VERY BAD NEWS THIS YEAR
Hi Cherry Pickers,

I am so sad to have to tell everyone — VILLA DEL SOL SWEET CHERRY FARMS HAS NO CHERRIES this year! Our winter was too warm this year. Cherries need a lot of cold hours in the winter and we just didn’t have them.

Gary and I both walked the orchard in every section to see if there were any pockets of Cherries anywhere in the orchard. THERE ARE NONE. SO WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN AT ALL FOR CHERRY PICKING IN 2026. We hope for a cold winter next year.

We would like to open One Weekend to sell Honey. We have not yet figured that out but I will keep you posted.

I guess the only good thing about No Cherries is that it will give the trees one year to rest. The trees all look very healthy now. We will continue watering and fertilizing to get them ready for 2027.

We have never had a year like this. But we can’t control mother nature. We will miss seeing our “old” and faithful Cherry Pickers. Hope you all are well and have a good summer.

Gary and Maxi