Unique, healthy, flavorful… Sarah’s Jams are just the right size to fit in a little gift bag for everyone on your list…teachers, co-workers, friends, extended family members… all those people you love and with whom you wish to share joy! Email sarah@brouwerberries.com to place your order. $6.00 a jar while supplies last. You get one … Read more
Have you ventured into the realm of gift certificates yet? Because you are a seasonal businesses, with an uncertain crop, you may feel uneasy about giving out gift cards. I certainly didn’t dare when my crop was below an acre and I was turning customers away by the hundreds because I didn’t have enough strawberries … Read more
I have marketing dilemma causing me to wake up at nights in cold sweats — I somehow need to get an extra five thousand people to come to our farm in June. This is because Dan rashly planted an extra 4 acres last spring, hoping to finally beat me in our running contest to out-grow … Read more
Dear farmers, Thank-you so much for being such attentive listeners at Thaddeus’s specialty crops seminar last week. It is good when we can learn together, as we are all seeking to grow delicate crops in this harsh northern climate, and we have a very small window of time in which to sell our produce. One … Read more
“See this berry?” I ask a group of eager young children crouched down on clean straw, in the middle of rows of strawberry plants laden with red fruit. “The strawberry is like a bottle of pop; all the sweetness is locked up inside. Pick it gently, and keep the green lid on top, or the fizz will start bubbling out, just like a pop bottle. When you are ready to taste it, twist off the green top, and pop it into your mouth – a juicy, sweet strawberry!”