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.

A charming little two acre farm full of ripe blueberries. Farmers have been here for more than two…read moredecades and are very friendly and helpful. No frills or "influencer experiences", just good ole country charm. Get your blueberries now and thank them for growing food for us!

Wonderful people and delicious huge blueberries at a reasonable price. Don't miss this hidden gem…read moreclose to town!

I came here right after visiting Mountainview Farms and it was a very different experience! No…read morefrills, just berries. The varieties that were open for picking were Reka and Legacy and I decided to try the Legacy variety. The worker said I could drive there but I already had my baby in the stroller out of the car ready to go so I decided to walk it- bad idea. I think it was about a 5-10 minute walk on a very dusty and bumpy road. Once I got out there though it was beautiful and very quiet! I trekked back to pick sole Reka and all of the berries were really dusty and dirty looking. Berries were tasty though!

No frills, delicious berries and good prices! We asked the staff which sections were most ripe and…read morethey were helpful in guiding us the right direction. This is the only u pick I've been to but would recommend! Dont wear nice shoes if you care about them getting a little dusty :)

Beautiful family farm with fresh cut flowers daily! You can buy variety bundles and or sunflowers…read more I'm looking forward to the fall season for the pumpkin patch and all things autumn activities!

Christmas event was spectacular! Loved the duck races. There was so much for all ages to doread more

Family friendly activity! Very fun and chill, weather was perfect for blueberry picking. Prices…read morewere also so cheap- it was only $8 for ~2 lbs. it is the end of the season, so a lot of the bushes are bare, but there are still plenty. The weekend also had the sunflower festival, but tickets are around $20 a person. Safe and lively, lots of younger kids.

Sunflower festival and u-pick blueberries with an 18 month old!…read more We purchase 2 adult sunflower admissions tickets and one butterfly release ticket and it totaled around $50. The sunflower area was really cute, we chose not to take any flowers home with us but we enjoyed all of the photo props and areas. They had face painting vendor but we didn't try it out. We enjoyed the butterfly release! My son really loved seeing the butterflies! This was a ticket we bought separately from admission but we thought it was fun. You can also just watch the butterflies without buying a ticket. For the price i thought it was kind expensive for what was available but all in all, I don't mind supporting the farm. It's very laid back and more bare bones than other farms we've been to. U-pick blueberry is free admission and so is the area where you can get blueberry lemonade and ice cream. They have a store with some of their goods like blueberry syrup and jam. They don't sell already picked blueberries so you have to make sure to bring your blueberry picking energy. They have buckets you can use.

Cute little farm. Took 3 yr old grandson in for pumpkin picking. Nice that they have a little patch…read moreto go to for free. Great looking pumpkins and a lot to chose from. Small petting zoo too. There is a lower field with various activities and a bigger field for an entrance price but we were fine with the little one. The barn has some great items and their apple cider donuts were great Only negative was that pumpkins are pricey.... But grandson had a great time.

We came here the first weekend they started the fall festival and it wasn't very busy or crowded…read morewhich was definitely nice. The pricing was slightly cheaper than other farms and I really think this place is underrated given the amount of activities, pumpkin variety and location. This isn't too far from north Seattle located in Lake Stevens and parking was ample. They even have a few farm animals (e.g. chickens and goats) where you can pay quarters to buy food to feed them. Food wise, we didn't get to try too much, we really wanted the roasted corn but they were understaffed that day and didn't want to wait for it. I got a corn dog and they also had burgers... menu had fries but they didn't have fries that day either. The highlights were the play area for the kids, giant bouncy pumpkin, the cow ride for kids and the hay ride. Best of all, we didn't have to wait in line. They also had several photo spots with gorgeous pumpkin decor set up. It probably would've felt more festive if there were more people but it was still a great time for our family.

Always a great experience at this farm, it's huge and there's tons of space to roam around and…read moremultiple play areas for kiddos. We went for the baby animals experience and we had so much fun. They had baby ducks, chicks, kittens, puppies & bunnies. There's a little shop you can purchase local stuff from and a few different snacks and food for purchase. They even have a cider garden which is family friendly. The staff are always so kind. We'll be returning for the fall events!

Swans trail really is true premiere farm experience for littles! The tickets are definitely pricy-…read moreit was $24.95/person (including toddlers, they aren't free) but there is SO MUCH to do! Hold baby animals, jump on the huge jumping pillows, wagon rides, picking strawberries (apples in the fall) and tons of farm slides, sand, etc. You can easily spend multiple hours here and not run out of things to do. The staff are all high school kids for the most part but they make it a point to make your experience special. My last rave is the food! Everything I've tried has been so yummy! The Apple cider donuts in the fall, the strawberry shortcake in the summer- these are treats I dream about all year! I can't wait to return for Apple picking in September!

We visited the "new" Rusty Nail at Thomas Family Farm on reopening weekend. My husband and I were…read morereally looking forward to it, as we've always loved TFF and were excited to have a new place to eat in Snohomish. First and foremost, the food was delicious! We were not disappointed in that area at all. The presentation was beautiful, and both the quality and portion sizes were spot on. We had the wedge salad, corn ribs, and steak bites (made with steak from their own farm), and everything was excellent. The service was also fantastic. The team at TFF is among the best in Snohomish. A couple of things could be improved, which I imagine are growing pains from opening weekend. The biggest challenge was that we had to close out our tab each time we ordered rather than keeping one tab open throughout our visit. It was very inconvenient as a guest experience, so hopefully that's something they're able to streamline as they settle into operations. The other minor issue was that the store area wasn't quite ready yet, so we weren't able to fully experience that part of the visit. I'm looking forward to seeing it completed when we come back. Overall, not much has changed from the Rusty Nail we knew before, but the food is great, the service is wonderful, and we're excited to visit again soon.

We went for their sunflower festival and butterfly release. That all went well. Lunch at their…read moreRusty Nail restaurant was a very different experience. We placed our order at 11:30. After waiting for 20 minutes, I went to their food pickup table to get our meals as soon as they were ready so that we could eat and get to the butterfly release. I saw what looked like five of the seven items we ordered come out shortly. They then sat under a heat lamp for another 20 minutes, when two of us left to get to the butterfly release. I was fairly certain that quite a few orders placed afer ours were served before us, as there were only three groups at tables when we arrived, and many more than that were served while we waited. The rest of our group joined us just before 12:30 with our food orders. After the butterfly event, we went back to our outdoor table and finally had our lunch about 90 minutes after we placed our order. We then discovered that we got a kids size mac and cheese instead of the adult entree, and the other kids mac and cheese included was minus the fruit. Thomas Family Farms is a great place to visit, but avoid their restaurant.