kids got an unexpected call from a friend, and they and the Mrs. headed out to a U-pick blueberry operation out around Troutdale.

Goodies by the Gulch (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009

The farm's U-pick field does not appear to have been infected.

1 dead, 16 sick from E. coli in strawberries 2011

A few hours later, the kids got an unexpected call from a friend, and they and the Mrs. headed out to a U-pick blueberry operation out around Troutdale.

Jack Bog's Blog: August 2009 Archives 2009

I recently took my children to a U-pick strawberry farm.

Lael Hazan: Who Picks Your Tomatoes? Lael Hazan 2011

I just read that farmers 'markets, farm stands, and U-pick operations still (despite a big leap this year) only account for .4 percent of the food economy, so I'm happy to be doing my part (.000001 percent, maybe?) to make local food more available.

Susie Middleton: Farm Stand Economics: From a First-Time, Micro-Grower's Point of View 2010

"It just kind of lends itself to have a U-pick in the forest."

Forest-to-Table is Latest Twist in 'Eat Local' Movement 2010

Indeed, U-pick farms are a mainstay of agritourism.

Liz O'Connell: 5 Tips for a Memorable Fall Outing 2010

I just read that farmers 'markets, farm stands, and U-pick operations still (despite a big leap this year) only account for .4 percent of the food economy, so I'm happy to be doing my part (.000001 percent, maybe?) to make local food more available.

Susie Middleton: Farm Stand Economics: From a First-Time, Micro-Grower's Point of View 2010