THOMPSON'S FARM

OUR FARM MARKET IS LOCATED

9950 HWY 12, NACHES, WA

509 653 2589

WE ARE OPEN FROM APPROXIMATELY JUNE 1 TO OCTOBER 31 SO WE ARE NOT THERE TO TAKE CALLS UNTIL THEN, YOU MAY REACH US BY EMAIL AT tomfarm @wolfenet.com

during the season please call the market for information about current market information

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OUR FARM IS LOCATED AT 9535 OLD NCAHES HWY, NACHES, WA. IT IS ABOUT 1/2 MILE FROM THE MARKET. WE ARE NOT USUALLY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC . WE DO OPEN FOR OCCASIONAL UPICK AND WE ARE OPEN ON WEEKENDS IN OCTOBER FOR OUR PUMPKIN PATCH. I WILL ANNOUNCE ON THIS SITE WHEN WE ARE OPEN AT THE FARM.

EDITED ON June 20, 2025

WE HAVE CHERRIES AT OUR MARKET ON HWY 12 NACHES

WE ARE SELECTIVELY PICKING SOME OF OUR OWN CHERRIES AND ALSO GETTING SOME FROM THE LOWER VALLEY

WE HAVE A LOVELY CROP OF CHERRIES THEY HAVE GOOD SIZE THIS YEAR .

WE WILL BEGIN UPICK FRIDAY JUNE 27

U PICK PRICE BINGS AND RAINIERS $2.25 LB ($2.20 LB CASH)

U PICK PRICE FOR PIE CHERRIES $3.00 LB ($2.95 LB CASH)

THE PICKED PRICES WILL LOWER AT THE MARKET ONCE WE ARE PICKING ALL OF OUR OWN CHERRIES OFF THE FARM

PROBABLY AROUND THE TIME WE BEGIN UPICK

CHERRY PICKING ADVICE

IT GETS HOT HERE SO THE EARLIER IN THE DAY YOU ARRIVE THE BETTER

OUR HOURS ARE 9 TO OUT OF THE ORCHARD BY 4

WHEN IT'S GOING TO BE 90 AND ABOVE WE DO NOT MIND IF YOU ARRIVE AT 8

I WILL BE OUT THERE OR IN MY GARDEN IF YOU NEED HELP

REMEMBER TO BRING WATER AND REMEMBER TO DRINK IT

IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU LEAVE ON TIME BECAUSE WE START VERY EARLY AND WE STILL HAVE WORK TO DO WHEN 4 OCLOCK COMES

PARKING IS FREE, DO NOT PARK NEXT TO THE CHERRIES WITHOUT PERMISSION

WE GET TOO MUCH DAMAGE TO THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM

CHERRIES WILL BE DIFFERENT TREE TO TREE

THEY ARE SAFE TO EAT AND THAT IS THE BEST WAY TO SEE IF THEY ARE RIPE AND READY TO BE PICKED. WE HAVE MANY VARIETIES AND WHAT YOU MAY THINK IS A RAINIER MAY JUST BE AN UNRIPE CHERRY OF A DIFFERENT VARIETY

WE ENCOURAGE SAMPLING BUT REMEMBER YOU DON'T WANT A TUMMY ACHE ON THE WAY BACK TO SEATTLE .

WE SELL BOXES FOR YOUR PICKED FRUIT (I DON'T KNOW THE PRICE YET THIS YEAR) BUT YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO BRING A BOX OF YOUR OWN. BAGS WILL WORK BUT CHERRIES ARE FRAGILE SO I THINK A BOX IS BETTER

CHERRIES ARE ONE FRUIT THAT DOES BETTER WITH REFRIGERATION

SO DONT LEAVE THEM FOR HOURS IN A HOT CAR,

AND THEY SHOULD BE KEPT DRY ,

THEY WILL MOLD IF KEPT IN DAMP CONDITIONS

YOU MAY NOT USE THE ORCHARD LADDERS

BUT THERE ARE LOTS OF TREES OUT THERE SO KEEP SEARCHING AND YOU WILL FIND CHERRIES WITHIN REACH.

WEAR PROPER SHOES FOR WALKING ON UNEVEN SURFACES AND IN GRASS. WE DISCONTINUED USING WEED KILLER IN THE ORCHARD AREAS TWO YEARS AGO AND WE MAY HAVE MORE GRASS HERE AND THERE THAN IN THE PAST.

WE DO OUR BEST TO MOW BEFORE YOU ARRIVE.

I HOPE YOU HAVE A GOOD TIME WHEN YOU VISIT

BING, RAINIER AND TWO TYPES OF PIE CHERRIES

THE BING WILL BE RIPE FIRST AND I EXPECT THAT TO BE ABOUT THE LAST WEEK OF JUNE SO PLAN ON CHECKING BACK HERE TO SEE EXACTLY WHEN WE WILL BEGIN HARVEST AND UPICK. AS SOON AS WE KNOW THE PRICE I WILL POST IT.

IT LOOKS LIKE (AT THIS TIME) WE HAVE A GOOD CROP OF ALL FRUITS

WE GROW CHERRIES, APRICOTS, PLUMS, PEACHES, PEARS AND APPLES

obviously I handle my own website and while it is not professional it allows me to keep the harvest information current