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EUROPEAN GOOSEBERRY FRUITS FOR SALE.

Fresh season is over. We now have only frozen gooseberries available.

They come in 1 lb or 3 lb vacuum sealed bags.

Gooseberries are graded into two categories

1. 'Snacking Berries'. Larger. These have a minimum size of 0.5 inches (1.27cm) for those who like to eat their berries whole or have other particular uses for them,

2. "Smoothie Berries'. Smaller. These are all the berries under 0.5 inches (1.27 cm). They are ideal for smoothies and any cooked or processed concoctions like jams, jellies or desserts.

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.

Prices
Snacking berries are $14.00 lb

Smoothie berries are $12.00 lb

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.

FRESH GOOSEBERRY ALERT LIST.

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.

Shipping gooseberries.

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 can't 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 an industrial blender you allow the berries to defrost just slightly before putting them in to blend or it's like trying to blend 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:

GOOSEBERRY LINKS

Questions about Gooseberries

What is a Gooseberry

Other Types of Goosebery. (What a gooseberry is NOT).

Gooseberry Nutritional Facts

Gooseberries for sale

Gooseberry interest contact form