Further, the act that sent the Japanese away included people of Italian and German descent, but that was ignored. The eldest Fujii son, Kazuo, was serving in the U.S. In May 1942, with the nation at war with Japan, Japanese Americans were shattered by a government decision to move all people of Japanese descent, citizens or not, to inland internment camps. But Fujii and his wife, Yoshino, had seven children and once an American-born child reached 18, title to the land could be held by that child. Because of racist laws, he could not own his own farm. Fujii berries began with immigrant, Bukichi Fujii. Real strawberries are grown by the Fujiis and farmers like them. They come with pulpy wooden centers that likely help with the shipping them in a truck, but they are faint imitations of a real strawberry. On occasion, because it is not nice to spit it on the floor, I have been obliged to eat a California strawberry. Just when I begin to think summer will never come, a sign goes up, the stand opens and strawberries are lined up like boxes of red jewels. The Fujii Farms berry stand opened a few weeks ago at the corner of Stark Street and Troutdale Road. Historian and columnist Sharon Nesbit tells the back story of Fujii Farms in East Multnomah County as it intersects with World War II-era racism. Otherwise the majority of our berries are sold to you indirectly, through major commercial grocery chains. The berries are sold direct to you at our farm market stands and some farmers markets. The remaining summertime jewels are sorted and preserved for a later time. (freezing, jamming, and syrups.) With over 150 acres to choose from, you'll be getting the cream of the crop. Our berries are harvested and delivered each morning. We grow, pack, and distribute some of the finest fresh eating, preserving and commercial shipping varieties. ( Good Agricultural Practices and Good Handling Practices ) On the farm Berries, Berries, Berries. Our passing scores have certified us GAP & GHP. We value your safety along with the food industry, so to better monitor ourselves we have the USDA audit us annually. The third generation farm is carried on by Ray Fujii raising 120 acres of Strawberries, Raspberries, Blueberries, and Blackberries. The Fujii Family has been farming along the Columbia River in Troutdale, Oregon since 1943 providing the west coast with some of Oregon's finest berries. If too Windy we will be closed until the wind subsides. If & when the weather gets too Hot, we might close early. And we'll be bringing in local produce.īlueberry U-pick in the area Nappe Blueberry farm, Along with a few vegetables ie, beans, super sweet corn, cukes, when avaliable. We grow all the our berries w ithin a two mile radius of our produce stands. Įmail: Berry Stand at 27001 SE Stark in Troutdale Multiple varieties of Plums, Pluots, Apples, along with Tomatoes, Onions, and Sweet Corn. With multiple varieties of Peaches ( Sweet Dream, Angelus, August Lady & Doughnut along with a white peach), Raspberry, Marionberry & Boysenberry season is over.
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