Today, we had GREAT blueberry picking at Wintergreen Tree Farm in Mantua. It took us about 40 minutes to get there from Mayfield Heights. They are located near route 44, south of 422.
We saw a couple of Pick your own signs along our route. They made it easy to find the location without driving past. This U-Pick farm is low key. There is one attendant who works out of a large shed type of building. We were greeted by Julie. This is her family’s farm, so she has worked here a long time. She was very friendly and especially nice to the kids.
The parking lot was very close to the road. So, truck entertainment was enjoyed by Sally and Nick.
The kids start out picking. They are usually excited to pick when we first arrive.
There were so many blueberries on the bushes. I think I only picked at 4 large bushes. That’s 2 pounds per bush! They were huge bushes.
The kids got bored early, so we got the blanket out of the car. They sang “row row row your boat” complete with clapping at the end of the song. Nick makes up verses just like me so it’s extra fun to hear him sing.
Julie took a photo of us when we finished. I’m wearing a 32 oz. yogurt container with string around my neck to allow for 2 handed picking. It worked great. Whenever it started to get full or the kids needed something, I dumped the berries into the larger (provided) bucket. When we were done, Julie weighed our berries which we took home in a large plastic bag. Then, I put them into containers. We froze the 3 containers on the right, I made a blueberry pie and we left some in the fridge for snacking and blueberry muffins.
We ended up picking 8.08 pounds of berries. Our total was $12.12. They are $1.50 per pound. For reference, there is about one and a half pounds to a quart of blueberries. So far this summer, we have done U-Pick 8 times without repeating a farm. Since blueberries are my favorite, I think we’ll be going back to Wintergreen Tree Farm a couple of more times while we can get good picking.
Wintergreen Tree Farm is located at 3898 Winchell Rd, Mantua, OH 44255. Their phone number is (330) 221-3835.