9609 15th St. Perry, Kansas - Robert Russell - 785-841-2708 U-PICK HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR 2009, owing to a lack of pecans. We tried to harvest nuts yesterday and came up empty-handed. And, this cold spell certainly isn't going to help things. This is a new one for us - all these trees and no nuts to speak of! At this point, we're going to start hoping for better luck next year. Thanks for your interest and support. See you next fall! River Field Farm Directions to the orchard:
Alternate directions are below.
I-70 West to Lawrence/Lecompton exit (3rd Lawrence exit), turn left after toll booth. Take K-10 to Highway 40 (this is 6th Street, for those of you familiar with Lawrence). There is a long exit ramp. When you reach the stop sign, turn right (WEST) onto Highway 40. You will remain on Highway 40 approximately 4 - 5 miles. ( It is kind of like being on a roller coaster - lots of hills and a few major curves.) Take a right at Hwy 1029, which is also E. 600 Road. Follow to the stop sign. You will see the closed Farmers' Turnpike to the right. Take a left. You will still be on Hwy 1029 (Lecompton Road.) As you pass Lecompton, cross the Kansas River and continue to railroad tracks. After the railroad tracks, take the first left into Perry on East Front Street/17th Road. Drive through Perry (along railroad tracks.) Leaving Perry, stay on Bridge Road and cross the old bridge. Continue approximately one mile on Bridge Road. Turn left across the railroad tracks onto Thompsonville Road (dirt/gravel road.) Follow Thompsonville Road and curve to the right. Look for the big red barn on the left side. Turn in by the barn to park. From Lawrence: Take 6th Street, west, out of town. It becomes Highway 40. Approximately 4 to 5 miles past the K-10 overpass (exit for I-70), watch for Highway 1029. Take a right at Hwy 1029, which is also E. 600 Road. Follow to the stop sign. You will see the closed Farmers' Turnpike to the right. Take a left. You will still be on Hwy 1029 (Lecompton Road.) As you pass Lecompton, cross the Kansas River and continue to railroad tracks. After the railroad tracks, take the first left into Perry on East Front Street/17th Road. Drive through Perry (along railroad tracks.) Leaving Perry, stay on Bridge Road and cross the old bridge. Continue approximately one mile on Bridge Road. Turn left across the railroad tracks onto Thompsonville Road (dirt/gravel road.) Follow Thompsonville Road and curve to the right. Look for the big red barn on the left side. Turn in by the barn to park. From Kansas City via K-10 through Eudora: K-10 west to the first Eudora exit - N. 1400 Rd (highway 442). Travel west on Highway 442 into Eudora. Turn right at second stop sign onto Main Street (highway 1061). Continue north on highway 1061 (which turns into 222nd Street) across the Kansas River and across the railroad tracks to Highway 32 (Linwood Rd). Turn left onto Highway 32. Highway 32 terminates at Highway 24. Turn left onto Highway 24. Continue west and north on Highway 24 just past the town of Perry. Turn left (south) onto Thompsonville Road. Cross the train tracks and continue south on Thompsonville Road (dirt/gravel road.)Curve to the right and watch for a big red barn on the left. Park by the barn. *It is approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes driving time from Kansas City to the farm.
From 24 Highway, take Thompsonville Road south. You'll cross Bridge Road and then go across the railroad tracks. When Thompsonville Rd. turns to the right, approximately 1/2 mile after you cross the tracks, it becomes 15th St.. Continue on 15th St. until you see the red barn on the left. Turn in by the barn to park. Contact: For questions about the nuts, the farm, or to schedule a u-pick appointment for a time other than our Saturday hours, please call: Robert or Ann Russell - 785-841-2708 or 785-865-8659 e-mail: rrussell@sunflower.com or Joanna Voigt cjsgvoigt@earthlink.net In the Kansas City Area, for questions about the nuts, or the farm, please call: Elise Russell White - 913-642-8869 or 913-269-5750 e-mail: whiteelise@yahoo.com Off-season activity at the orchard: Over the past year, we have been busy culling trees from the east orchard. It has always been the plan
to allow for higher productivity early on, but they benefit from more space as they mature. We are planning to mill the wood from the culled trees. We have also inter-seeded the orchard floor to a mixture of legumes in order to eliminate the use of commercial fertilizers. |
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