Author: aimlesslyali

Saturday, August 17th is our last day for the u-pick to be open. The saskatoons finished a few days ago, although we still have some pre-picked for sale. As of yesterday, the ripe raspberries have pretty much disappeared. Today, I expect the remainder of the ripe sour cherries will fly off the trees into the … Continue reading Finishing the 2024 Season

It’s hard to believe, but it’s true…today, August 13th, is the last day for our saskatoon u-pick. We will be open our usual hours from 9am to 6pm for you to come pick, and you can also buy pre-picked saskatoons today. The u-pick will be closed on Wednesday and Thursday. However, we will open again … Continue reading Last Day for Saskatoon U-Pick!

The sour cherries didn’t seem to mind the rainstorm we had August 6th. U-Pick for them is now open so hurry out this weekend to pick your bucket full. They are $5/pound. We don’t have any pre-picked. We also still have some saskatoons available for u-pick and most days we will also have pre-picked that … Continue reading Cherry Picking is On!

It’s a soggy morning here at Sweet Life Saskatoons, but I’m grateful that everything is wet, not destroyed by hail! We stay open on days like this and visitors are welcome to come hang out. In case you haven’t been picking before, I’ll warn that’s it’s not as pleasant to pick when the bushes are … Continue reading We Escaped the Hail Storm!

Things are zipping along here at our u-pick. The combination of rain and heat we’ve had is bringing a more even picking but it has also jumped our estimated time-frame for how long the saskatoon picking will last! We expect to continue through the coming weekend but that will likely be the tail end of … Continue reading August 5th Update

In spite of the rain we had during the morning, we had a great first day of our u-pick! We’ve changed things up a bit from previous years. You’ll find an expanded parking area with the front area reserved for those with mobility issues. We’ve also added to our menu with soft serve ice cream … Continue reading A Great First Day

There are ripe saskatoons to be found so we are opening our upick this coming Saturday, July 27th for the early-season picking. We anticipate a longer season than usual, so the saskatoons have a large variety of colours. Go for the purple ones! We are also expecting to have raspberries and sour cherries available later … Continue reading July 27th Opening

As usual, we are eagerly waiting for our saskatoons to ripen so we can open the u-pick. Our plan right now is to be open by July 27th, but it might be a couple of days earlier if it looks like there will be enough ready to make picking fun. So far we’ve found the … Continue reading Watching and Waiting!