Delicious Berries
by brad kava
If you are heading north on Highway 1, you have to stop at Swanton’s Berry Farm for a real make America great experience. First time visitors usually end up standing at the cash register waiting for someone to collect their money for the great berry pies, coffee, jam, short bread, berry baskets and more. They wait, and wait and wait…until someone tells them, “It’s donation only.”
Ooops. Happened to me. You pay what you want. And as the manager there told me, they end up making more money by asking for it than they would with a cashier. It’s like stepping back to a country when people cared about and trusted each other.
This is the first unionized organic berry farm in the country and they also have a field where you can pick your own. Before covid, they had a great game room where kids could play with toys and games from back in the last century. We really miss that and hope they will bring it back.
The address is 25 Swanton Road, Davenport.It’s open 8 a.m.-7p.m. And current farm stand products include: Blackberry Pie, Blackberry/Rasberry pie, Raspberry Cream Pie, Blackberry Cobbler, Strawberry Cheesecake, Strawberry Shortcake, Chocolate Dipped Strawberries (Dark & Milk), Strawberry Truffle, Blackberry Truffle, Strawberry Pecan Scone.
