Turn A Morning In Cherry Picking Into A Day of Exploring Cherry picking is a fun activity the whole family can enjoy.  From young children excited to explore a working farm to great-grandparents reminiscing about their childhood days scouring trees for the sweetest, juiciest fruit, u-pick season is the perfect […]

Our U-Pick season is going strong and with this year’s high yield, we have lots of cherries available for picking and many more coming soon. Preparing the Cherries for the Trip Home Regardless of how long the trip home is, take some steps to ensure the sweet cherries you meticulously […]

We are excited to announce that our farms will be open for U-Pick this Memorial Day Weekend. With an exceptional yield this year, there are still plenty of great cherries and plenty more on the way! Please keep in mind that Harvest Time farms grow many cherry varieties ripening at various times […]

The rain may have dampened the kick-off to the U-Pick season, but farmers say it’s only an inconvenience in what’s expected to be an exceptional cherry season. Rain, hail and heavy winds, completely uncharacteristic of East Contra Costa’s mild May months, saturated local orchards over the weekend.  The mild, wet […]

Here is a list of Farms that will be OPEN THIS WEEKEND. Please check their farm pages often as hours are subject to change due to the weather.  Farm #20, Chavez Cherry U-pick – U-pick Cherries Farm #53, Papa’s U-Pick – U-pick Cherries Farm #46, RC U-Pick Cherries – U-pick Cherries Farm #35, […]

The long-awaited cherry season has arrived, with a limited number of orchards opening this weekend. “The crop looks really good,” said Mark Maggiore of Maggiore Cherry Ranch, #5 on the Harvest Time Farm Trail Map. “The cherries are a little on the light side. Next weekend (May 17-18) will be primo […]

U-Pick can be a wonderful family activity.  It allows you to spend some time outside, enjoy time with your family and friends, and bring home some sweet, juicy and delicious fresh fruits and vegetables. It is also a unique opportunity to meet some of the farmers who are dedicated to […]

One of the newer farms in the Harvest Time Brentwood family of farms is Kite Hawk Farms.  Kite Hawk Farms, owned by Lindsey and Sean McCord, aptly named from the Kite Hawk Lane where the farm is located, offers an extraordinary array of produce.  The McCords purchased their 5 acre […]

Cherries are one of the first Spring crops of the year.  For Harvest Time in Brentwood, that means U-Pick season is about to begin where you get to pick cherries directly from a local cherry orchard.  Today, if you drive through the outskirts of town, through the orchards, you will […]

Springtime means you can feel the warmth of the sun, smell the fresh air, and see the blossoming flowers. Unfortunately, for 1 in 5 Americans, spring means:  itchy and watery eyes sneezing coughing sore throat congestion headaches trouble breathing Springtime brings allergies! What are Allergies Pollen is a very fine […]