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Harvest Time
apple varieties. 634-4433; a quarter mile
AgRICULTURE
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1. Pomeroy Farms
Picked and U-pick Bing, white Rainier
and Brooks cherries on Marsh Creek
Road west of Walnut Boulevard (Vasco
Road). Picked and U-pick Bing and white
Rainier cherries on Payne Avenue east
of Walnut Boulevard. Picked and U-pick
sparkling June nectarines, springcrest
and flavorcrest peaches, Patterson and
Westley apricots on the east end of
Eureka Avenue. Walnuts and walnut
meats available. www.pomeroyfarm.com.
2. Dwelley Farms
Apples, berries, cherries, apricots,
plums, pluots, peaches, nectarines, white
peaches and white nectarines, squash,
onions, green beans, wax beans, romano
beans, white and yellow sweet corn,
black-eyed peas, tomatoes, cucumbers,
dill, basil, peppers, eggplant, bell
peppers, honey, melons and other fruits
and vegetables. 634-6508; Delta Road
between Highway 4 and Sellers Avenue.
3. Lopez Ranch
U-pick and fresh-picked sweet Bing
cherries, white Rainier cherries, sweet
white peaches, freestone peaches, plums,
nectarines, Mutsu, Granny Smith and Fuji
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4. Salvador’s Family Farm – U-pick cherries
U-pick Bing cherries. 634-1957; 815
Hoffman Lane; www.salvadorfamilyfarm.
com.
5. Maggiore Cherry Ranch
Picked and U-pick cherries. Bings, Brooks
and corral champagne. 634-4176;
Walnut Boulevard, a half mile south of
Balfour Road.
6. Mike’s U-pick
U-pick white peaches and white
nectarines only. Syrah grapes also
available in September for winemakers.
698-7459; Concord Avenue, a quarter
mile east off Walnut Boulevard; www.
mikesupick.com.
7. Tachella Family Farms
Picked and U-pick apricots, peaches,
nectarines, black-eyed peas, eggplant,
tomatoes (including heirlooms) and
okra. Picked only: apples, artichokes,
asparagus, beans, beets, cherries, citrus,
corn, cucumbers, figs, garlic, honey,
melons, onions, pears, peas, persimmons,
pistachios, pomegranates, plums, pluots,
potatoes, squash (green and yellow),
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Pompei Nursery
4701 Main St. Oakley • 625-7330
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strawberries, cauliflower, broccoli,
cabbage, carrots, basil and other herbs,
frozen fruit pies, dried fruits and nuts.
513-8495; 2017 Walnut Boulevard
between Payne and Concord avenues.
8. Maggiore Ranches
Picked and U-pick Bing, Brooks and corral
champagne cherries. 634-4176; Camino
Diablo Road, a half mile east of Vasco
Road.
9. DC’s Extraordinary Cherries
U-pick cherries: Bing, Utah giant, sweet
Anne, Rainier (white), Van and more.
Easy to pick. 516-4495; one mile west of
Walnut Boulevard on Marsh Creek Road.
10. Lon’s Farm Stand/Kelsey Farms
Heirloom, beefsteak and cherry tomatoes,
squash. Cucumbers, peppers, eggplant,
garlic, onions, basil, watermelons,
cantaloupe and other summer vegetables
grown without pesticides. Also local sweet
corn, green beans and olive oil. 13560
Byron Highway, a quarter mile south of
Highway 4; www.eatfarmfresh.com.
11. Nunn Better Farms
U-pick: cherries located on Sellers Avenue
3½ miles north of Highway 4. Picked:
corn and apples. All picked produce sold
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