Eenigenburg's Blueberries

2014 UPDATE

JULY 18, 2014 - We are CLOSED for the season - we have been officially picked out.  We are very, very sorry we were unable to see a majority of you this year.  We are hopeful that next year we will have a beautiful crop, and we will be able to see you all again then.

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JULY 16, 2014 - What is going on at the farm?!?!

We get this question often.  Most years it is very easy to answer.  This year things are a little crazy.

First - to level set everyone - we had an extremely harsh winter, and as a result our middle season and late season berries did not produce any fruit, at least not enough to make it worth anybody's time or effort to pick them.  That's why we have been telling everyone all along the season is going to be extremely short.

Next - it seems that most other farms may be in a similar situation to us with the middle and late berries.  Each farm is unique, in that we all have different varieties of blueberries.  Our farm has 13 varieties, but probably half our farm is the mid-season sweet Jersey berry.  So some farms are just offering ready pick this year, some are offering just u-pick, some are doing both.  But regardless, it is our belief that most of the farms will have a very short season like us (but maybe not quite as short as us).

We opened for business Monday, and have not sent out any emails, notifications of being open, or postcards (previous farm visitors sign a card that we mail back to them the next year when we open).  

In just the past two days, our customers have already picked off over half the farm.  That means we have just a couple of days left with just u-pick, and we will be completely out of berries.  Once that happens, we will be closing for the season. We do not believe there is enough fruit left to go back through the fields a second time.  We pride ourselves on ensuring our customers have the best experience while here, and we don't think anyone will be happy if they have to spend hours searching for a bucket of berries.

SO - to net it out - if you haven't gotten down here to pick your own berries yet, you better move FAST!  We expect to be completely picked out and closed by the end of this week.

You can always call us for an update prior to coming out.
We also do work closely with our sister farm (Eenigenburg's North Farm) and will have their phone number and latest farm conditions available. So give us a call at (219) 987-2957 before you come over to ensure you can still get some good picking in.

We are really sorry we could not accommodate everyone this year.  We truly appreciate all our repeat customers and wish we could have seen everyone.  We pray everyone is safe and healthy, and that we will be able to see you all again next year.

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 Here is our physical street address, which should work in your GPS:

6721 W. State Road 10, DeMotte, IN  46310 

If you see this sign down by the road, it means that at that moment we have extra ready-picked blueberries available for sale.  We pull the sign in every day when we run out, so if you see the sign, come right in and get some fresh hand-picked blueberries.

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Eenigenburg's Blueberries is a family-run farm located just outside the DeMotte city limits (South side of DeMotte) in Northwest Indiana.  Our farm contains 13 varieties of blueberries that are generally available between July 5th and August 10th each year. 

Things to bring if you are picking your own berries:

• Sunscreen (be sure to put it on before you get into the field or touch the berries)
• Container to bring your berries home in.  Do not worry if you don't have anything, many of our customers recycle their used boxes and bring them back to us.  We can provide these used boxes to you free of charge.
• Cash or check (we do not accept credit cards at this time)

ADDRESS for GPS:

6721 W. State Road 10, DeMotte, IN

We are 1 1/2 miles East of DeMotte

Right on the HIGHWAY 

            U.S. 231 S. and 10

We will be on the South side of street

Location

1 1/2 miles East of the DeMotte Junction of 10 E. and 231

(219) 987-2957