updated 8/30/2024
LAST DAYS OF THE SEASON!
LABOR DAY WEEKEND
PICK-YOUR-OWN BLUEBERRIES DISCOUNT!
$3.75 per pound
(more than 15% of the regular price)
The bushes are still just dripping with blueberries and we have the best picking. Our fields are carefully organized and our field managers will guide you to the bushes that have yet to be touched by anyone else, guaranteed! So bring a stool, settle in, and fill your trays picking from just one or two bushes!
LABOR DAY WEEKEND
PICK-YOUR-OWN BLUEBERRIES DISCOUNT!
$3.75 per pound
(more than 15% of the regular price)
The bushes are still just dripping with blueberries and we have the best picking. Our fields are carefully organized and our field managers will guide you to the bushes that have yet to be touched by anyone else, guaranteed! So bring a stool, settle in, and fill your trays picking from just one or two bushes!
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OPEN HOURS
8:30am - 4:00pm Saturday Noon - 4:00pm Sunday LAST DAY OF THE SEASON! 8:30am - 4:00pm Labor Day Monday |
Pick-Your-Own!
LABOR DAY WEEKEND
DISCOUNT BLUEBERRIES $3.75#
Blueberry picking is excellent right now!
CURRANTS $4.50#
Currants still available, both red and black.
RASPBERRIES
Raspberry season is over!
Earn a discount with 25 pounds of blueberries (2 full trays)!
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Three varieties of red currants!
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Fresh-Picked BLUEBERRY PINTS $5.50 each $60 per 12 pint flat DRIVE-IN SALES or CALL TO RESERVE 715-779-3941 |
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FROZEN BLUEBERRY
10# BULK BOXES $60 AVAILABLE NOW! drive-in sales or call to reserve 715-779-3941 |
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ALSO AVAILABLE
HONEY
MAPLE SYRUP
WINE
SPARKLING CIDER
ALL PRODUCED RIGHT HERE AT THE FARM!
HONEY
MAPLE SYRUP
WINE
SPARKLING CIDER
ALL PRODUCED RIGHT HERE AT THE FARM!
July 8, 2024
The first blueberry of the season
The first blueberry of the season
June 30th, 2024
The berries are coming...
The berries are coming...
The blueberry picking will be amazing this year. The bushes are loaded with developing fruit.
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The black and red currants are large and abundant and the first signs of ripening are beginning to show.
The raspberries are beginning to emerge and size, but are also still loaded with bloom.
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The honeybees are working the raspberries, the secret ingredient to our farm's fruity flavored honey.
The raspberries canes are carefully trellised so that the fruit spurs develop outward.
In this way the raspberries are exposed, creating a wall of fruit for easy picking.
In this way the raspberries are exposed, creating a wall of fruit for easy picking.
June 16th, 2024
The berries are coming...
The berries are coming...
The raspberries are in bloom, predicting the harvest season is about a month out.
The blueberries are loaded again this year, and they are beginning to size.
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Red and black currants are well on their way.
And before too long, the parking area will once again receive visitors.
May 27th, 2024
A Sea of Blueberry Blossoms
May 27th, 2024
A Sea of Blueberry Blossoms
We are hiring for the coming season!
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* WORK OUTSIDE IN A BEAUTIFUL ENVIRONMENT
* BONUSES FOR COMMITTED WORKERS
HARVEST CREW picking and packing blueberries
PICK-YOUR-OWN MANAGER assisting customers in the field
CHECK-OUT RETAIL assisting customers at the sales booth window
Call (715) 779-3941 or email [email protected]
* BONUSES FOR COMMITTED WORKERS
HARVEST CREW picking and packing blueberries
PICK-YOUR-OWN MANAGER assisting customers in the field
CHECK-OUT RETAIL assisting customers at the sales booth window
Call (715) 779-3941 or email [email protected]
Pikes Creek Winery
Wine and Sparkling Cider
Available at:
- Andy's IGA - Bayfield
- Apostle 22 - Bayfield
- Bayfield Apple Company - Bayfield
- Hillcrest Orchard - Bayfield
- Hansen's IGA - Washburn
- Chequamegon Food Co-op - Ashland
- Wild Berry Market - Minocqua
Harvest Season 2023
July 15th, 2023
...not yet ready for picking.
...not yet ready for picking.
Tuesday August 23rd, 2022
An ocean of blueberries!
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Tuesday August 9th, 2022
Another beautiful day!
Tuesday August 9th, 2022
Another beautiful day!
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Saturday August 6th, 2022
After the Point to La Pointe Swim...
After the Point to La Pointe Swim...
After the 2.1 mile Lake Superior swim race, swimmers spend the afternoon at Highland Valley Farm... It's a biathlon of swimming and picking! And here are our champions checking out with an amazing bounty: blueberries (right), blackcurrants (third from left), and three varieties of red currants: Rovada (left), Blanca (fourth from left), and Pink Champagne (second from left).
Saturday July 30th, 2022
Opening Day
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July 16th, 2022
...not yet ready for picking.
The blueberries are beginning to size and turn color but they are not yet ripe. Can the bushes continue to hold this bountiful crop?
The raspberries are loaded. Although not ripe yet, our late season variety "Taylor" is trellised up high where the berries are exposed and easy to see... so you either have to pick-em' or they will smack you in the nose! Honeybees are working the last few blossoms on these bushes (adding a hint of raspberry flavor to our farm's uniquely delicious honey). We expect them to be ripe and ready to pick by the start of the blueberry season.
Blackcurrant pickers will not be disappointed. There is a large crop this season. They should be ripe for opening day. Do not wait too long to pick yours because we will likely machine harvest these for wineries and other commercial processors by the second week of August.
Red currants are coming along nicely. These too may be ready for picking by opening day.
June 19th, 2022
The Farm is Looking Gorgeous!
The Farm is Looking Gorgeous!
The bushes are loaded with berries this season. Although it was fun while it lasted, 2021 provided a disappointing blueberry harvest. What would normally be a 5 to 6 week season (from late July to early September), lasted only 3 weeks. Consequently, this created an exceptionally long post harvest window when the bushes develop next season's fruit buds before settling into winter dormancy. So the pendulum has now swung the other way. There will be a tidal wave of blueberries this season.
The lupin are in full bloom!
The fields are looking beautiful! The plants experienced no winter injury. We are caught up on our pruning and weeding and fresh mulch is presently being applied.
Even the vineyard is off to a great start this season!
Fall 2021
Pikes Creek Winery was featured in the Chequamegon Food Co-op's quarterly magazine. What an honor! Read below.
Pikes Creek Winery was featured in the Chequamegon Food Co-op's quarterly magazine. What an honor! Read below.
Harvest Season 2021
Saturday July 31st
Tuesday July 27th, 2021
Opening Day July 24th, 2021
SPRING COMES TO THE FARM
Spring always comes to us first in the Sugar Bush. Although we set fewer taps due to a shortage of help, it was still a productive season. We now have a good inventory of Maple Syrup available for purchase
In the plant nursery, Jon sets out rootstock he has grafted with colonial era heritage varieties that will be grown up for his future cider-apple orchard.
Chris installs package bees in the Apiary as he begins another honey production season.
Rick assessing blueberries in bloom after a late frost. Temps were at 28F... right on the edge!
New team member, Cosmo, is an attentive learner and shows great potential...
Info we are proud to share...
HIGHLAND VALLEY FARM is SOLAR POWERED!
Investing in solar generated electrical power is consistent with our commitment to protecting the environment--and it has also proven to be a sound business decision. Our 21.6 kilowatt system, designed to produce the farm’s entire energy need, was surprisingly affordable. Financing on a ten-year plan, our monthly payments are equivalent to previous years' average electric bill. While energy costs will likely continue to rise, our electricity expense is now locked in. After final payment, that expense will be entirely erased from the farm’s budget--well within the warranty of the system!
We learned about the opportunities of solar from Cheq Bay Renewables in Bayfield. This non-profit is a great resource for anyone interested in learning if solar can work for them. Also, we are very satisfied with the service, guidance and support that we received from our system provider: Next Energy Solutions in Shell Lake, WI. Finally, we are grateful for the net-metering policy provided by our electricity provider, Bayfield Electric Co-op. Having a meter that flows both ways means that excess kilowatts are pushed into the grid during high-production periods. Electricity is then drawn back from the grid when the sun goes down--so we are 100% solar with no batteries required.
HVF is CERTIFIED for SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
As a member of the national Food Alliance, a non-profit organization that certifies the highest standards for sustainable agricultural production, HIGHLAND VALLEY FARM is subjected to a third inspection that monitors our stewardship of the land, protection of the environment, use of natural or safe chemicals only when necessary, preservation of wildlife habitat, and implementation and maintenance of safe labor practices and fair compensations.
As a member of the national Food Alliance, a non-profit organization that certifies the highest standards for sustainable agricultural production, HIGHLAND VALLEY FARM is subjected to a third inspection that monitors our stewardship of the land, protection of the environment, use of natural or safe chemicals only when necessary, preservation of wildlife habitat, and implementation and maintenance of safe labor practices and fair compensations.
