Fresh season is over. We now have only frozen gooseberries available.
They come in 1 lb or 3 lb vacuum sealed bags.
At the moment we are only offering gooseberries locally. They can be picked
up from our Farm by appointment only. We
do not accept walk ins.
If you are interested in purchasing frozen gooseberries please contact us.
Gooseberry Color
Frozen gooseberries range from mostly green to mostly pink-red. If you have
a preference for color please state in your request so we can accommodate you.
If you would like to be alerted when our next crop of fresh gooseberries is ready please complete the Gooseberry Interest form. We will add you to our gooseberry list for next seasons crop.
We are looking into shipping frozen gooseberries. The main issues is that this is quite expensive. Certainly it can be done less expensively but the results are very poor. Looking at how other companies have shipped their fruits we have seen so many reviews from very unhappy customers stating their fruits turn up rotten, squishy and inedible. We don't want to duplicate those results.
Frozen fruits need to be shipped well insulated with cold packs. We have polystyrene
insulated boxes and cold packs but all this adds to the weight of the boxes
making shipping expensive. It is possible and it ensures that the fruit will
reach you in good condition but its not cheap. Our first estimate is about $175.00
for a 4lb bag but it will depend on where you are located.
If you are interested in ordering frozen gooseberries shipped please contact
us and we will quote you a price.
How do Gooseberries fair when frozen?
Gooseberries are unusual in that they don't suffer much from being frozen. They
have a tougher skin (but not inedible) than most soft fruits which keeps the
berry together so when they defrost they are pretty much the same as a fresh
one. The taste and texture are the same and most people cant tell the difference.
The most popular way to use gooseberries is pureed, added to smoothies and desserts
so having frozen ones makes no difference. However we would recommend that unless
you have a industrial blender you allow the berries to defrost just slightly
before putting them in to blend or its like trying to blend ball steel ball
bearings and the blender suffers.
Below are links to information and questions we have received about gooseberries. If you are unfamiliar with this fruit you may want to read them before you order.
For more information about gooseberries please see: