The Happy Berry

Welcome to The Happy Berry - blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, figs & elderberries

updated 08/30/10

Tall Grass Alert:
Our farm tractor rolled on 8/2- No one hurt, Thank heavens!!
But it is still out getting repaired
Please bear with us as we cannot mow until we get it back

YES! We are OPEN regular hours through Labor Day Weekend Including Monday!

Bronze Muscadines (aka Scuppernogs) Are REALLY Doing It!
- Picking is Very Very Good!
Black muscadines are coming along
Picking is good and will be excellent in a few days
Muscadines are picked one at a time
There are two varieties of muscadine per row
Choose the ripe by color, feel and taste
Read About How to Pick Grapes

Read our Press Release for a little interesting history about muscadines

Neptune Grapes - Foiled by Disease
Neptune grapes are essentially done
We have about 20-30 qts in the cooler as of Monday 8/30, then all done
For the Die Hard Picker who is REALLY willing to work at it
there are just a few out there and the picking is very very difficult
Our apologies that we were not able to get the disease under control
but promise we will have a better program for managing the disease next year

Early Bird Gets the ... Figs!
Figs have slowed to a trickle
There are some figs each day,
but only enough for the 1st or 2nd pickers in the field

Blueberries - 'Bout Done
Picking is very poor
You really have to scout for them- they are scattered and in pockets
And the Robins have moved in ...

*If you have your own buckets for picking please bring them.
Lots of our dedicated pickers have their own buckets and systems-
we welcome your creative solutions!

Market Schedule
As the harvest is winding down, the market schedule is subject to change
Current harvest is Muscadines & Neptune Grapes
*Not likely to have blueberries*
Pickens Market - Wednesday Mornings
Pendleton Market - Thursday Aftternoons
Greenville Market - Saturday Mornings

Eggs
The Happy Berry eggs are only on the farm right now

On behalf of all us local farmers...
We appreciate your support!
Come see Us! Anytime!

Dress for the weather
Berry picker Amy Fendley- pictured right - is dressed appropriately for this hot weather. A long sleeve loose fitting cotton shirt, long pants, a floppy hat to shade her face and good shoes. She is also carrying water with her into the field. The cotton absorbs the sweat where it evaporates and keeps her cool. If you do not keep hydrated your body temperature can get too high very quickly and be very harmful. Symptoms, in addition to dizziness and feeling bad, can be failing to sweat or excessive sweating. If you experience any of these symptons, seek shade, use wet towels or anything you can to get your body temperature down. Ice on neck, arm pits, forehead. Get help!- even using your cell phone to call the staff on the porch to come get you!

Berry Picker Amy Fendley IS "Dressed for the Weather"

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Arial photo of The Happy Berry in Early Spring/Dogwood season

Arial Photo of The Happy Berry Farm- Early Spring/Dogwood season

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The Happy Berry farm fresh eggs are now available at Amazing Savings in Six Mile!
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Think Farm, Think Fresh - Buy Local!

Pick Your Own and Pre-Picked Blueberries, Blackberries, Raspberries, Figs, and Elderberries The Happy Berry Inc. is located on the eastern shore of Lake Keowee in Pickens County, South Carolina. It is a pick-your-own small fruit farm with blackberries, blueberries, figs and elderberries available in-season. The season is from June 1 to Early September in most years. Pre-picked berries are available on farm.

As you enter the farm you drive past rows of blueberry bushes and see the old tenant house used as headquarters for the farm. The house site has been there since before the mid 1800's but has burned down at least once. The house was rebuilt sometime prior to 1937, with an addition in 1952. Sales take place on the front porch. In the house is grading equipment, a walk-in cooler equipment and storage for all the various things that are need to make the farm run. Standing on the porch you can look out over the blueberries and blackberries.

To help people find there way around the farm the grassed walkways are named for the varieties of Daylilies that adorn the end of rows. Want to learn about management, The Happy Berry Bunch will be glad to share what they know with you. As you return from picking and you feel guilty because The Happy Berry Bunch did not weigh you in, you can contribute to the Sin Bucket to atone for your sins. Actually you are encouraged to graze while picking--there is no better way to learn what is a ripe berry.

Coupons are available in local papers and on this web site. A newsletter is sent out a couple of times a year, more often if you are an electronic subscriber, to keep folks informed of what's happening and how the crop is coming along. For those interested in pre-picked you can leave an order here.

We pride ourselves on providing more than a place to pick delicious, and nutritious berries. We also want to contribute to healthier lifestyles and eating habits. And ultimately, our belief is that local farms like ours provide an essential environmental service for the future of our planet.

Please come visit us at the farm. Enjoy the fun of pick-your-own sweet, fresh, high quality berries in the marvelous out of doors. Not only is it fun it is also healthy. Recent research has shown the berries are nutriceuticals.

Sincerely,

The Happy Berry Bunch, Walker, Ann, Zoe & Betty Ann

The Happy Berry, Inc.
Mailing Address Only: 120 Kelley Creek Road
Farm Address-No Mail Receptacle: 510 Gap Hill Road
Six Mile, SC 29682
Phone: (864) 868-2946
Farm: (864) 350-9345
Email: ContactUs@TheHappyBerry.com