Reviews for: Skipley Farm
(2 reviews)
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Me Memovna
(Jul 24, 2021)
Went there with high expectations, as heir website advertised cucumbers, potatoes, raspberries, and other things. Got there, and they only had blueberries, to which I had to climb over many downed thorny blackberry vines. Upon exit, they told me that the berries were $6/lb (wow) and there?s a $5 entry fee. Entry for what????? The only good thing about that place was their dog. I would avoid this place.
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Becky Brindle
(Apr 28, 2016)
the fruit- especially the apples- have flavor that I've never experienced before. they have nearly a hundred varieties I think. We picked in the fall and some of the more unusual varieties were already gone but there are so many it didn't matter. I know they offer Pick your own other fruit too but we haven't checked that out yet. I took my kids with me and they really loved roaming around the orchard, chasing ducks, visiting chickens and rabbits. I like Skipley Farm because they've become my go-to local fruit farm at the farm market which has really been the best way to sample all of the hundreds of things they grow. Farmer Gil is really knowledgable too. We had him come out to consult in our garden and it was like a wikipedia for our yard. We haven't done their CSA yet because we're so close to the farm market but I think that program really helps the farms a lot.
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Thank you for this kind review. We really appreciate our neighbors and customers that we have served.
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We have always encouraged tasting: "eat your way through the farm guilt-free" and charge a reasonable $5. Your $5 supports our efforts to do the research on varietal trials, growing techniques and provide scholarships for education. We are not non-profit yet though substantial donations continue to propel our mission of incubating farmers and feeding the local village. It is a place of science and education more than a public place. Its obvious you bypassed the required orientation. Did you taste the 15 blueberry varieties in the field? What we are is uber organic. Down the road you can buy Blueberries for half the price. We do not use plant or insect killers or "Organic" bacterium like spinosad- a broad spectrum insecticide-potent on honey bees and substantially allergenic to humans. Did you go home with a dozen potted blueberry varieties from the nursery to trial yourself? Local Harvest is not an easy platform and I do not spend time with regular updates here. Always access our website page skipleyfarm.com for weekly updates. Or call us for details as we are the publics' most diverse fruit farm on the West Coast. And yes we always have some seasonal vegetables, no longer tallied.