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SF, California, United States
About Me & My Family
I'm a mother
3 Kids 0-8 years old boys and girls
3 Kids 0-8 years old boys and girls
When we travel, good food and adventure always abound. Our family loves to push the limit of what we can do with children. Our mantra has always been - have kids, will travel. However, this doesn't mean I'm unlike most frantic moms before a trip. Wanting adventure and being a control freak can sometimes be a lethal combination.
Our Family's Travel Personality
adventurous, independent, spontaneous
We Just Got Back From
Northern California and Oregon
Our Favorite Vacation Spot
Hawaii
A Place We'd Love To Visit
New Zealand, Argetina, Brazil, Eastern Europe, Cambodia
Favorite Vacation Memory
Climbing Machu Picchu with a 4 month old infant in a slight and having all the locals stop us to ask what happened to his feet which were all bundled up. They just couldn't believe it wouldn't be bow legged.
Worst Travel Moment With My Kids:
Getting to the airport on our way to Scotland with my 15 month old and discovering that my husband's passport had expired. Instead of rebooking all of our flights, we decided that I would do the first leg of our journey on my own with baby. Unfortunately, we had not packed for me to be flying by myself. I could bearly walk to the runway with all my bags and a 15 month old who would get distracted by everything along the way. He then proceeded to sleep only 1 hour of the entire 11 hour journey (red-eye). It was pretty miserable.
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Pick Your Own Cherry Farms Around San Francisco
Most of the u-pick cherry farms near San Francisco are clustered in Brentwood, CA. Unfortunately, none of them claim to be organically certified.
Here is a list of cherry farms within a hour or two from San Francisco. A few are outside of the Brentwood area.
22012 Marsh Creek Road
Brentwood, California
Comment:
Chery Varieties: Bing, Sweet Anne, Rainier (White), Van and more
No ladder needed.
Nice dwarf trees - perfect for young children.
reviewed on: May 20 2009
"Low Trees, Great Cherries"
This is my favorite cherry farm in Brentwood. With low trees that are easy for even toddlers to pick cherries off the tree, DC Extraordinary Cherries is a fun orchard to pick cherries at. There are a wide variety of different cherries and it's fun to taste all the different varieties as you're picking them. Pick up a bucket at the entrance and start picking. Set up a picnic among the trees and feast to cherries over lunch. No minimum charges. No picnic tables. Portable toilets aren't particularly pleasant, so either put little ones in diapers or make sure you stop at a gas station before you arrive at the farm.
25175 Marsh Creek Road
Brentwood, California
Comment:
Cherry Varieties: Bing, White Rainier, Chinook, Early Burlats, Jubilee, and vans
Popular farm. Fantastic fruit. So arrive early in the season
Nicely pruned low trees. No ladders required.
reviewed on: May 23 2009
"Great cherries by so crowded"
Pease Ranch is one of the most popular farms in Brentwood. Everything was great about the farm. Nice low trees that our little ones (2 adn 3) were able to pick the cherries easily. They have a very large orchard and open it up one section at a time as the cherries ripen. But what I really like about is that even if you go later in the season, you're bound to have cherries to pick because they keep each section roped if it's not ready to be picked. My biggest complaint is that it was very crowded as this is one of the most well known and popular farms in the area. There was a nice farm stand with running water at the farm. Not real bathrooms....just portable ones. But they did have cold water for sale which is so great when it's scorching hot.
2111 CONCORD AVE
Brentwood, California
Comment:
Cherry Varieties: Bing, White Rainier, Van
One stop where you can often pick more than one fruit. But cherry varieties are limited.
reviewed on: May 23 2009
"Various locations"
Wolfe ranch has several different locations and many different types of fruit to pick. Their cherry orchrard at 2111 concord ave has nice low trees and good fruit. It's a little out of the way and a pretty small cherry orchard. Sign up for their mailing list and they will tell you what's ripe and ready for picking each week during the season. A good way on keeping tabs of what the other farms might be having as well.
1/4 mile South of Concord Ave. on Orchard Lane
Brentwood, California
Comment:
Cherry Varieties: Bing, White Rainier
A good bet late in the season
Walnut Blvd and Eureka
1/2 mile south of Balfour Road Brentwood, California
Comment:
A little off the beaten path. A good bet at the end of the season.
reviewed on: May 23 2009
"Not as crowded"
Nice cherry farm that isn't so crowded as others. The trees are trimmed so that the branches stay pretty low and the fruit is pretty easy to pick. There are some low branches for kids to reach but the best fruit requires a ladder which they have in the fields.
815 Hoffman Lane
Brentwood, California
Comment:
Cherry Varieties: Bing
Off the beaten path. A good bet late in the season.
2010 Walnut Blvd.
corner of concord Ave Brentwood, California
Comment:
Cherry Varieties: Brooks, Utah Giant, Bing, Rainier, Montgomery
More than just cherries to pick, but usually very crowded because of the farm stand and variety of things you can pick. Usually all picked out after memorial day.
reviewed on: May 23 2009
"Insanely crowded"
This farm is just way too crowded. If you are coming later in the season...forget about it. Head straight to one of the lesser known farms. I think the farm is popular because of it's location right in the heart of the brentwood. The parking situation is pretty ugly on weekends.
100 Eureka Ave
West of Walnut Blvd. Brentwood, California
Comment:
Cherry Varieties: Bing (u-pick) Burlat and Mono (picked)
Ladder required. Not so great for little ones.
reviewed on: May 23 2009
"Skip with young kids"
Seko has the more traditional tall cherry trees that one has to climb a ladder to pick the cherries. With young kids, just go to one of the other farms in Brentwood that have the short dwarf trees or trim their trees to keep the branches low (Pease, DC Extraordinary to name a couple). But if it's late in the season, when other farms are picked clean, Seko is a good bet. They are located right opposite Peter Wolfe's peach and nectarine farm. This makes it convenient if you want to pick both types of fruit.
Marsh Creek Road and Payne Ave
Brentwood, California
Comment:
Cherry Varieties:Bing, White Rainier, and Brooks
No need for ladders, 5lb minimum.
corner of Brentwood Blvd and Sand Creek
Brentwood, California
Comment:
Cherry Varieties: Bing, Rainer, Coral
555 Hoffman Lane
1/2 mile south of Marsh Creek Rd Brentwood, California
Comment:
Ladders required. Not so great for young kids. But off the beaten path.
830 Sunset Rd
Brentwood, California
Comment:
Small farm that has excellent fruit, but off the beaten path.
Marsh Creek Rd between Walnut Blvd. and Sellers Ave
Brentwood, California
Comment:
Just one variety of cherry. Small farm with little traffic. A good bet at the end of the season.
2950 Leavesley Rd
Gilroy, California
Comment:
Cherry Varieties: Bing and Rainer
If you're closer to Gilroy. This is one of the few u-pick farms south of San Jose.
2240 Dias Drive
Placerville, California
Comment:
Cherry Varieties: Utah Giant, Rainer, Bing
Great for a day trip and if you want to avoid the crowds in Brentwood. Nice picnic area.
2952 Carson Road
Placerville, California
Comment:
Cherry varieties: Bing and Rainer
Great farm stand to die. More famous for apples. Don't miss their apple donuts.
