Cherries on the Farm opens this weekend.

It is the latest agricultural attraction offered along Interstate 5 in Lathrop by the Dell’Osso family that has been farming in the South County for a century. The family’s other offering includes the corn maze during October.

The main event is picking cherries this Saturday through Monday, May 27-29, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The orchard will possibly be open the weekend of June 3, if there are still cherries left.

More than 1,000 trees were planted six years ago featuring Coral, Bing, Brooks, and Tulare cherries.

There are you pick cherries  as well as already picked cherries. The already picked cherries are substantially higher in cost. The charge is by the pound.

While the farm attractions that are offered during October won’t be open although hayride to the orchard will be available, there will be a wide array of baked items using cherries available.

The list includes cherry cobbler, cherry jams, cherry turnovers, ,= cherry chip cookies, cherry pie, cherry chip cookies, and cherry doughnuts.

Cherries on the Farm is located at Manthey Road and Interstate 5 in Lathrop.

For more information, go to cherriesonthefam.com.

Cherries are the county’s fifth largest crop behind almonds, milk, grapes and walnuts. The value of the cherry crop — harvested from orchards mostly around Linden — exceeded $319 million in 2021.

There are 20,400 acres in San Joaquin County that are planted in cherries.

To contact Dennis Wyatt, email dwyatt@mantecabulletin.com