My pal Jen and I loaded up the kiddos last week and met at Thunderbird Berry Farm in Broken Arrow. Mission: to pick as many blueberries as we could get our hands on in a decent amount of time. 8-lbs. of blueberries and about 1 1/2 hours later, the kids were winding up their farm time with a jaunt on the public big toy and Jen and I had both decided we will return to Thunderbird very soon. The blueberry bushes were absolutely loaded with berries and Thunderbird has even opened more picking times to accomodate more pickers. Blueberries, blackberries, strawberries and raspberries are all available there various times of the berry season.
Thunderbird is reasonably priced (we paid $3/lb. for the berries we picked) and very nicely laid out with mowed grassy areas between each planting row for easy access to the berries and other parts of the farm. After the boys tired of picking (well, one of them picked and one of them noshed), they played with Jen’s daughter and wandered off to pick a few strawberries. Strawberry season is coming to a close here, but one picker was still able to find a few nice ones.
Their gander through the strawberry patch led them to a sweet surprise. This little baby bunny was nestled in the hay, right under the strawberry leaves and endured a few gentle nudges by the kids before scurrying back to her nest.
Blackberry cobbler season will be here before we know it. 
Until then, we’ll have to endure fresh, plump blueberries and Jennifer’s Blueberry-Lemon Jam. ENJOY!
Blueberry-Lemon Jam
Note: Makes about 6 pints. I wound up with an extra scant cup, which I put in a jar in the fridge after filling the other 6.
Prepare boiling water canner, pint or half-pint jars, rings, and new lids.
Combine in a large stockpot:
4 1/2 pounds blueberries, crushed with a potato masher to make around 9 cups
Zest of 2 lemons
Juice of 1 lemon plus enough water to make 2 cups
1 box low-sugar pectin
1/2 tsp. butter or margarine, optional (to reduce foaming)
Bring the mixture to a full rolling boil over high heat, stirring frequently.
Add 4 cups sugar, stir well, and return to a full boil. Stir constantly and boil for 3-4 minutes. Remove from heat.
Fill hot jars with jam, leaving 1/2″ head space. Wipe jar rims with a damp cloth, put on lids and rings, and process in boiling water canner for 10 minutes.
yummy. the photos were great also! made my mouth water
Great pics and thanks for the recipe!
Thanks and you’re welcome! Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
Have a great day!
That sounds like a delightful thing to do!
Very much so!
YUM!!!! when is their berry picking season over? I need to see how far this place is from Norman to see if we can make a day trip out of it.
Well, I’m not sure. I do know they just opened up for blueberries, blackberries and raspberries. They are only open for picking until noon though so come early!!
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Thank you for all of your tasty inspirations! I shared your three most recent ones on Tales of a Clyde Woman today.
Thanks again! I’m so honored.
Delicious!! (it makes me miss summer so much!- it’s windy winter here )
I hope summer comes soon for you.
So fun! I have been after the Husband to go berry picking. Attempts have been unsuccessful to this point, but perhaps I can entice him by showing him this delicious post.
I hope so! If he likes berries at all, it should be easy. I felt so much better about eating them knowing I’d picked my own and we found out that farm doesn’t spray. No worries!
Really nice piccies…appetizing!
Thanks! It was so much fun for everyone and fresh blueberries are amazing!
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Oklahoma is a lot further ahead of us where the berry seaon is concerned. I have super low reserves of jams and need to restock. We might actually see some strawberries this next week and I can’t wait.
Oh, wow! Strawberry season is over for us and raspberries too (almost). Enjoy when they arrive! This is the first year we’ve fresh picked and I’m hooked!
Oh, I forgot to tell you I’ve added your jam recipe to my list of “must makes”. Sounds delicious!
Great! That’s actually my friend Jen’s recipe. She is the canning queen!
Looks scrumptious. I think your a couple of weeks ahead of me. The recipe sounds awesome. Thanks for a great post.
We had a mild winter so everything blossomed a little early, in large quantities and we are enjoying it immensely! Thanks!
What a treat to be able to pick your own berries. The jams sounds scrumptious!
Yes, it is a nice treat. Feels good to do it ourselves.
Sounds delicious and the photos are nice too.
Thank you! It was a lot of fun. Thanks for stopping by and commenting!