Local Sources for Dried Berries in Bulk ?

Hello All:

Big fan of making one's own trail mix here... am able to customize contents and the level
of saltiness versus sweetness ... can literally mix it up as needed...

After tiring of raisins and cranberries, have found that the Asian markets are great sources
for goji berries (wolf berries) at a very reasonable price level (often priced to the stratosphere elsewhere)..

For other's making their own trail mixes, have you found that are there local sources for dried blueberries, cherries, etc., in bulk ?
Have found dried cherries from Michigan available online, and am wondering if this might be the best route to
go short of dehydrating ...

I would suggest visiting Stover's stall at a local farmers market. Among the plethora of wonderful fresh fruit, veg, and flowers they sell, they also carry:

Dried Apples
Dried Blueberries
Dried Cherries (the best I've ever found)
Dried Cherry Delight
Dried Cranapple
Dried Cranberries
Dried Favorite Fruits
Dried Michigan Mix
Dried Strawberries

See their web page for a listing of the Chicago area markets at which they appear. Nice people, too. Very knowledgable.

Thanks much for the suggestion, SunD.

The Farmer's Market was totally off our radar, considering have not yet seen it at the ones visited...

Will defnitely check these ones out... thanks again !

Amazon has pretty good price for dried cherries
Traverse Bay Fruit Co. Dried Cherries, 4-Pound Box $22.40


we go thru about 6 to 7 boxes a year and have amazon ship them to us on subscription for further savings

Heck, use the LTH link above and order some!

If you have a Costco membership they usually have a decent selection of dried fruits (blueberries, cherries, mangoes, dark chocolate covered goji berries, apples etc...) in large packages and at decent prices. I'm not sure where they're sourced from though if you are looking for something from a local farm.

Coogles wrote:If you have a Costco membership they usually have a decent selection of dried fruits (blueberries, cherries, mangoes, dark chocolate covered goji berries, apples etc...) in large packages and at decent prices. I'm not sure where they're sourced from though if you are looking for something from a local farm.

The Costco dried cherries I've purchased are from China and are quite strange and very sweet (they seem to be soaked in sugar then dried)

almost all dried cherries are infused with sugar before drying, including those traverse bay ones. not necessarily a bad thing, as long as it's done right. i've found unsweetened (tart) dried cherries at whole foods, among other places, but they aren't cheap.

Trader Joe's also has some unsweetened dried fruit, including unsweetened cherries if I recall correctly. Most of their stuff is sweetened. Their dried fruit prices are decent.