Driving along on a sunny day recently we crested a hill - and look what lay out before us!!!
One of the most amazing raspberry fields we'd ever seen . . .
Rows and rows and rows of raspberries . . .
Glorious rows . . .
Rows running up and down the small hills . . .
A raspberry dragon?
We are fortunate that the farmers sell the raspberries at fruit stands through the county - at a very reasonable price - and we always buy several flats to freeze. They also grow crops of blueberries and strawberries, and sell those at roadside stands too. This is a wonderful place to live - and we get fresh cherries, peaches, pears and apples at roadside stands, brought over from east of the mountains where the orchards are.
Whatcom County is the top producer of raspberries in Washington. In 2004 Whatcom County growers produced 46 million pounds of raspberries, 85% of the state's crop. Since the state is the top producer of raspberries in the country, with over 87.8% of the nation's raspberries in 2002, this means that Whatcom County grows almost 75% of the nation's raspberries.
We are fortunate that the farmers sell the raspberries at fruit stands through the county - at a very reasonable price - and we always buy several flats to freeze. They also grow crops of blueberries and strawberries, and sell those at roadside stands too. This is a wonderful place to live - and we get fresh cherries, peaches, pears and apples at roadside stands, brought over from east of the mountains where the orchards are.
And right alongside the road - we came upon this massive filed of rhubarb . . . who knew that it was a local crop?
I'd never thought about commerial rhubarb fields - this one went on for about mile . . .
Some of the plants were already going to seed - I wonder if they are going to pick this rhubarb?
Kind of makes you hungry for rhubarb-raspberry pie - or raspberry-rhubarb jam doesn't it?
Run over to Dippity Road to see much more beauty!!
4 comments:
Oh darlin -- the photo of the rows running up that hill is to die for! Great shots and oh how i wish I could run up on something fun like this! wow.
Thanks sooo much for joining with us FFB -- I adore you for it!
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Claudia
That is amazing...beauty for real...
I have never seen anything like it.
Wowsers!!!
glenda
I live in Whatcom county, and I live in the midst of the berry fields. There is nothing like riding your bike during the harvest season through these area, the aroma of raspberries is overwhelming! I love this place. The berries are delicious here.
The sight is marvelous!!! :-)
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