Harvold Berry Farm

Super fun to pick raspberries here! It closes at 12 though so make sure to get here before then!

This is right down the road from Remlinger farms and I went here this summer with a friend because I wanted to pick raspberries but Remlinger’s raspberry season wasn’t open when we went but Harvold was. We picked SO many raspberries and didn’t even break $ 10. It was a great day to pick, nice and hot, and tons and tons of berries. Nice little small farm, with parking on a grass lot right in front of the berries. I’ll definitely be back next summer!

Price: $ 2.50/pound of raspberry. Cash only!
Parking: Free. Plenty.
Provided: Wooden flat carriers and cardboard boxes. Also available are buckets you can wear around the neck to enable double hand picking.
Tips:
— Bring baby wipes if you’re going with kids. Their little hands will get sticky!
— Raspberries are very delicate when they’re ripe. Advisable to lay them just by one later vs piling them on… as they can crush each other
–BUT, at weigh-​in, they will round UP. Best to keep all the berries together and then separate after paying.
Bottom line:
GREAT farm! Well-​organized and the berries are plentiful!

When I saw a mention in Sunset magazine listing Harvold Berry Farm as a «Don’t Miss!», I put it on my summer To Do list. After picking up one of my kids from camp near Carnation, we headed over on a Wednesday afternoon.
The first thing you need to know is that they only take cash, not even checks. There is a Bank of America ATM on the rear side of GiGi’s café, south of Harvold on 203, if you need cash. The ATM fee was $ 2.
The second thing you need to know is that the map and address given are wrong. The berry fields are on the west side of 203 south of NE 55^th Street. There are signs along the road, but if you go to the address on the map thinking that it wouldn’t lead you wrong, you’ll have to turn around.
Parking is in a grass field. As described in another review, you get a cardboard tray that fits into a wooden carrying box. On July 3^rd, strawberries were still fruiting but not what I would call abundant. We picked about 5 pounds and that took four of us (including three kids 10 and under) a nice amount of time. There is no shade on the strawberry field, so put sunscreen on, and bring a water bottle.
After checking out with the strawberries, we decided to pick raspberries, which were already coming ripe. The raspberries were abundant, with a bumper crop to come. I also would note that we saw very few berries on the vines (both strawberries and raspberries) that had insect damage; read into that whatever you like and wash your berries well.
A quick word about the employees — they were so very nice and helpful. They gave us directions to the ATM and suggestions for lunch spots in the area. They were able to give rough estimates of how many pounds of each type of berry that the trays would hold and they directed us to good places to pick.
So, nice employees, enough crops, easy picking, excellent price, and lots of fun. Now, the so-​so bits that dragged this rating down to a 3… The strawberries were small and covered in dried dirt from the field. Each berry basically had to be hand-​scrubbed, which is a LOT of work. Take that into consideration when you go in planning on picking 20 lbs of strawberries! Also, they started to decompose very rapidly. We picked right before having a late lunch and by dinner, the strawberries looked horrible. Many of them had already started to turn brown and mushy. This was not just a select few, where you’d think that maybe you’d just grabbed a few bad berries in the bunch. It was almost every single berry. I had to wash and freeze them immediately just to make sure I’d be able to use them. And, as another reviewer mentioned, the flavor of the strawberries is just okay — a little more tart than sweet. Now, the raspberries held up better, but I’ll say that their flavor just isn’t very robust. We’re condensing them down to make a raspberry syrup, so it will all end well, but to eat plain, they won’t wow you.
So, 5 stars for price, fun, and great staff. 2 stars (which on here is «Meh, I’ve had better») for product. If we’re in the area at the right time of year, we’d probably go back again, but we will know that we need to process the fruit immediately when we get home.

Going to a farm to pick your own berries is such a fun and rewarding experience. Not only do you get to pick the best of the best berries, but you get to sample some while picking them.
Earlier today I went to Harvold to pick raspberries. I really liked how it was organized. You’re given a bucket or box to collect berries in and then a staff member instructs you to head to a certain «aisle» of berries. This ensures you don’t spend too much time sifting through rows of berries with little yield. Also, it ensures not too many people are congregated in one place. Over the course of an hour or so my mom and I picked a ridiculously huge amount of berries. I have so many… any recommendations on what to do with them would be appreciated.
Staff were friendly, it was well-​organized, and best of all the price was $ 2.50 per pound. I’m new to this u-​pick berries thing but compared to what you pay at the store ($ 3 for a half-​pint) I thought the price was a steal. For less than $ 18 I have more berries than I possibly know what to do with.
I also saw lots of corn at Harvold and they also have strawberry harvests (although I guess strawberry season just ended).
I’ll definitely be back!

There are many places to get your berry needs met in Carnation. But, I think Harvold’s is the best. For $ 1/​lb the prices simply can’t be beat. The fields are well maintained and they aren’t overrun like Rem’s. Plus, it’s JUST berries. You don’t have to compete with rides and other distractions for kids. Just pickin’
The fields were so full of perfectly ripe and delicious berries that in just under an hour I’d picked about 6 lbs. They were perfectly sized and packed full of flavor.
Parking is available in dirt/​grass lots and is free. The folks who were here were nice and very friendly and gave very clear and helpful instructions. Everything is well organized and ran very efficiently. The hardest part was waiting for our berries to be weighed and it probably took a matter of minutes. They provide the wooden baskets and cardboard holders.

Stopped to pick strawberries on 6/​15/​2013 – one of the first days of the u-​pick berry season at Harvold – and it was fabulous! I was headed to Remlinger originally but decided to trek over the bridge to try Harvold when I saw how crowded the fields were at Remlinger. So happy I did! Though the fields looked busy, there was open parking and was in my row and happily picking within two minutes of parking. The people are really friendly and they have nice, clear directions about rows (no territorial berry-​picking battles here!). $ 1/​pound for the most beautiful strawberries: large and easy to pick with lots on each plant. Picking at a leisurely pace for 20 minutes yielded me 7 pounds of berries – and pies all week! Will be back every weekend for strawberries (and raspberries after that). :)

Been going here 10+ years. Best berries! Run away from Remlinger’s and go to Harvold’s!
Strawberries are big and juicy with lots if flavor.
Raspberries are large, divine delicacies.
Great prices too!

Easy to find right off of highway 203, on the north side of Carnation. A group of enthusiastic young guys were running the show and made it easy for us to just grab a bucket and get to it! I think we ate more raspberries than we picked/​bought, and it was a steal at $ 2/​pound. Definitely a local spot and a lot of fun for all of us!

July 7, 2011. Took the 45 minute drive from Kent to Harvolds. Saw the sign for Remlingers and was tempted to stop, but was glad we drove the exta mile to Harvold’s small farm. Berries were pretty ripe, with some sour and some sweet. Small berries, with sweeter, larger berries on the sun facing sides. $ 1 a lb can’t be beat– took us 45 minutes to pick 10lbs, and the kids had a blast especially when they saw the two young deer wander through the patch. Porta potty was out of TP though =(

$ 1/​pound? Yes! My friend and I picked about 6# of berries and I know for sure the 4 or 5 (or ten…) that I sampled in the field were downright luscious. A group of teenagers were running the operation today and were friendly enough.
Bonus: on Tuesdays there is a cute farmer’s market in Carnation. Worth the extra mile or two to drive down the road for a post-​picking snack.

My friend & I drove all the way out to Carnation today to pick berries, only to find a small hand-​lettered sign indicating the place was closed for Independence Day. We knocked on the door of the owners to ask for a special dispensation to be allowed to pick. The old woman who answered the door snarled at us, «We’re closed on the 4^th of July! Everybody knows that!» She was so nasty that I won’t be back. We went to Remlinger instead, where the berries are $ 1.50 per pound, but the people are nicer.

Today was the first day of the U-​pick strawberry season at Harvold 6÷26÷11. My boyfriend and I decided to go try our hand at picking berries. When we got there there were quite a few people there but there were plenty of berries. They had boxes for us to use while picking. They led us to a row and had sticks to indicate how far each row had been picked. It was all very organized. When you are done picking you move the stick and then take your berries up to be weighed. The cost is $ 1.00/lb. Very reasonable. Like the first poster, I also took one star off because the berries were tasty but not that sweet. Maybe it is the variety. But I am making jam — so all the sugar should more than compensate for that.
FYI — it is Cash only.

Sorry Harvold’s…I need to take off one star because the majority of our berries were SOUR! But it’s worth it to bake, make smoothies/​milkshakes, freeze for later, etc!