Berries!

This week at Sauvie Island Farms, we have an abundance of 
Early Blue berries, red raspberries and yellow raspberries.

The Early Blue blueberries are loaded with large, sweet fruit.
This is the week to come out for easy picking.

The red raspberries are ripe and ready to be picked.  We have three varieties:  Saanich, Coho and Tulameen.

The yellow raspberries are sweet and ready to be picked also.
All of these berries are $3.00 per lb for u-pick.

Marionberries are not ready to be picked yet, they need a few more days of sunshine to sweeten up.

Fresh picked berries are available by order only this  year.
*Blueberries:  1/2 flat-5 lbs  $20  
  or full flat-10 lbs  $38
*Raspberries:  red or yellow:  
  1/2 pint 1/2 flat-3 lbs  $12.
*Combo - three berries - 
  1/2 pint 1/2 flat 3 lbs  $12

To place an order call 503-621-3988 and leave your name, phone number, type of berry, # of flats or 1/2 flats and day you want to pick up.  Also let us know if you receive text.  We will call or text you back to confirm your order.
You can also email us at sauvieislandfarms@gmail.com

We will have 'curbside pickup' if you do not want to get out of your car, park in the designated spots.


Sauvie Island Farms 2020 Covid Safety Info:

*Please leave your personal containers & bags at home, due to cross contamination.  We will provide a box which holds 10 lbs, and a 1 lb. box or bags for you to pick into, for one time use. Do not bring our boxes back to reuse.

*Face masks and gloves are a suggested safety precaution.

*Hand washing stations:  Please wash your hands before entering the u-pick field.

*Social distancing to provide a six foot space while in fields: 
Please do not plan to meet with a group to hang out.

*Do not eat fruit while picking:  This has always been a suggestion at our farm. Now it is required.

*NO picnicking or outside food at the farm:  In the past, we have encouraged families to spend time just hanging out at the farm.  This year, we ask that you come to u-pick only, and leave when you are finished. 

*Children must be with parents at all times:  We are not restricting children from going into the fields, but if this presents as an issue, we may have to make some changes during the season.

*No Dogs or pets allowed on farm property or in parking lot.  Leave your pets at home.  We are inspected each year for Good Agricultural Practices, and this is one of the food safety rules we must abide by.

*Flower cutting:  Bring your own clippers or scissors.
We will have a limited, small amount of scissors which will be cleaned after each use.  If you want you may bring your own bucket to stay in your car until after you have cut the flowers.  We will not have buckets to use and we will not allow your buckets on the farm.

*Fresh picked berries will be by order ONLY. 
We will not have the stand with fresh picked berries this year. 


Thank you for your loyal support of our farm.  We are doing the best we can to keep  all safe during this time.

blueberries, raspberries and strawberries

Sauvie Island Farms will begin picking 'Early Blue' blueberries on 

Wednesday,  June 17.  

This variety of blueberry has just started to ripen, so careful picking is required to get the sweetest flavored berry.  

Yellow and red raspberries are ripening. U-pick will open on Wednesday,  Small quantities of sweet ripe fruit can be found in the fields, and you will find there are lots of green that will ripen as we get more sunshine.

Blues and Raspberries at Sauvie Island Farms are $3.00 per lb. for u-pick.

We will not have fresh pre-picked blueberries or raspberries right now, waiting for more to ripen. 

Our strawberries fields are still open for u-pick.  We have a surprising amount of ripe Hood and Shuksan berries in the fields.  We will keep the strawberries open for sure for the rest of this week. 
U-pick strawberry price is $2.50 per lb.

Our Shuksan strawberry field is producing some beautiful berries this week, so we have opened up our pre-picked strawberries by order only for pick up on Thursday, Friday and Saturday this week only.  

Please place your orders for a full flat-10 lbs $34 or a half flat-5lbs $18 at 503-621-3988 or go to our website sauvieislandfarms.com and click on the order form link. 

The pre-picked is  just for the SHUKSAN variety.  
Hoods and Shuksan are open for u-pick this week.

We have lots of space to social distance while you are at the farm.  We ask that you continue to respect other's space and to please continue to follow our covid safety suggestions.  We welcome you to the crops that we have listed as ripe and ready to pick, and also ask that you do not enter other areas of the farm that are not open for picking.  We are all trying to stay safe while harvesting our crops this year.  

Covid Safety procedures for 2020 season

Strawberries at Sauvie Island Farms are ripening and u-cut Peonies are starting to bloom.  We plan to open for the u-pick season on Friday, May 29th.

Our hours this year have changed.  
We will be open from 8 am-6 pm.  Monday -Saturday

Other changes on the farm this year are due to the procedures we must follow to  keep our employees and visitors safe.  We have sorted thru all the suggestions given to us from Oregon Health Authority, CDC, and Oregon Dept of Ag. 

Sauvie Island Farms 2020 Covid Safety Info:

*Please leave your personal containers & bags at home, due to cross contamination.  We will provide a box which holds 10 lbs, and a 1 lb. box or bags for you to pick into, for one time use. Do not bring our boxes back to reuse.

*Hand washing stations:  Please wash your hands before entering the u-pick field.

*Social distancing to provide a six foot space while in fields: 
Please follow the directions in the field and pick on the assigned rows.
Please do not plan to meet with a group to hang out.

*Do not eat fruit while picking:  This has always been a suggestion at our farm. Now it is required.

*NO picnicking or outside food at the farm:  In the past, we have encouraged families to spend time just hanging out at the farm.  This year, we ask that you come to u-pick only, and leave when you are finished. 

*Children must be with parents at all times:  We are not restricting children from going into the fields, but if this presents as an issue, we may have to make some changes during the season.

*No Dogs or pets allowed on farm property or in parking lot.  Leave your pets at home.  We are inspected each year for Good Agricultural Practices, and this is one of the food safety rules we must abide by.

*Flower cutting:  Bring your own clippers or scissors.
We will have a limited, small amount of scissors which will be cleaned after each use.  If you want you may bring your own bucket to stay in your car until after you have cut the flowers.  We will not have buckets to use and we will not allow your buckets on the farm.

*Face masks and gloves are a suggested safety precaution.


*Fresh picked berries will be by order ONLY. 
We will not have the stand with fresh picked berries this year. 

If you would like us to pick strawberries for you, you can order a 1/2 flat (5 lbs) or a full flat (10 lbs) by calling 503-621-3988.   prices on our website

www.sauvieislandfarms.com

*Orders must be placed at least one day ahead of when you want to pick up.

*We will have a limit for each day, so please wait for your call or text to confirm    your order before coming out to the farm.

*Please provide the date and time that you want to pick up your order. 

*Payment will be taken at the farm.  We will have 'curb side' pick up for these   orders.  Look for the marked parking spots when you enter the parking lot. 

You do not need to get out of your car.

*Our employees will also be practicing covid safety procedures.   If you have any concerns while at the farm, please talk to us.  We are doing the best we can to provide an atmosphere of safety while you are here.  

**If you have symptoms or have been around someone who is sick, we ask that you stay home. 

wheewwww.....we know this is a lot.


As the season progresses we will send out updates if any of this changes.
We appreciate your cooperation and your loyal interest and support of our farm.

2020 u-pick season at Sauvie Island Farms

2020,  Covid-19,  Stay at Home.......etc.

This has been an interesting spring.  
The stay at home order has not really changed our lifestyle, we live and work at home.


Our grown kids are in the midst of fighting this epidemic, doctors and nurses they are.  So we heard from them and started the "shelter in place" earlier than some Oregonians.  
My father passed away in the midst of this epidemic, and I have not seen my mom or my 6 siblings since his death.  It has been surreal.  We will gather, when it is safe for my 92 year old mom to be around people again.

Okay, thanks for listening.  

I know there are lots of questions about the upcoming strawberry season, whether the farm will be open for u-pick and how we will be operating this season.
We do plan to open the strawberry fields for u-pick.  

The berries are blooming and should be ripe by the end of May.  We know that we will have to change some of our procedures here on the farm, and we are working on how that will look.  We will let you know before opening what we are doing differently to keep our employees safe as well as those of you who come to the farm.  
We are also aware that many may not want to 'pick their own' this year, so we will have fresh picked strawberries available, most likely they will be by order only.  We will get the info to you on how to do this as soon as we get it set up.

All of the other berries-raspberries, blueberries, yellow raspberries, marions, tayberries-  look good for this season also.  Peaches have bloomed and are doing great.  We are getting the veggies and flower seeds into the ground, as well as some veggies getting started in the greenhouse.  

We hope to offer you the opportunity to come to the farm, get some fresh air, and pick your own fruits, veggies and flowers this summer.

More info coming soon!  

If you have any concerns or suggestions for us, you can comment here, or send us an email at sauvieislandfarms@gmail.com

Christmas trees 2019

2019 U-cut Christmas trees has been open since Friday, November 29.

Our inventory this year is lower than other years, due to the shortage of saplings for replanting.  We have trimmed the lower branches on many of the tall Noble trees, leaving beautiful trees for cutting this year.  We began the season unsure of how many trees we would be able to supply to you this season.  Many beautiful trees have already been cut, but there are still trees available.   Douglas fir are tall, with a few 5-6 ft, Grand is our lowest inventory, just a few 5-6 foot and many smaller sizes.  Noble fir, many sizes available.

 Beginning the week of December 9, 
we will be OPEN on Monday, Friday and Saturday,  10am-5pm.  

After those 3 days, we will need to determine if there are enough trees to continue into the next week.
For the most current update, call the farm message line at 503-621-3988.
We wish you all a very joyous Holiday season, and hope that you find your perfect tree

end of the peaches.....

We are picking the Elberta peaches this week, and will finish  the week with the O'Henry variety.  

We will be finished with peaches when these two are gone.

Bartlett Pear trees are loaded and need to be picked now.  Pick pears firm and let them ripen up at home.  If you keep them refrigerated they will not ripen as quickly.

Chester blackberries are great this week.  

Nice yellow raspberries. 

Blueberries are at the end of the season.

Sweet corn, cabbage, peppers, kale are the best veggies this week.

End of the season for green beans and pickling cukes.

Sunflowers are blooming!!

Check our farm message for the most current updates  

503-621-3988

Sauvie Island Farms u-pick season will close when all of the peaches are picked.  

so many PEACHES

The peaches at Sauvie Island Farms are ripening quickly.
We have several peach varieties ripe and ready to pick this week.
We are at the end of the Red Havens, the Hale-Havens are almost gone, we have some Rosas that need to be picked and the Veterans are ripening and starting to fall off the trees.  If you want to get fresh tree ripened peaches this summer, this is the week to come out and pick.  Many peaches have already ripened and fallen off the trees.

Bartlett pears are ready to pick also!

Chester Blackberries are huge and great flavor right now.  Blue Crop Blueberries are easy to pick and the yellow raspberries are ripening nicely.

Veggies this week:  Sweet Corn-bi-color and Bodacious.  Green beans, pickling cucumbers, kale, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini, leeks, peppers, & eggplant.

Sunflowers are blooming and many other flowers.