Backwoods MamaCherries

A Day of U-Picking in the South Okanagan

A Day of U-Picking in the South Okanagan

Jun 24, 2014

Today was our first u-pick day of the year. We started up at Covert Farms and picked their sweet organic strawberries ($2.50/lb). The picking was easy so it didn't take long to fill our cardboard box. Teddy wasn't too keen on standing between the rows of strawberry...

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Preserving Cherries

Preserving Cherries

Jul 27, 2011

I waffled on this one. I wanted to preserve cherries, Sweetpea got sick so I didn't want to anymore, then I came across some beautiful Okanagan cherries at the farmers' market and there was no turning back. Twenty pounds of cherries is a decent amount. Once you start...

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