Lost Flake Review of Larriland Farm
This used to be a great farm. While people working...
This used to be a great farm. While people working here are the same, this place has changed a lot over last few years. First, we noticed yearly price increases at a pace much larger than national trend. Like their tomatoes were $1 then $1.25 then $1.5. Food prices did not increase by 25% in a year in US.
Now with this COVID-19 pandemic, they do not sell by the pound (I have no idea why - other farms have no problem selling by the pound). Instead you have to pay for the bag/box. While blueberries last year used to cost $3+ now effectively they cost $5/lb (after dividing the price for the bag by weight). Same goes for blackberries. A half bushel of peaches is $60 while nearby farms sell for $30.
Another issue is that this farm became very popular and now it is difficult to pick ripe blueberries - picking is not as good given the number of customers. So you might have paid for a large bag but have difficulty filling it up. When I complained about this, they told me something like "Well, this is how things are at the beginning of the blueberry season". To make things worse, they like to open fields earlier than they should and so if you come when they just open the blueberry field or grapes field - you will be picking sour blueberries or green and sour grapes.
We essentially stopped going to this farm and we do not recommend it.

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