July 2013 by Joanna R.
I'm going to go ahead and say this place is a hidden Pick Your Own gem, especially this year with blueberry season being better than it's been for years! A beautiful, scenic ride through Rehoboth. Upon entering, their piggies forage freely and happily in a large, penned off wooded area to your left, and you can also ask to see their cattle grazing a little ways back in lush, green pastures. If you're lucky you might catch one of their chickens strutting around the premises. They sell their beef, eggs, and pork year 'round and it's some of the most nutritious you can buy (no hormones or antibiotics, all grass-fed/foraged - and hot dogs/sausages/bacon are all nitrate-free). Nothing gets wasted - organ meat, bones, etc. are all for sale and the prices are so reasonable for what you're getting. Back to the Pick Your Own: Dufort Farms has over 1,000 blueberry bushes for you to pick from! Yes, over ONE THOUSAND!! And all different varietals! Staged planting so the picking season should run through the middle of September. These are hands down the sweetest, plumpest blueberries I've ever had the pleasure of eating. At $3.5/lb or $3/lb if you pick 5lbs or over, with little if any pesticide sprays used, I don't think this place can be beaten. It's a GREAT place to bring the kids, bring your friend or partner, or just go by yourself and immerse yourself in "blueberry heaven". Keep in mind, no bathrooms and no pets allowed, so plan accordingly. The owners are incredibly helpful, kind and friendly. They'll give you these water-jug buckets for picking, and when you go to pay they'll dump them into a plastic grocery bag, so they encourage you to bring your own containers. Keep in mind buckets hold a little UNDER 5 lbs, so if you want to take advantage of the $3/lb deal, you'll want to ask for 2 buckets. That's what I did, and I went home that day and made the best blueberry pie I've ever made ---GONE in less than 24 hours, YIKES! They are open on Weds and Sat from 8am-4pm. You should feel welcome to call them if you have any questions - they genuinely want to help you! Go check them out - or make a day out of it and hit up the nearby Ice Cream Barn in Swansea afterwards and pick up a pint to go :-) Oh, one last thing - CASH ONLY. The'll take plastic, but they'll charge you a small processing fee. No checks.
