Unger Farms

We came on Day 1 of u-​pick for Hood strawberries. It was late afternoon and mostly picked through, as expected. We still did get to fill out buckets a little bit, but they were also selling Albion strawberries which are of the sweeter variety and SO DELICIOUS. I don’t know if it’s the Portland water that makes these berries so delicious or what but if being a Portlandian means eating these amazing berries for 3 months out of the year then sign me up! (I also saw a stand for their strawberries at the local New Seasons, yay for supporting local!)
When I came back to Chicago, you’d think I was strawberried out but nope I went straight to my local Whole Foods and picked up a pint, but it just wasn’t the same.

Met some friends to pick strawberries today. As their web site states, it is the end of the season for Hoods, but we found a decent amount and the kids had fun. Great place for a play date, with a small outdoor play area, picnic tables and farm store café for enjoying some delicious treats (we shared a strawberry shortcake!). We sat by the play house to watch the kids, but next time we’ll sit on the beautiful deck by the lake.

Today we headed west (crabby tween and I) to visit my mom at her care facility and made a strawberry detour at Unger Farms. I had to pry her away from electronics and muscle her into the car.
No u pick today, her arm is splinted. We grabbed a couple cartons of Hood berries and some jam, a strawberry lemonade, and a strawberry scented candle and took some pictures. It is dead on beautiful out here. A perfect weather day didnt hurt. The food that dressed up older people (im guessing they came directly from church) were eating (strawberry laden belgian waffle with whip, spinach salad with berries, yummy panini? Oh my! They have good stuff to eat) looked delicious.
We are coming back to eat lunch and u pick soon.
Princess ate strawberries steadily from Unger farms to my moms. «Mom why are these so easy to bite into and so juicy?» Her mood turned around, yay for strawberries and sunshine!
«Because theyre ripe, baby.»
«We have been missing out!!»
Yep. We are totally good at raspberry season but now we have to add strawberries to our agenda.
Sweet!
Go. You wont be sorry. Please leave some berries for us though, ok?
Only five berries made it home.

Unger Farms has the sweetest, juiciest, most perfect strawberries I have ever had in my entire life. I wish I had found this place sooner, I feel like I’ve been deprived of delicious strawberries for too long.
I’ve heard of this farm from their presence at local farmer’s markets, so I trekked out to Farm Land during the U-​Pick strawberry season in June. Probably one of my best ideas ever. $ 1.25/pound, very affordable. Bring your own buckets and containers!
The farm is right by a beautiful lake, so it was super relaxing. I let my dad and sister do most of the heavy picking while I squatted there and ate all the strawberries (shhhhh!). We were planning on using the strawberries to make smoothies since we picked so many, but they were too delicious to waste on blending. I may have eaten most of the 13 pounds we picked… SO YUMMY. I’m definitely going again next year!

This is one of those things I really want to keep a secret, but is is so neat I have to tell you about it
This review is for their Farm Store in Cornelius.
First off they have a gravel driveway, so don’t drive your fancy car, I did and had to go back the next day, we don’t do gravel. They built this big beautiful barn/​store a few years ago and it is pretty cool. They sell Berries and Veggies of all kinds as well as wine, art, crafty things, handmade food, honey, and they also have a cooler full of Lamb cuts. The store is on a man made lake and has a great deck to sit and relax and watch the birds.
You can also get a light lunch while you are there, they have a nice Cheese Plate, various fruit Smoothies and Sandwiches as well as Strawberry Shortcake (which is enough for two).
It is a beautiful location and very serene, if you want it really quiet go during the week and it is super relaxing. They do have children related things to play on if you happen to have kids!
I make it a weekly trek for all my fresh Berry needs.

The Farm Store is beautiful and serves great drinks and food. The raspberry lemonade and the strawberry spinach salad were both yummy and extremely reasonable. The strawberries, blueberries and blackberries were wonderful. Funny, I’ve never been a fan of blackberries before but theirs changed my mind.
What a cute place to spend an afternoon — eating, picking, taking in the lake and view. The gift store also has great items for cooks. Bought a olive oil decanter and wanted about 10 other things. Next time!
I’ll think about this place more for lunch now too. Can’t beat the freshness, the prices and the location. Yum!

Favorite berries (esp strawberries). #1 choice at farmers market. 2012 has berry CSA
Sells honey too

Only the most amazing berries in the universe!!! I have never seen blueberries that big!!! All thier fruit is delicious and I wait patiently every spring /​summer for them :-)
Whether they are at the farmers market or the farm You must try them!!!

$ 1.25/lbs. u-​pick hood strawberries! Get ‘em now, they’re only going to last just a couple more weeks! OM NOM NOM NOM!
P. S. Bring yer own boxes/​tubs. They give you buckets to collect with, but nothing to take home with you! And plastic bags will not suffice (protect your precious berries)! TRUST ME.