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| SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
THE MINER
WELCOME TO GREEN BLUFF
7. YARYAN’S ORCHARD 509-238-6261
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Squash • Gourds Strawbales Cornstalks Apples And More!
“We Grow All We Sell”
Eleven Acres Sometimes closed Mondays
VISIT GREEN BLUFF
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John & Beverly Yaryan - 1/2 mile E. of Green Bluff Store. U-Pick & Picked: PEACHES (Early & Late Red Haven, Daroga Red, Rosa, Red Globe) APPLES, (Honey Crisp, Cameo, McIntosh, Gala, Early Gold, Jonathan, , Fugi, and more)
509 • 238 • 9473
www.elevenacresfarm.com
The present day Green Bluff Growers is an association of small family farms, food stands and breweries. Seasonal activities include pick-your-own fruit and annual festivals such as: Blooms on the Bluff, Strawberry Celebration, Cherry Festival, Cherry Pickers’ Trot and Pit Spit and Peach Festival in the spring and summer, and the Apple Festival in the fall and Holiday Memories in the winter. That’s a big change from the earliest days of the growers’ association, which formed in 1902. In those days, the group’s mission was to protect local strawberry growers from outside competition. Now, the association helps local farmers with agricultural tourism. The promise of an old fashion farm experience brings thousands of visitors each year to the rolling hills northeast of Spokane. If you’re from the city and have never had an opportunity to pick your own fruit or simply enjoy a ride on a beautiful day, take a drive up to Green Bluff. There are two loops, the West and East, full of small farms for the adventurous visitor to discover. Part of what makes Green Bluff unique in the entire country is the large concentration of farms – more than 30 – within such a relatively small area of about 12 square miles. The Green Bluff Growers Association may have changed somewhat over the last 100 years, but the country hospitality of its members remains just as warm and friendly as a century ago. The experience and crops you’ll find vary by season. For example, arrive in early August and buy apricots picked less than an hour before. While eating the juicy and still warm fruit, take a moment to examine the beauty of a golden wheat field beside the road. Mt. Spokane is not far away and it affords wonderful views and the perspective of how Green Bluff’s farms dot the landscape. Visit mid-September through October for the Apple Festival. What started a couple of decades ago as a one-day celebration of apples at the Green Bluff Grange has evolved into a six-week, all-out apple frenzy. Just like the old days, Green Bluff’s many growers continue to sell bushel upon bushel of Jonagolds, Granny Smiths and Fujis. But now they also entice families with live music, hayrides, corn mazes, pony rides and petting zoos.
A trip to the bluff isn’t complete without a stop at...
Hansen’s Green Bluff Orchard Apples, Fresh Cider, Grapes, Italian Prunes, Pumpkins, You-Cut Flowers, Jams, Honey, Chunky Applesauce & more!
Celebrate Johnny Appleseed’s Birthday - Sept. 29th You-cut Christmas trees starting Nov. 23
Open Daily 9am-5pm 8215 E Green Bluff Rd. • Colbert, WA • (509) 238-4902
www.hansensgreenblufforchard.com