
Save The Date
River Hills Harvest 2026 Comprehensive Elderberry Workshop & Orchard Tour
Week of June 15-20th 2026 - Columbia, MO
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On Farm Harvest Workshops
with River Hills Harvest
Join the crew for a day during harvest season! We'll start early in the day picking ripe berries out of the field then migrate to the processing area. You'll learn all the ins and outs of harvesting plus get a firsthand look at a day's progress. You will operate the destemming machine, sanitize berries and get them ready to be safely packed and frozen. We'll include a lunch break in there too!
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Workshop dates will become available closer to harvest time. These workshops will be led by our entire crew, as all hands are on deck during harvest season. This is our busiest and most crucial time of year; we are only allowing a few spots for these workshops to be available. This will ensure we can give you the best experience and education as well as make sure we get an ample amount of harvesting and processing done on those days.
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Participants will be expected to harvest berries, move bins of berries, use a destemming machine and sanitize berries. This will be a labor-intensive day, as you will be working alongside our crew. Depending on the heat, we may start very early in the morning. This is the nature of farming, and we hope to have participants who are serious and eager to pitch in as well as learn.​
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Stay tuned for the date and when tickets are available!
Online Classes
with Terry Durham
Can't make a workshop in person? Learn all you need to know about growing elderberries with our online classes. These classes are offered for you to take on your own time and cover all these aspects of growing elderberries:
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Planning an Orchard
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Planting & Growing
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Harvesting & Processing
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Marketing Your Crop
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Want to see what the classes are like? Take our FREE History of Elderberries class! Click below to get started on the free class or visit our sister site at www.GrowElderberries.com today.​
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