Tayberry, blackberry, raspberry, and blueberries.

Today's haul from Hoffman Farms.

yummmmmmm

That looks awesome!

Those raspberries look yummy!!! What’s a Tayberry? Just looks like two different kinds of blackberries to me.

Tayberry is a cross between a raspberry and blackberry.

yay!!!

The tayberry is a cultivated shrub in the genus Rubus of the family Rosaceae patented in 1979 as a cross between a blackberry and a red raspberry, and named after the River Tay in Scotland. The fruit is sweeter, much larger, and more aromatic than that of the loganberry, itself a blackberry and red raspberry cross.

Very interesting.

Thanks! i was going to ask about the tayberries myself.

We just picked up a bunch of strawberries, raspberries, and cherries from our local farmers market yesterday.

I am going to the farmers market this weekend specifically for cherries.

Our farmers markets around here are so sparse this year. We have had such a cool/cold and rainy spring that most crops are just not ready yet.

All the berry crops have been late for us as well. I have not gone to the farmers market yet, but I do follow Hoffman Farms on FB and receive their crop report in email to know when things will be ready. Blackberries are just now available along with the others seen above. Strawberry season is almost done.

We still have lots of strawberries when usually they are only for a week. Raspberries JUST hit in the last couple days. No blackberries or blueberries yet. No veg to be found outside of leafy greens.

that looks amazing, did they say what was going on with cherries? They have been so expensive this year

✴Sparkling✴ : This farm does not have cherries, so no idea. I am going the farmers market to see if I can find some. A friend picked up some last week but from a market on the other side of the river that I do not go to.

If I had to guess they are impacted by the wacky weather that delayed our berries.

✴Sparkling✴ : Just saw this story

https://www.thepacker.com/...

This explains the cherry crop issues for the PNW.

Our farmer's market stall was transparent that they brought in their cherries from the Okanagan valley because they likely won't get a good super local crop this year. They always label if they brought in their produce from a sister farm that is not as local.

So jealous. Those look delicious!

I love cherries! We get a very short cherry season here. I got some last week. They’re all gone, I need to get more! Unfortunately I had no car today (getting a/c repaired) to go to the Friday market. Hopefully my grocery store still has some. I definitely need to go next Friday though.

That looks delicious!

I picked a raspberry today! One. One raspberry.