09/04/2024
🥝 Now at !! Stop on by to purchase some delicious kiwi berries at our friend’s food store in Danville, PA.
🌱 We will also be at Danville’s Ferry Street Grower’s Market on Saturday!
Kiwi Berry Organics Co.
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We are at the forefront in the research, development, and marketing for organic Kiwi Berries. Growth from that point was realized on multiple fronts.
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Pioneering, Passion, Perseverance, and Pride are the korner stones of our organic farm Kiwi Korners, located in Central Pennsylvania. Founded in 1988, the farm consists of forty plus acres, twenty of which are designated to grow hardy kiwi. This area, separated into eight different arbors, offers three distinct micro-climates. Kiwi Korners was built from the ground up, not something constructed by
others or purchased. Building a first generation family farm, and being the caretakers of the land, we are obsessed with putting out a quality product. It began with a two acre block of trellis built on a no-till corn field. Our test trials contained the largest assortment of hardy kiwi assembled in the Northern Hemisphere. Over fifty named and numbered varieties, from all over the world, were trialed in conjunction with a breeding program. Our goal was to: A) Identify the best varieties, B) Implement a breeding program, C) Develop the best management systems for chosen varieties, and D) Create a market for our fruit we named KiwiBerries. We outlined fruit qualities that would determine the best varieties which were: flavor value, sugar level, appearance, and marketability. We have learned that it takes 8-12 years to bring a vine into "full" production, and have refined a multitude of management practices and protocols that contribute to the successful production and marketing of this unique, specialized berry. Initially four of the fifty named and numbered varieties test trialed were deemed to be commercially viable and made the grade to qualify as kiwiberries. We can boast many firsts...one of which was marketing our hardy kiwi fruit under the "KiwiBerries" name in 1998. Our farm building with cold storage was erected and we purchased the first of two pack lines. A wind machine was added to the arbor to protect our vines against spring frost. From 1988 to 1992, we increased our plantings, half in test trials, and the other half was planted in Annas to produce a fruit crop for the market. We made the decision to become certified organic, and transcended into certification without the three year transitional period, as we had been utilizing those management practices from the beginning. We developed our Passion Popper variety, currently the market favorite that sells out before the crop is harvested. We were the recipients of a SARE Grant that we titled "Hardy Kiwi Pollination & Production" testing various hardy kiwi pollination methods. There was little known about male varieties at that time. Our research provided key information to support hardy kiwi as a commercial crop. In 2006, we added another three arbors over six acres. Currently there are 20 acres under trellis and dedicated to hardy kiwi. Passion Poppers were planted in the new arbors, and the original test trial arbor was also transitioned into a commercial production block. We reduced the number of cultivars that we package for the fresh fruit market from four to two which are our Passion Poppers, and the Aloha Annas that are available today. There have been countless exploratory, hands-on trips visiting scores of breeders, growers, and research stations to exchange information and evaluate hardy kiwi varieties and cultural methods. Some of the research locations in our travels have included Oregon, Oregon State University, Washington State, Vancouver Island, Canada Ministry of Agriculture, Food, & Rural Affairs - Agassiz and Abbotsford Research Stations - British Columbia, New Zealand - Institute for Plant & Food Research Stations (previously HortResearch) - North & South Islands - New Zealand, and Hogeschool Gent in Belgium. We have provided vine stock for test trials to numerous land grant colleges in the US that include Penn State, Cornell, Alabama A&M, and Auburn Universities. Research, workshops, and presentations are shared on an international basis with universities, research facilities, and growers. We also work with School Nutrition Directors, and Associations with an interest in including kiwi berries in their school food programs for its nutritional values. As of 2023, we have been researching, developing, and growing hardy kiwi (actinidia arguta) for thirty-five (35) years. We grow kiwiberries because it’s our passion. We do this organically so they are safe to eat, and contain high Brix (sugar levels) which produces superior nutrient content, and optimal flavors. Our choice of hardy kiwi variety, customized trellising, land management systems, and the pre and post harvest handling practices that we have developed for this crop has produced the world’s sweetest, highest Brix (sugar level) reading of any actinidia genus documented internationally. Testing was conducted by the Penn State University Department of Horticulture Foolad Labs, University Park, PA in 2009. Breeding and trials are an ongoing endeavor. We maintain two juvenile rows that will hold 400 plus vines for test trials, and breeding evaluation. We currently sponsor six incubator farms in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New Jersey who are growing and evaluating hardy kiwi varieties from Kiwi Korners. We continue to establish the next generations “best of the best”...perhaps a variety that rivals the Passion Popper. Presently we are testing three new hybrids. The "Quest for the Best" continues...
09/04/2024
We now have some kiwi berries in Food for Thought Health Food! They were there last year, and they’re back again - we will also be at Danville Growers' Market on Ferry Street this Saturday 💚
09/03/2024
An annual shot at the pack line by whoa_pez. We can’t wait to see you THIS Saturday at the Danville Growers' Market on Ferry Street!
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09/02/2024
As a reminder when you receive or buy your local kiwi berries 🥝
Don’t eat them right away!!
Let them sit on your counter and ripen at room temperature. The softer, darker and wrinkly they are the sweeter they will be 🌱 although, we do know some people who like them sour too - so if you’d like to try them at each stage to see how you like them, be sure to let us know!
You can find us at Food for Thought Health Food soon, as well as the Danville Ferry Street Farmer’s Market starting September 7!
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08/28/2024
🥝 It’s that time of year again everyone!!
We are currently accepting larger orders for berries, AND we wil also be at the Danville Ferry Street Grower’s Market starting September 7 - you can also find us at Food for Thought Health Food soon!
Be sure to stop by and see us 💚 and grab some delicious freshly picked kiwi berries!
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08/19/2024
Check our amazing Kiwi Berry farm, located just outside of Riverside in Danville, PA!
08/13/2024
🌱 It’s Kiwi Berry season!
We’ve been out here working hard on the kiwi berry farm and it shows! The berries are thriving 🥝 and we can’t wait to offer them to you!
You can pre-order online at https://kiwiberry1.com/FG2024P.htm ... or wait and see us at the Ferry Street Growers Market in Danville PA in September 😊
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KiwiBerry Direct
10/09/2023
Just because it starts getting cold out doesn’t mean we stop working! We’re outside starting our winter pruning to get our kiwi berries ready for spring 🌱
09/16/2023
We may be all the way at the end, but we’re here and enjoying the sunshine ☀️🌱 at the Ferry Street Grower’s Market!
09/16/2023
Just a reminder to come visit us at Ferry Street Growers' Market in Danville today! We’ll be there from 8am-noon 🥝 Stop by and check out what all the local farmers have to offer.
If you can’t make it, stop by Food for Thought Health Food to grab some from Liz 😊
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09/16/2023
Special offering at our market tomorrow: Kiwi Berries! Grown in Riverside! We can't wait to try some.
09/13/2023
She has a limited quantity! If you can’t wait until this Saturday’s Ferry Street Growers' Market to grab some, stop by Food for Thought Health Food store to get em’ 🥝
09/11/2023
💚 Thank you to those who stopped by Danville’s Ferry Street Growers Market last Saturday! If you missed us, we will be at the same market this coming Saturday 😊
Just a reminder that those kiwis you brought home are not ripe yet. We like to let you ripen them at home and try them at each stage of ripeness to find your favorite stage 🥝
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09/09/2023
🥝 Be sure to stop by and grab some kiwi berries today at the Ferry Street Growers Market Danville 😊
09/07/2023
🥝Don’t forget to stop by Ferry Street Growers' Market THIS Saturday from 8-12pm. Kiwi Berry Organics Co. will be vending for the first time there!
Come check us out and grab some fruit 😊
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09/02/2023
Find us next Saturday at Danville’s Ferry Street Grower’s Market from 8am-noon! 🥝 If you’ve ever wanted to try our berries, nows the time - we’ll have plenty for sale 😊
Danville’s Arts & Crafts Festival will also be going on that same day from 9-4pm.
08/13/2023
🥝UPDATE ON ORDERING - our website is going through some unplanned changes at the moment.
So if you’d like to get onto the order list, please email [email protected] with your Full Name and email address so we can add you to the list!
Sorry for the untimely inconvenience 💚
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07/02/2023
Despite the recent freeze that took a toll on our beloved berry plants, Mother Nature never ceases to amaze us with her resilience and determination! 🌱💪
🥝Take a look at these incredible photos, showing our plants fighting back and pushing out a few new flowers, ready to produce a couple late berries!
The last two photos showcase what our thriving commercial fruit farm should look like, and we can't wait to see it full of luscious, ripe berries.
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06/04/2023
Just an update on how to order 😊
06/03/2023
“The pollen out here is terrible!” - Roger 😂
🥝 Check out all the beautiful blooms and baby kiwis beginning to emerge! Having a beehive on site to help pollinate is working great 🐝 The season is beginning and we know the kiwis love sunbathing - what’s your favorite way of enjoying the sunshine?
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06/01/2023
Check out these crazy photos of the rows we used the overhead watering protection on during our recent frost. The plants 🌱 were overhead watered all through the night, to essentially encapsulate the plant in ice, creating insulation from the outside frost!
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05/24/2023
How did everyone else fair out with that frost last week? Share your frost protection pics with us - we’d love to see all the tarps, blankets and make shift frost protection!
🥝 Here at the farm we have had more experience than we’d like dealing with late frosts into the spring!
🥝 Check out there pictures showing what overhead water freeze protection does. There’s a noticeable difference between the areas that were protected and the areas that weren’t.
🥝 This year we tested out a few rows and it looks like it really works! Next year we will commit to covering even more of the rows in hopes of beating frost for a successful kiwi berry crop for all to enjoy!!
05/09/2023
We hope you were out and about enjoying the beautiful weather like we were at the farm today ☀️☀️
04/20/2023
Baby rows are getting fed in preparation for new plants to be planted - We use organic fertilizer containing only 6 ingredients; peanut meal, dried blood, kelp, calcium carbonate, bone charcoal & sulfur. Those may not sound delicious but it helps to produce the sweet tasting, juicy berries we love! 🥝🥝🥝
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04/17/2023
Wow did the kiwi’s love that warm weather! These photos are only 4 days apart ☀️
04/12/2023
ORDERING: Please understand that harvest season will begin September. You’ll have to place an order with us by the second week of august!
🥝We offer pick up & shipping!
🥝 To be included in our Kiwi Berry Direct Notification list (a nice reminder of when the time is to order) please visit our webpage at www.kiwiberry.com > contact us > send us your full name and email address!
🥝 We will also be visiting Danville’s Ferry Street Market mid/late September 😊
04/11/2023
ORDERING: Please understand that harvest season will begin September. You’ll have to place an order with us by the second week of august!
🥝 To be included in our Kiwi Berry Direct Notification list (a nice reminder of when the time is to order) please visit our webpage at www.kiwiberry.com > contact us > send us your full name and email address!
🥝 We will also be visiting Danville’s Ferry Street Market mid/late September 😊
The excellence of Kiwi Berries - unrivaled in taste and nutrition.
04/11/2023
Ain’t no rest for the wicked - during the winter and early spring months we take the time to prune every single kiwi plant to ensure sunlight reaches the coming berries. This gives them the bright beautiful and sun kissed hue our berries have - and we’ve just finished up the last row!
04/11/2023
Hello everyone! We’ve decided to enter the world of social media 😅 Be sure to give us a like, a follow, and maybe a share. We want to show you what it takes to grow and harvest the worlds sweetest organic kiwi berries, grown right here in PA!
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Baby rows are getting fed in preparation for new plants to be planted - We use organic fertilizer containing only 6 ingredients; peanut meal, dried blood, kelp, calcium carbonate, bone charcoal & sulfur. Those may not sound delicious but it helps to produce the sweet tasting, juicy berries we love! 🥝🥝🥝 . . . #kiwifruit #kiwi #kiwiberryorganics #kiwiberries🍈💚 #localbusiness #local #locallyowned #localfood #danvillepa #danvillekiwi #danvillekiwiberries #kiwiberryfarm
Ain’t no rest for the wicked - during the winter and early spring months we take the time to prune every single kiwi plant to ensure sunlight reaches the coming berries. This gives them the bright beautiful and sun kissed hue our berries have - and we’ve just finished up the last row!
