Picking strawberries…
On Saturday, Ed and I went to pick strawberries. I’d gone to a strawberry farm once as a kid (I can’t remember the particulars), but Ed had never picked strawberries, or at least not at a farm. (Did you know that strawberries actually grown in nature without benefit of farms? Shocking! ;) )
Picking strawberries is work, but SO worth it! These are the best strawberries I’ve ever eaten. And I feel good that we’re eating locally grown food. This is something I’ve been wanting to do more of, and picking the strawberries has inspired me to scout out farmer’s markets. I think next Saturday will find us heading up the road a few miles on the hunt for locally grown vegetables. And, at the rate Ed’s thinking up things to make with our strawberries, we may find ourselves picking berries again. :)
I wonder if the strawberry pictured above will have ripened and been picked by then?
4 Responses to “Picking strawberries…”
By bits & pieces on May 12, 2008
Ooohhh, that sounds like so much fun! Strawberries aren’t ready around here yet, except in the supermarket anyway. I’m trying to grow my own this year. Wish me luck, most of my plants usually end up looking like the one you posted below. Yikes!
That’s a beautiful photo too!
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It WAS fun. I wonder if there’s a strawberry farm near you? Your kids would LOVE it… just make sure you pick someplace that allows you to sample the berries. Ha!
And I assume you’re referring to the photo of the strawberry as beautiful — not the nearly dead plant. ;) Thanks, either way, for the compliment.
By Andie Summerkiss on May 14, 2008
That must be so much fun! Our company has a strawberry farm up north. Never been there myself. I will definitely go if soon …
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It really WAS fun! You definitely should go. Enjoy! Oh and a tip… leave a bit of the stem on until you prepare them for freezing (or whatever). They “keep” better that way.