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

updated 6/27/09

PEAK SEASON BEGINS FOR BLUEBERRIES!
PICKING TIME PER GALLON IS LOW!
Now picking Climax and Premier blueberries
A few sweet starting to show in Tifblue and Centurions
Bushes are bending over with the weight of the fruit and
We NEED YOUR HELP to get the the berries picked!

Kiowa and Chickasaw blackberries are LOADED!
still some Prime Jim and Jan and they are very sweet
Choctaw are about done
Navaho and Geogia Gem are just beginning


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!

Blueberry Picker Amy Fendley-  She is dressed appropriately for 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 to 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.  Seek shade, 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 help!
Berry Picker Amy Fendley IS "Dressed for the Weather"

Early figs- There are a few out there if anyone wants to try.
It will be slow picking now but once the summer figs come in we will be loaded.
Summer figs - forecast August 1
Seedless Table Grapes - Venus variety at the end of July
Jupiter, Mars and Neptune during August and early September
Muscadines - forecast August 18
Eggs - Chickens are loving the longer days and eggs are being sold at Amazing Savings in Six Mile
?!Veggie Market!? - Zoe will probably have a few veggies for sale Monday afternoons-
We will keep you posted as we get closer to harvest

We don't do Strawberries BUT
Strawberry Season is winding down
See our April newsletter for how to find local strawberry farmers

See You Soon!


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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