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WELCOME TO
The Sanctuary Blueberry Farm
A Family Friendly
Pick-Your-Own Experience!
The Sanctuary Blueberry Farm is a family friendly farm, and we are renowned for our big sweet berries nourished with only natural mineral rich pond and well water and organic fertilizers. Never any chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or weed killers used on our fields!
Curious about what blueberry plants look like in the spring during pollinating season? We made this video just for you so you could see the progress of the berries!
Blueberry Picking Schedule
2023 Season Opening Week!
Note: always refresh this page to get the most updated version as we change it frequently during blueberry picking season!
Wow! What an amazing opening week we have had! Thank you to all who came out on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday! The berries are looking great--there are still early ripening varieties getting big and sweet. Here are the remaining hours for this weekend:
Saturday June 3:
7 AM to Noon and 4-8 PM
Weather Permitting
Note: We have removed Sunday hours this week due to impending weather that evening!
We will post next week's hours by Sunday evening...always weather dependent, of course!
We expect to have ripe berries through the month of June--and be sure to watch for live videos, photos, and updates on our Facebook and Instagram pages.
We do have lots of opportunities throughout the year and during the season for events at the farm, such as homesteading classes, gardening classes, natural medicine classes, shopping for healthy foods classes, and even cooking classes!
We are in the process of revising our website to include a calendar of upcoming events, and until we get that done--if you join our email list you won't miss anything. (Very bottom of the page to join the list.)
Looking forward to seeing you soon at the our farm for picking or for an educational event, or at our son's weekly market: Montgomery Farmers Market!
Tom and Evangeline Reed
The Sanctuary Blueberry Farm
When you come to pick...
Berries are $5 per pound and you only pay for what you pick. Bring your own picking containers from home or purchase buckets from us and re-use them each time you come! We accept cash or credit cards--no checks please. Please consider wearing good CLOSED TOE shoes (to protect your feet from ants and other pests on the ground), and some sun protection like a broad brimmed hat or sunscreen. We do have water for sale--or bring your own. Do stay hydrated in the Texas summer heat!
Our berries are completely chemical free--we weed by hand (our men work several hours 5 days a week to keep the fields free of weeds and the rows mulched and mowed) and we use no chemical herbicides, pesticides, or fertilizers. Natural fertilizers like fish emulsion and molasses are what we feed our plants to make the SWEETEST berries! Come visit us! We believe you'll come back!
Best Picking Practices
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Wear closed toe shoes
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Bring hat and sunscreen
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Bring water bottles
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Bring insect protection
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Pick ONLY the powdery deep blue berries--white, pink and green ones are not yet ripe and super SOUR
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We will direct you to the best places to pick for the day, however, you may pick anywhere in the field you find some ripe berries. The smaller bushes often have really big sweet berries too!
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Keep a good eye on small children. We have a pond and there are critters such as fire ants they can encounter
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Use the tiny small buckets for toddlers and small children. That way if they tumble and tip their berries, they don't lose as many
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Let the farmers know if you encounter anything that needs their attention
