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Welcome to Green bluff
7. YARYAN’S ORCHARD
14. HANSEN’S GREEN BLUFF ORCHARD, LLC
25. CHERRY HILL orchard & MARKET
509-238-6261
509-238-4902
509-238-1978
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)
Rod, Karen and family welcome you. 8215 E. Green Bluff Road, Colbert, WA 99005 You’ll find CHERRIES in July, PEACHES in August, APPLES, plums, grapes, fresh flowers in Sept/Oct. Take home fresh cider, chunky applesauce and a take-n-bake apple dessert. Wreaths and CHRISTMAS TREES start day after Thanksgiving. A trip to the bluff isn’t complete without a stop at.. hansensgreenblufforchard.com
Bosma Family - 18207 N Sands Road , Mead WA 99021. Come pick your own fun! We have U-Pick CHERRIES and RASPBERRIES in July. Then in August we have U-Pick PEACHES. Visit our farm animals, explore our antique gift shop in our big red barn. Visit our website for more information WWW.CHERRYHILLWA.COM
16. Eleven Acres Farm 509-238-9473
34. SUNDOWN BROWN’S PLACE
The Hunts, 10909 E. Day Mt. Spokane Rd., Mead, WA 99021. Applefest participant! Huge pumpkin patch! Apples, squash, gourds, cornstalks, strawbales, and much more! “We grow all we sell.” No spray or low spray produce. Sometimes closed Mondays. www.elevenacresfarm.com
509-238-4803 17425 N. Sands Road, Mead, WA. This is a great U-Pick Farm! APPLES( Gala, Red and Golden Delicious, MacIntosh, Macoun, Winter Banana). SPECIAL GROUP RATE 25% off! Bring more than 5 for a group: YOUTH GROUP, LIFE GROUP, COFFEE GROUP, PLAY GROUP. Have fun picking apples together!
Visit Green Bluff
11. HIGH COUNTRY ORCHARD 509-238-9545
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he 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.
Cherry Season
Cherry Pickers Trot
July 16-17, 23-24, 30-31
Peach Season Aug. 13 through Labor Day Celebrate one of our greatest treasures – big, juicy, tree-ripened peaches during the Peach Season. Peach ice-cream, cobbler, cakes, or pies – no matter how you slice them, our peaches are delicious.
Thursday, 2-6 p.m. Friday, 2-7 p.m. Saturday, 12-7 p.m. Sunday, 12-6 p.m. 509-238-BREW Facebook @ 238 Brewing Co.
We also offer house & farm calls! Dedicated to happy, healthy pets! (509) 238-1585 ~ mtspokanevet.net
• Dogs • Cats • Horses • Farm Animals • Exotics
Thursday, July 21 For a summer evening of family and fun for all ages! You will laugh ‘til it hurts as contestants compete in the largest Pit Spitting event this side of the Rockies – for the longest distance of the Cherry Pit Spit! Even the little folks will have fun in the free Tot Trot. We will have live music, a variety of food, cherry pies and other delicious goodies. Plus, family friendly fun for everyone! For more information email gbdma2010@gmail.com.
GRAB A VINE! 1 year old plants
8518 E. Green Bluff Road, Colbert, WA 99005 The Big Red Barn with Country Charm welcomes you to their orchard and country store, Gifts, antiques & Décor. U-Pick and picked fruit (Cherries, Peaches, Raspberries, Apples, Apricots and Pears). Unique gourmet lunches, fresh baked pies/pastries, ice cream and espressotreats. A special farm experience - weddings, company, family or church celebrations - WWW.HIGHCOUNTRYORCHARD.COM
45. willowpond pottery & herbs 509-808-3888 Visit our RESTORED BARN where clay turns into HANDCRAFTED POTTERY. Sign- up for a POTTERY CLASS and stroll through the BARN SHOPPE full of treasures from POTTERY, BULK HERBAL TEAS, LOCAL RAW HONEY, FRESH CHICKEN EGGS, GOAT MILK SOAP to an array of HERB PREP and STORAGE items. Wander through our fragrant HERB GARDENS and take home some FRESH CUT CULINARY HERBS. Open Thu-Sat. 10-5:30 www.WillowpondPotteryandHerbs.com
6. beck’s harvest house 509-238-6970 9919 Greenbluff Road, Colbert, WA. We grow over 100 Varieties of Fruit for U-PICK OR PICKED! Home of Green Bluff’s Famous Pumpkin Donuts. Wine Tasting and Live Music every weekend from June through October. Gifts, Gourmet Foods, Cider, Festivals & Special Events. Home of .... “FRIENDLY FAMILY FARM FUN”!!! info@greenblufffarms.com www.becksharvesthouse.com
Vintage Gift Shop
$5
Cherries (Bing, Rainier, and Pie) Raspberries & Peaches
grapehousevineyards.com 509-279-1436 • Colbert, WA
18207 N Sands Road | Mead, WA 99021 509.238.1978 | cherryhillwa.com
Grape House Vineyards
Sundown Brown’s Place, LLC (509) 238-4803 Green Bluff 17425 North Sands Road Mead, WA
You Pick Apples • Cherries Apricots • Plums Pears
Enjoy AND •Blueberries •Raspberries Your •Peaches • Apples Veggies
ELEVEN ACRES #16 on the map 10909 E. Day Mt. Spokane Rd
509-238-9473