Colorado Life Magazine’s July/August 2018 issue features some great recipes using Colorado-grown tart cherries (aka sour cherries or pie cherries). The first step of each recipe is the same: Buy some Colorado-grown tart cherries. While Colorado’s tart-cherry production is just a tiny fraction of what it was a century ago, you can still buy them at these Colorado stores. Most stores sell them frozen. The harvest begins in late June. Call ahead to see what’s in stock.

 

FRONT RANGE

 

Berry Patch Farms

13785 Potomac St.
Brighton, CO 80601
(303) 659-5050
Note: Pick-your-own fresh cherries, by reservation only. Book picking session online at berrypatchfarms.com. 7/2 UPDATE: Reservations are now full.

 

Malara Gardens

7190 Kipling St.
Arvada, CO 80004
(303) 424-1452

 

Pope Farms

6501 W. 28th Ave.
Greeley, Colorado 80634
(970) 330-5907

 

Scofield Fruits

1821 W. Eisenhower Blvd.
Loveland, CO 80537
(970) 622-8228

 

Spencer’s Produce, Lawn & Garden

1430 S. Tejon St.
Colorado Springs, CO 80905
(719) 632-2788

 

 

WESTERN SLOPE

 

Antelope Hill Orchards

22274 Antelope Hill Rd.
Austin, CO  81410
(970) 835-3111

 

Big B’s Delicious Orchards

39126 Highway 133
Hotchkiss, CO 81419
(970) 527-1110

 

Camelot Farms

15911 Black Bridge Rd.
Paonia, CO 81428
(970) 527-3194

 

DeVries Fruit & Veggie Roadside Stand

60542 Gunnison Rd.
Olathe, Colorado
(970) 323-6559
(970) 209-7508

 

Excelsior Orchards

14140 Dry Gulch Rd.
Paonia, CO 81428
(970) 527-6860

 

Free Woman’s Harvest

16877 Grange Rd.
Paonia, CO 81428
(970) 210-3107

 

McClure Orchards

4179 O Rd.
Paonia, CO 81428
(970) 527-6241

 

Orchard Valley Farms and Black Ridge Winery

15836 Black Bridge Rd.
Paonia, CO 81428
(970) 527-6838

 

Uncle Johnny's U-Pick Farm

18561 Surface Creek Rd.
Cedaredge, CO 81413
(970) 250-5829
Note: Pick-your-own fresh cherries.

 

Z's Orchard

315 33 3/4 Rd.
Palisade, CO 81526
(970) 434-6267

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