Pick-Your-Own
RASPBERRIES
COMING LATE SUMMER
Season/Hours
Late August - October
Monday - Tuesday:
CLOSED
Wednesday - Sunday:
10:00am-7:00pm (AUG)
10:00am-6:00pm (SEPT)
10:00am-5:00pm (OCT)
Columbus/Indigenous People's Day
10:00am-5:00pm
Address
7825 144th Ave.
Bristol, WI 53104
Upon arrival at the farm, follow signs to our entrance. Our staff will guide you to park in the designated field. There will be employees in the field to assist you and answer queries.
PICK-YOUR-OWN
RASPBERRIES
Raspberry Picking at Thompson Farm — Fresh, Juicy, and Ready for You! 🍇
Come on out and experience the sweet joy of U-pick raspberries at Thompson Farm! There’s nothing like the satisfaction of plucking fresh, sun-ripened berries right off the vine. We’ll provide the baskets for you to fill with all the delicious, hand-picked goodness, and you can easily pay for them at our raspberry stand before loading them into your car. Ready to get picking? Don’t forget to check out our tips and recipes below for some inspiration!
Additional Information:
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Freshness You Can Taste: Our raspberries are as fresh as they come, which means they don’t last quite as long as the ones from the store. Be sure to plan ahead to use your berries before they lose their peak flavor!
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Stay Clean, Pick Happy: We’ve got grass between all the raspberry rows, so even if it’s a little wet outside, you won’t have to worry about getting muddy while you pick. It’s a functional, mess-free way to enjoy the farm!
📱 Check Before You Go: We encourage you to check our picking conditions and berry status before heading out to make sure the harvest is ready for you!
Ready for a berry good time? See you in the patch!
**WE DO NOT HAVE PRE-PICKED RASPBERRIES**
Tasty Recipes!
Curious about raspberry delights? Browse through our recipes to uncover the delicious treats you can create using raspberries from our farm!
Picking Tips & After Care
AFTER CARE
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Store the berries in the coolest part of your home (refrigerator, basement, garage floor, etc.)
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Do not rinse off berries until you're ready to use them
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Pour them into shallow pans and remove any mushed, soft, or rotting berries
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Grade your berries -- use ripest ones first
Freezing Raspberries
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Rinse the berries in a bowl of cold water. Gently stir them with your fingers to remove any dirt or bugs. Scoop the berries out of the water, and let the water drain off. Sprinkle with sugar. Then pour the berries into freezer bags or containers leaving some room for expansion. Put into freezer immediately. Berries can also be crushed, sweetened, and frozen.
Pick Ripe Berries
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Select firm, fully red, ripe berries
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Raspberries DO NOT ripen after they are picked.
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Look carefully for berries under the leaves and along both edges of the row
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The bushes do have thorns, so be careful when grabbing the bush to look for berries.
Using Frozen Raspberries
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Thaw only until berries can be broken apart. Serve while fruit still has ice crystals for fresh-like flavor!
How to Pick
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A fully ripe raspberry will gently fall into your hand when you pull on it slightly, without effort
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When picked, raspberry fruit detaches from the receptacle, so the fruit will have a "cupped" shape cavity at its center
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If you need to tug at the berry, it is not ready to be picked!
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Pick thoroughly, making sure you are getting all the berries that are ripe.
