The Blackberry Bog
It started with a piece of land covered in wild blackberries… and also partially underwater.
This is where “Blackberry Bog” was born.
When we purchased the property in January 2015 it had been abandoned for nearly 15 years. In the first photo you can see that blackberries had nearly overrun all 30 acres, burying several old structures completely. The second photo is the same view over a year later. By that time, we had remodeled the small house, torn down the garage, built a new barn, and removed acres of blackberries.
These are historic photos of the barn. Sadly, this barn collapsed sometime before we obtained the property.
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1938 McCormick Deering W-12
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Where we first started selling
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Our first pumpkins
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When we raised chickens...
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and turkeys
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Building hoop house #3
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Building the barn
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The new barn, 2016
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Scott and Bonnie, 2020
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Growing in the new greenhouse
Blackberry Bog expanded into Brownsmead
We brought back farming to a turn of the century farm in the historic Brownsmead dikelands district.
Brownsmead is where we have most of the growing of vegetables, strawberries, and where the pigs and cows are raised.
In 2025 we acquired an old holly farm in Knappa
In April of 2026 we are opening the farm stand, right off the highway at 92663 Abbott Road. You can follow our progress on Facebook or drive by and see it with your own eyes!
Right off Highway 30, we are building a farm stand where everyone can visit and enjoy various activities and watch beautiful things growing. This is a huge opportunity for all aspects of the farm, and we are very excited to share this transition with our customers.