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Posted on April 11, 2018January 23, 2025 by MaryAnn Henson

Pickle Time at Blackberry Hill Farms

Pickle Process at Blackberry Hill!

Pickle time is fast approaching at Blackberry HIll Farms!

Pickles at Blackberry Hill are made only one time a year. In the beginning of summer when the cucumbers are perfect for pickling Blackberry Hill stops all jam and jelly production, focusing on pickled products only.

Vegetables that cannot be grown on the farm are sourced as locally as possible. Some veggies are cut completely by hand. Others are chopped up using a vegetable preparation unit (robot Coupe) that has been converted from electrical to horse power. A PTO shaft from the machine to the outside of the building where it connects to a treadmill. A horse starts walking on the treadmill and PRESTO!

All product batches at Blackberry Hill are small. This small-scale production is a big part of what gives these products that “just like grandma’s” flavor.

All jars are packed by hand then sent through a hand cranked labeling machine fabricated by the Mazelins. Six jars at a time are placed on a small conveyor that feeds the jars past the labeling mechanism Those six are boxed up and six more are put on the conveyor. Over and over and over again.

All of these processes are repeated for thousands of cases of pickles!

Blackberry Hill Farms….the difference is how it’s made!

Posted on April 4, 2018January 23, 2025 by MaryAnn Henson

Pickled Okra comming to Blackberry Hill!

Pickled Okra is coming to Blackberry Hill!

Pickled Okra is coming soon to Blackberry Hill! Get ready to enjoy that crunchy crispness of Pickled Okra made by Blackberry Hill Farms. As with all Blackberry Hill products, their pickled okra is all natural. Hand-crafted for a taste that’s “just like grandma used to make”.

Posted on March 28, 2018January 23, 2025 by MaryAnn Henson

Find Blackberry Hill in Hen House

Blackberry Hill can be found in many places locally– you just have to know where to look. Hen House markets in the Kansas City area are great places to start!

Find the produce section of the store and look at the end cap. In Hen House the label looks different. It is a colorful label that says “Good Natured Family Farms”. In small writing on the side of the label it says that it’s made by Blackberry Hill Farms……easy peasy!!

If you are unable to find the Blackberry Hill product you want, please refer to the produce manager. They are often able to fulfill customer requests.