Pontious Farm - U-PIK berries, herbs, cherries, rhubarb, sweet corn, tomatoes, and peppers
Pontious Farm - U-PIK berries, herbs, cherries, rhubarb, sweet corn, tomatoes, and peppers

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-Nancee


The Pontious Farm will close early this year. Our last day of the 2010 season will be Sunday, August 29, 2010. (All remaining part-time workers will depart after that date, and Rick and Nancee's real jobs off the farm are just too hectic right now.)

If you're a veteran customer, know the system, and don't mind weeds and unmown grass, please feel free to come out and pick any crops still on the Available Now page. Tip: Bring a check because there may be no change in the cash box.

If you're a new customer, we hope you'll visit us next year when the 2011 season begins - usually sometime in June.

Thank you.

Welcome to Pontious Farm - East Central Illinois' only come-and-pick-'em berry, herb, and vegetable farm. For over 40 years, Pontious Farm has delighted families with our insecticide-free crops, petting zoo, picnic and play areas.

The chart below shows when our crops usually ripen. Please check the Available now page for what's really ripe and when.

Our Crops Usually Ripe In 2010 U-PIK Price *
Cherries mid/late June $1.75/pound
Currants mid/late June $3.50/pound
Gooseberries mid/late June $3.50/pound
Blueberries mid/late June - August $1.75/pound
Rhubarb mid/late June - frost $1.75/pound
Herbs mid/late June - frost $2.00 / $3.50 / $6.00
Sweet corn July - August $.25/ear
Snow peas July - August $1.50/pound
Sugar snap peas July - August $1.50/pound
Onions July-August $.50/pound
Cucumbers July-August $1.00/pound
Zucchini July-August $1.00/pound
Green beans July-August $1.50/pound
Blackberries July - frost $3.00/pound
Red raspberries August-frost $2.50/pound
Peppers August - frost $1.00/pound
Tomatoes August - frost $.75/pound
Wheat straw All year $3.00/bale
Alfalfa hay All year Market price

* Prices subject to change at the beginning of each U-PIK season.

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