E.D. Smith Pick Your Own Cherries - Stoney Creek, ON

[peterbrowne]

Adminssion
$4 - 16 and Older
$2 - 5-15
FREE - 4 and Under

COST OF CHERRIES
$26 - 7 Litre
$20 - 4 Litre

Admission Rebate
Get $4 off each basket, up to the total you paid for comission.

their website is www.edsfreshfruit.com i think

[ProfessorChaos]

http://www.edsmithfarms.com/

[MizTEcK]

why are they weighing cherries by "litre"?

[AMD]

I guess you just fill up your bucket and they know how much this is...


why are they weighing cherries by "litre"?

[alkapone]

sweet cherries at Food Basics.....1.97 lb


Are the ones at ED Smith sour?

Cherries for cooking/baking very expensive.
A good cherry pie aint cheap......if you can find one.

The ones that crack me up r the ones they sell for 2-3 $...that have maybe 12 cherries to the pie...2 per slice and lots of corn starch.

[Rehan]

why are they weighing cherries by "litre"?They're measuring by volume, not by weight.


It looks like it's cheaper to buy the pre-picked cherries:
http://www.edsmithfarms.com/prepicked.htm

But I guess if you get the pre-picked, then you can't...errr..."cherry pick" the best ones.

[wiggy]

I love cherries. Look forward to cherry season every year and then pig out on them. Got some in the fridge right now. They're relatively cheap (and of decent quality) right now at the local Sobeys. The one's at Fortinos aren't as good. Cherry pickin' would make for a decent day out.

I've been a couple of times to the Winona Peach Festival. That's good, too. They've got peach everything. Mmm-mm.

[Phoenix]

They're measuring by volume, not by weight.

It looks like it's cheaper to buy the pre-picked cherries:
http://www.edsmithfarms.com/prepicked.htm

But I guess if you get the pre-picked, then you can't...errr..."cherry pick" the best ones.

Actually they are not measureing by volume really. They are selling it by the basket. Big basket $26 per basket, small one $20 per basket with $4 discount for the admission/basket. Definitely more worth it w/ the big basket, but you have to pick for quiet a while to fill it up. You can fill as much as you think it will fit in that basket. It comes to about 11lb quiet acurately (I measured it after I came home). give or take a little if you fill it up really high heh. I just came back from there today. It's not about the price, heh. With the gas and the price, I'd better buy them elsewhere. Think of it as just a once in a while activity and at the end of it, you get two big basket of cherries instead. :cheesygri :cheesygri

[ferkel]

its a cherry WAR. get ready for lots of pushing and shoving... always a fun time at ED Smith at the Cherry WAR. It's cheaper to buy it at Loblaws, but not half as fun :)

[guest 03]

would they notice if you were somehow----sneaking a few cherries here and there to test them out?

could make for a tasty outing if you wanted to pig out while you pick cherries!

too bad its not near me, we have lots of sugarbushes here though....

[Bordello]

would they notice if you were somehow----sneaking a few cherries here and there to test them out?

could make for a tasty outing if you wanted to pig out while you pick cherries!

too bad its not near me, we have lots of sugarbushes here though....
LOL I doubt they have guards on watch towers ready to pounce on someone that sticks one of these in their mouth. You might not want to eat them unwashed though, since it's probably covered in pesticides.

[peterbrowne]

LOL I doubt they have guards on watch towers ready to pounce on someone that sticks one of these in their mouth. You might not want to eat them unwashed though, since it's probably covered in pesticides.
today i did this:
eat 2 put 1 in basket`

and i weighed the basket and it was 12.85 lbs

[sparkplug]

That's great there are still U-pick places. Many of the ones in B.C. don't allow people to pick anymore because trees were getting damaged (people pulling off branches), dropping fruit all over the ground, etc.

[CdTriX]

i went to the cherry avenue u pick place... no admission fee.. it's pretty close to eds not as big but the cherries are sweet

it's like QEW to Ontario st ( the second one )... to green lane.. greenlane south all the way to cherry ave then make a right.. about 2 km you'll see the guys waving you in...

big basket about 12.5 lbs.. cost me 22 bucks.... 6 people went =) and only 1 basket =)

4 for me 1 for basket =) didn't look like they cared if you munched.. even saw people picnicing under the trees =)

i think it's 1.80/lbs or something

[wanted]

Yay, cherry picking.
My favorite way of playing in basketball/hockey/soccer :razz:


BTW, are there any seedless?

[ferkel]

today i did this:
eat 2 put 1 in basket`

and i weighed the basket and it was 12.85 lbs

you pretty much ingested a cup of pesticides today.. congrats.. cherrys are heavily sprayed in pesticides.

[wanted]

you pretty much ingested a cup of pesticides today.. congrats.. cherrys are heavily sprayed in pesticides.

:lol:
Good job Peter, just refrain from posting any videos involving the side effects :lol:

[wanted]

today i did this:
eat 2 put 1 in basket`

and i weighed the basket and it was 12.85 lbs
:eek:
That's alot of cherries, if you did that and managed to collect 12.85lbs, does it mean you ate ~25lbs of cherries?

[peterbrowne]

:eek:
That's alot of cherries, if you did that and managed to collect 12.85lbs, does it mean you ate ~25lbs of cherries?
i had three shits today - each time the toilet overflowed - i flush then use toilet paper then flush again

[wanted]

i had three shits today - each time the toilet overflowed - i flush then use toilet paper then flush again


where the cherries seedless?
must've been alot of seeds :lol:

eewww.plz don't post any pics in your blog involving that event(s)

[gadgetgirl]

I just went to E.D. Smith Farm to pick cherries on friday! It was loads of fun. If you do go, make sure you talk to the guys who work in the orchard, they'll point you to the best trees with the sweetest cherries. I even found the one tree that grew white cherries too!

[bestjsg]

I did just this whole day in a hot saturaday afternoon, my kid enjoyed it, and we bought the 26L basket....we basically go under a tree and try out if the cherries are sweet enough or not before we start picking....it is fun I suppose..

[peterbrowne]

I just went to E.D. Smith Farm to pick cherries on friday! It was loads of fun. If you do go, make sure you talk to the guys who work in the orchard, they'll point you to the best trees with the sweetest cherries. I even found the one tree that grew white cherries too!
we found all three of those - at LONGO'S they charge $1 extra per lb for those :eek:

[NG]

i had three shits today - each time the toilet overflowed - i flush then use toilet paper then flush again

Pete...some of your stuff is funny but this is crossing the line of good humour. Not because it's gross - but where's the punchline?

[pbillin]

Adminssion
$4 - 16 and Older
$2 - 5-15
FREE - 4 and Under

What does this admission fee cover? Is there a petting zoo or other kid's attractions? It seems like there should be more than cherry picking to justify a trip.

[fatpiggy]

Yay, cherry picking.
My favorite way of playing in basketball/hockey/soccer :razz:


BTW, are there any seedless?

Yes, there are seedless cherries, and digested, ask PeterBrowne :twisted:

[peterbrowne]

What does this admission fee cover? Is there a petting zoo or other kid's attractions? It seems like there should be more than cherry picking to justify a trip.
no but they give it back to you when you buy some cherries

[KrispyFive]

i had three shits today - each time the toilet overflowed - i flush then use toilet paper then flush again

Sam's Club has 30 jumbo rolls of Royale (equal to 50 rolls) for $12.xx, you might want to stock up!

[HughG]

Sam's Club has 30 jumbo rolls of Royale (equal to 50 rolls) for $12.xx, you might want to stock up!

ROFL
and PB you really need to stay in borderline.

[J_babe]

so if you get the admission off if you buy, does that mean like if we are 2 ppl, we get 8 dollars off the total? let say i am buying the 7L basket, so that would be $26-8=$$18??

[peterbrowne]

so if you get the admission off if you buy, does that mean like if we are 2 ppl, we get 8 dollars off the total? let say i am buying the 7L basket, so that would be $26-8=$$18??
you get $4 off PER BASKET upto the total you paid for admission

[akito925]

why do that.. my neibour's front lawn has a big ass cherry tree.. I'd just go there apick off of it.

[angela44]

.....are you NOT suppose to eat as you pick?.....
...i always thought it was all you can eat while you're there.....
...i'm serious!....now can anybody confirm this, so i can save myself the embrarrassment the next time i go?

....well, the last time i went, i was like 8 or 9......so maybe they didn't care...cuz how much can a kid eat?......but now, if i go......

[ferkel]

no but they give it back to you when you buy some cherries

i'm sure your butthole is bleeding today the body can only take so many cherries in one day

[User Name]

I tried to find this place, but couldn't see a Green Lane anywhere off off Ontario St. I went all the way to one end which T'd with Main St, then went all the way to the other end which ended with Lake St. I ended up going to E.D. Smiths...

A few things of note ...

1. When you go in, there is a guy checking all bags in case you are bringing in guns or bombs and stuff, you know how the terrorists like to frequent the cherry farms.

2. There are multiple signs in many languages stating the rules. No bags, no cans, no bottles, no overfilling, no eating, no picnicing, no picking cherries, etc. and each person you meet will re-iterate these rules to you.

3. The "free" $4/person tractor ride only leaves the main gate when there are customers waiting to go to the trees. If you happen to be at the tree end, you better hope there is a constant flow of incoming pickers, unless you want to walk back or wait a while for the next tractor.

4. There is a midget at the exit gate to make sure you didn't overfill your $26 basket. By overfill they mean anything above the rim of the basket. I was kind of harassing him and he basically let us go with our "overfilled" basket. I don't know, but to me, if they are selling by the basket, I should be able to fill as much as I can without the cherries falling out. Any falling cherries would be the overfill. The midget has a ruler to level out your basket and push out any offending cherries.

5. If you have more than 2 adults, you must purchase at least 1 basket per every 2 adults.

I would say if you can find the mysterious cherry avenue place, go there instead.


i went to the cherry avenue u pick place... no admission fee.. it's pretty close to eds not as big but the cherries are sweet

it's like QEW to Ontario st ( the second one )... to green lane.. greenlane south all the way to cherry ave then make a right.. about 2 km you'll see the guys waving you in...

big basket about 12.5 lbs.. cost me 22 bucks.... 6 people went =) and only 1 basket =)

4 for me 1 for basket =) didn't look like they cared if you munched.. even saw people picnicing under the trees =)

i think it's 1.80/lbs or something

[dealers]

"2. There are multiple signs in many languages stating the rules. No bags, no cans, no bottles, no overfilling, no eating, no picnicing, no picking cherries, etc. and each person you meet will re-iterate these rules to you."

No Eating!!! Are u sure! I went to Cherry Avenue Farm couple of years ago and I ate my full meal there! =)

[Iron Chef Ajax]

Hardly worth the effort to go self pick cherries. When we go it is just for the fun of it. Kids have a ball.

[north77]

User Name, your detailed account made me laugh! :lol:
I'm thinking of doing some sort of fruit picking this weekend. Either cherries or raspberries. :)


I tried to find this place, but couldn't see a Green Lane anywhere off off Ontario St. I went all the way to one end which T'd with Main St, then went all the way to the other end which ended with Lake St. I ended up going to E.D. Smiths...

A few things of note ...

1. When you go in, there is a guy checking all bags in case you are bringing in guns or bombs and stuff, you know how the terrorists like to frequent the cherry farms.

2. There are multiple signs in many languages stating the rules. No bags, no cans, no bottles, no overfilling, no eating, no picnicing, no picking cherries, etc. and each person you meet will re-iterate these rules to you.

3. The "free" $4/person tractor ride only leaves the main gate when there are customers waiting to go to the trees. If you happen to be at the tree end, you better hope there is a constant flow of incoming pickers, unless you want to walk back or wait a while for the next tractor.

4. There is a midget at the exit gate to make sure you didn't overfill your $26 basket. By overfill they mean anything above the rim of the basket. I was kind of harassing him and he basically let us go with our "overfilled" basket. I don't know, but to me, if they are selling by the basket, I should be able to fill as much as I can without the cherries falling out. Any falling cherries would be the overfill. The midget has a ruler to level out your basket and push out any offending cherries.
5. If you have more than 2 adults, you must purchase at least 1 basket per every 2 adults.

I would say if you can find the mysterious cherry avenue place, go there instead.

[Bordello]

i went to the cherry avenue u pick place... no admission fee.. it's pretty close to eds not as big but the cherries are sweet

it's like QEW to Ontario st ( the second one )... to green lane.. greenlane south all the way to cherry ave then make a right.. about 2 km you'll see the guys waving you in...

big basket about 12.5 lbs.. cost me 22 bucks.... 6 people went =) and only 1 basket =)

4 for me 1 for basket =) didn't look like they cared if you munched.. even saw people picnicing under the trees =)

i think it's 1.80/lbs or something
$1.80 a pound hardly seems worth for going through the trouble of picking it yourself for. Here, the local supermarket sells cherries for $1.89 a pound. I guess if you like to munch while you pick (pesticide alert), then it might be worth it.

[pbillin]

$1.80 a pound hardly seems worth for going through the trouble of picking it yourself for. Here, the local supermarket sells cherries for $1.89 a pound. I guess if you like to munch while you pick (pesticide alert), then it might be worth it.

I believe that Real Canadian Superstore has them on sale for ~1.47 starting tomorrow, but this could be different in your area. You do have to pick them, but only from the cardboard container.

[pothia]

Yay, cherry picking.
My favorite way of playing in basketball/hockey/soccer :razz:


BTW, are there any seedless?

ya. those on the fruitcake

[User Name]

Yeah, picking yourself is definitely NOT economical, but more for the enjoyment and also being able to pick the best ones. They do post that sign there stating no eating, but there are no oopaloompas posted at the trees, they would much rather lazily stand around the main building searching purses and bags and making sure you don't overfill your basket upon exit. I wouldn't be suriprised if they checked your bag when you left to make sure you didn't stash any cherries in there either.

That being said, we did bring some tissues to wipe clean as best we could any cherries we tasted before we started picking to make sure the tree was sweet. However, a lot of cherries do have a white dried on substance on them. Probably pesticide residue as many cherries do have little worms burrowing holes and living inside.

We found that the best (i.e. largest and darkest) cherries are found on trees that have the thickest trunk and with lots of sap oozing from the trunk and branches. Extra sap oozing out usually indicates the tree has tons of stored sugars. Also grab the ladders and go as high as you can. Most of the pickers are lazy and only walk around and pick what they can reach. Most of our 7L pail was filled at just one tree by climing higher up.


"2. There are multiple signs in many languages stating the rules. No bags, no cans, no bottles, no overfilling, no eating, no picnicing, no picking cherries, etc. and each person you meet will re-iterate these rules to you."

No Eating!!! Are u sure! I went to Cherry Avenue Farm couple of years ago and I ate my full meal there! =)

[pothia]

cherry picking and Diarrhea combo. I had it this past Saturday. Def not recommended to eat while you pick

ps. the farm I went to was Cherry ave

[romsan04]

go to small farms
no pesticides, no picking charges, no overfilling charges

we found one after E.D Smith on the left side of the road, right beside huge house which looks like castle. (i hope we are talking about Fruitland E.D Smith farm)

[GT108]

Apparently all the cherry farms were picked clean by RFD members after last weekend.
Went by yesterday to Cherry Ave Farm and was told there were no more cherries to pick.

Went by several other farms and was told the same.

I guess this deal is dead.

Gonna have to bring the family to Super Store for this year cherry picking outing... :D

[charger]

This is pure genius. Not only do they charge you for the cherries. They charge admission. They don't have to pay someone to pick em, and they make more money to boot.

I did this as a summer job, I got to the point where I could pick 100lbs an hour. Made about $22.50 an hour 8 hours a day, for about 20 days. Not bad for a 14 year old at the time.

[pothia]

Apparently all the cherry farms were picked clean by RFD members after last weekend.
Went by yesterday to Cherry Ave Farm and was told there were no more cherries to pick.

Went by several other farms and was told the same.

I guess this deal is dead.

Gonna have to bring the family to Super Store for this year cherry picking outing... :D

haha exactly..I went to cherry ave on saturday and it was the last day available for picking. Even that, the cherries were not as great as those sold in stores and high up in the tree..no ladder=no cherries

[pothia]

and do y'all notice those who go cherry picking are mostly the minority groups?

[charger]

and do y'all notice those who go cherry picking are mostly the minority groups?

Do you know why they are minority groups? Because they are first generation immigrants, and they are the only ones who seem to be willing to do this work. In BC the labour pool for fruit picking jobs is drying up so fast that most farmers are worried about their livelihood, because, if they aren't picked, they have no value....which is why we now have a guest worker program for people from mexico.

Give that some thought.

[pothia]

Do you know why they are minority groups? Because they are first generation immigrants, and they are the only ones who seem to be willing to do this work. In BC the labour pool for fruit picking jobs is drying up so fast that most farmers are worried about their livelihood, because, if they aren't picked, they have no value....which is why we now have a guest worker program for people from mexico.

Give that some thought.


hmm..that wasn't what I mean though..I was just saying there's a big difference between minority groups and the mainstream IN TERMS OF interests.

On the very same day I went to Niagara then some wineries right after cherry picking. I swear 90% of those I saw there were caucasians. That's when I began pondering my question above.

[fatpiggy]

and do y'all notice those who go cherry picking are mostly the minority groups?

That's because they don't have cherry farms (or strawberry, or peaches) in their home countries so it is kind of fun to do. By the same token, when I went to the tropical fruit farms in Malaysia last year, a majority of the visitors there were caucasians.

[sorjue]

Apparently all the cherry farms were picked clean by RFD members after last weekend.
Went by yesterday to Cherry Ave Farm and was told there were no more cherries to pick.

Went by several other farms and was told the same.

I guess this deal is dead.

Gonna have to bring the family to Super Store for this year cherry picking outing... :D

I've been to Cherry Ave Farms a few times but never for cherries :P So even though they're out, don't forget that plum, apricot and peach season is coming up. The peaches I picked there were way sweeter than grocery store peaches. I also like Cherry Ave Farms because you can bring your dog and my dog loves it there :)

[Bordello]

Peter, could you add "dead" to the title?