Fun and family friendly activity! I love going during strawberry picking season/check their website…read morefor what produce are in season. Paying by the lb, they provide boxes and cartons.

We visited Bailey Family Farm on the very first day of strawberry picking for the year (Jun 1)…read moreright after lunch. They had their fields filled with their earliest variety, Sweet Sunrise, with tons and tons of gigantic berries ready for harvest. When I say tons, I mean it - each plant was flush with berries, and it barely took us 30 minutes to basically fill up our entire flat. They also had a limited number of Shuksan and Rainier strawberries, and some barely ripe Totems available for U Pick. We ended up picking an entire box with Sweet Sunrise and two smaller pints of Shuksan and Rainier. Sweet Sunrise - These are a deep crimson red both inside and out. They are large (averaging around 33g each), but large doesn't necessarily mean better. In this case, the taste is kind of diluted down by the amount of water inside. The most ripe and soft ones are sweet and fragrant, but the vast majority are somewhat diluted in flavor. Even the sourness is dilute. The berries are mostly soft and tender. These are still really great strawberries, but are more muted in flavor compared to some of the smaller varieties. Shuksan - This is the 2nd time I've eaten Shuksans and the 2nd time I've been a little disappointed. These are medium size berries, coming in at around 15.5g each. They are extremely sour, making me pucker with every bite. They are also quite a bit firmer than the other two strawberries, even the darker crimson ones. Quite possibly it's too early in the season for these. I'll have to come back later to try more. These have the most lumps and mutant individuals with tons of multiple fused berries. Rainier - This is probably my 2nd favorite variety of strawberry after Hoods (last year, I ate half a flat every week when these were available). It's really early in the season, so there weren't too many available for us to pick. The ones that we were able to locate fill the mouth with a delightful, strong and potent strawberry fragrance. Unfortunately most are quite a bit on the sour side - the ones in the coming weeks will probably be more sweet. Size is by far the smallest, coming in at around 12g per. The berries are really soft and teeth slice through them like warm butter. They are more acidic and are the only strawberry variety to cause me some stomach issues. We visited again the following Monday and the plants were noticeably skimpier. The leftover Sweet Sunrise were only a third the size of previous, and mostly not as ripe. There were more ripe Shuksans, Totems, Rainiers, and even some Tillamooks, Puget Crimsons, and Mary's Peaks ready. Just some quick notes for these: Tillamook - 24.4g avg, 6.2 brix, varying shape, awful variety, even the super red ones are ridiculously sour. Even beyond the sour, they taste awful. The juice is sour, bitter, nasty, the worst. Puget Crimson - 35.8g avg, 8.2 brix, caps really easily, didn't pick a single strawberry where the cap stayed on. Very conical in shape. Really dark red color. Stronger flavor than tillamook and more sweet, but still quite sour. Expected more flavor for being so dark red. Juice is dark in color, no particular distinguishing characteristics. Mary's Peak - 18.8g avg, 8.4 brix, leaves stay attached, some even have stems. Mostly conical in shape but some wider. Really noticeable seeds, can feel them protruding out of the skin. Very pronounced sweeter but mild flavor, some grassy notes. Juice has some candy element like pixie sticks but more sour. Really love the juice. Sweet Sunrise - 17.2g avg, 7.3 brix, half the size of the ones picked the previous week and not nearly as good. Not as ripe I guess so they don't cap nearly as easily. Deep red color, but more sour than sweet. Shuksan - 17.6g avg, 8 brix, Lumpy strawberries, lots of them fused together into big half moon shapes. Great flavor complexity, nasal, strong strawberry flavor, a little perfumey. More stem quality in the flavor, vegetal not bitter, probably because the pith/stem area stays attached more. Juice normal and bright. I liked these way more than the previous week. Rainier - 12.2g avg, 9.5 brix, most of the ripe ones have holes in them from birds and slugs. Aromatic, sweet but sour. Super perfumey elements. Best in flavor. Juice astringent surprisingly not as sweet as the brix would imply, more acidic instead. I like eating the whole berry more than juiced. Thanks to Bailey Farm having so many varieties, this kind of turned into a little science experiment. What else can I say other than that I will definitely be back next year for more strawberries. As a side note: I really wish farms grew Hood strawberries around here. Maybe we just don't have the right climate and soil for that variety? Those are my favorite by far, with the most sweetness (one batch I measured this year when down in Portland was 16 brix!) and best flavor complexity.

Excellent place for freshly picked, superb qualitty vegetables and fruits! I have spent over $250…read morethis summer and am pleased with every morsel! Thank you for having your stand! You are wonderful people too, with smiles and helpful tips! sand stars for you!!

From the owner: Our Farm Is An All Organic produce. We do not use any sprays. We take call in orders (Pickling…read moreCucumbers, Strawberries, and Rasberries Etc.) We also sell organic eggs

Mountainview Blueberry Farm is located not too far outside of the city and opens up for blueberry…read morepicking in July, though the dates can shift a little year to year. At about $3.50 / lb, it's literally cheaper than picking up blueberries from the store. They have a small grass / gravel parking lot with ropes outlining the rows and plenty of buckets in different sizes, which were surprisingly very clean (rare for a U Pick tbh). We pulled up around 10:45 AM on opening weekend and were in the first batch of folks in, but it was pretty crowded by the time we left around 11:30. Their blueberries were honestly incredible, super plump and not bland at all, which is my biggest complaint about store bought bluebs. When you check out, they've got some extra goodies like blueberry syrup with no added sugar (super good, have been using them on my pancakes ever since) and the service is super sweet. They also have a little food stand selling blueberry snacks (lemonade, ice cream, muffins, etc.) and some shaded picnic tables. The lemonade was a skip, definitely just made from the mix and wayyyy too sweet, but the blueberry ice cream which I want to say is a collab with one of the local ice cream wholesalers is DELICIOUS. Part of me wants to keep this place a secret so it doesn't get more crowded, but it's a great little weekend activity. Will definitely be back next year.

We always look forward to when blueberries are in season and you can get fresh local ones but for…read moresome reason have never gone out to you pick them ourselves. My wife got a tip from her aesthetician that Mountainview you pick had great blueberries and at a great price $3.45 / pound. So we went out there in mid-August. They have a number of varieties of blueberries and what's available to pick changes throughout the season. They post on their website daily what's available that day. On the day we went it was the Concord blueberry. We'd never heard of them but they had a deep blueberry flavor for a small berry. At the entrance they have three sizes of buckets to use to pick your berries. We liked the smallest size buckets. If you pick berries there is $5 minimum you have to pay (per group as best we could tell) That works out to picking at least 1 1/2 pounds which is totally easy to do. It was easy and fun to pick them off the bushes and the staff was good at giving advice if it's your first time. The Concord blueberries turned out to be so good! We at them fresh, my wife made blueberry muffins and we made blueberry freezer jam! The flavor of the jam was incredibly deep and intense. It turned out so good that we went back the next week to pick more blueberries. We'll be back next year for sure!

Love love love Skylight Farms! You can find them on Thursdays May to October at the Bellevue…read moreFarmers Market OR just down the road from Bob's Corn. For 2021 they have a CSA and you can pick it up every Saturday at the farm from 10-1 (this is also when the farmstand is open for veggie starts and produce). I chose the Market CSA with eggs (the BEST!) and can select my items each week...so much fun! This week I walked home with pak choi, spearmint (cocktail anyone?!), asparagus, cauliflower, spinach and misome. I was excited about all of it but the misome really intrigued me (asian citrus-y green). My favorite part of 2020 with Skylight Farms was trying produce that was new to me but also finding a new appreciation for old favorites! I found a recipe that really showcased the misome and used mushrooms, onion, and garlic and I was a big fan! I'm very excited for what this season has in store and equally excited to continue to support this amazing family-owned farm! What a huge asset to our community!

From the owner: Produce - over 200 varieties of vegetables, fruit, and herbs grown naturally, without chemical…read moresprays or pesticides. Eggs - laid by happy hens who live on pasture year-round and eat non-soy, non-corn, non-GMO feed. Beef - 100% grass-fed beef available by custom sale.

If you have kids, this is a great value. We were with 5 kids ages 1-6 and they had a blast for over…read more4 hours. There are so many games and things to do. Bouncy area, slide, train, candy cannon, corn maze, carnival type games. I would say this is the #1 reason to go. If you don't have kids, it's still nice. Parking is easy, no line to get in. The area is beautiful and everything was clean. Food was pretty decent (I mean that's not why you're there really). We got bbq, burgers, donuts, and coffee/matcha. Id recommend the bbq and pumpkin donuts (not apple). Tap beer and cider available. Pumpkin patch has a lot of variety and the pumpkins are in good shape. We got two for $13 (would have been $30 each at scam met market back in Seattle). The corn maze is no joke. It's big and you can get turned around. There are some lookouts in the maze which are cool to get a birdseye view. This is what a corn maze should be. And no, your phone won't work, you need to know how to read a paper map which they give you at the entrance. We loved it and so did the kids. Great day and adventure overall.

Is anyone under 42" or above 150 lbs? If so, avoid Stocker Farms. They have nothing for you and the…read morestaff get a joy out of stopping you. Parents should even hope to go go with their kids on the two under 42" rides. Food trucks are also a disappointment. The hay ride, candy cannon and the sunflow festival are the only positive things.

Marshland Produce Market is a great way to showcase and sell all of the area produce, and pantry…read moreitems produced in the immediate area. Customer service is always excellent, prices are ideal, and selections are seasonal. The space is both indoor, and outdoor making it very accommodating for families my husband enjoys letting our kids walk around while I shop within the market. I will return and highly recommend!

Really nice strawberry jam, the cider is also wonderful. The seasonal vegetables are much better…read morethan store bought. 10/10

Fun filled day- save up $$ as it can get expensive per activity , you can cherry pick though…read more Apple cannon was a hit with kids and adults 12 acre corn maze Pumpkin patch in acres Playground and lot of photo booths Fresh pumpkin donuts(line gets long) Fresh steam corn on cob Pizza, REAL lemonade(s), fries, local mart, fudge Tractor and cow train rides, zip line in play area Plenty of parking Lot of port-a potties around. It was a nice sunny Sunday for us, so prepare good few hours to walk around. Very friendly farm families and servers service was really good. Will be back next year

Honestly, this was a pretty fun place. The younger kids working the place were all very friendly…read more My friends enjoyed the hot cider and donuts, they had a nice provisions store with things like fresh honey, jam, pumpkins and more. There was a fudge shack. My first time in a corn maze. It was insane! Supposedly 5 acres could take you about two hours. We got an hour in and got to half way before we had to bolt. It was super fun though. I'd suggest it. They did an incredible job. Prices seemed fair!

My kids absolutely LOVE visiting Farmer Frog. This is a volunteer run, small farm. Families are…read morewelcome and there are open volunteer times on Saturdays to join work parties and meet other like-minded people. My kids have been put to work preping pots/compost for greenhouses, weeding strawberries, and planting onions.... among other tasks. And if weeding weren't fun enough, they are motivated by the 'treat' of feeding the goats/chickens the weeds that they collect at the end of the work party. The giant lego and sound garden are also big hits.

From the owner: Farmer Frog is a non-profit providing food to those in need in the Snohomish, WA area.read more

Friendly service, clean store, large selection and interesting selection as well found some…read morenew-to-me items that made our camp trip ten times better

Grocery Outlet in Monroe Washington have the best employees. The employees will help you get item…read moreoff the shelf. Grocery Outlet has a good selection of Christmas and Halloween. If you want good deals, Grocery Outlet has good deals.