Jul. 13, 2008 - Our You-Pick Farm Bounty
All kids should go to a you-pick farm. We have a favorite blueberry farm that is about 20 minutes from our home. It has a few hundred blueberry bushes, lots of blackberry bushes (vines, brambles?) and other odds and ends.
Between the sweaty toddler, a whiny preschooler, an eager 5 year old,a thorough almost 8 year old, and the content 9 year old we picked a gallon of mostly black blackberries and 2/3 of a gallon of teeny tiny blueberries. It takes forever to pick blueberries. I have a new appreciation for the blueberries I buy at Sam's Club. :)
I had a delightful time eating still warm, juicy, and sweet blueberries. Rachel and Lily ate a few tart ones because they aren't as swift when it comes to telling the difference between blue and reddish purple! :)
Austin loved the blackberry picking but enjoyed the farm cat more than blueberry picking. Sam loved the challenge of seeing how full he could get his bucket.
Overall is was a sweaty, fun experience!
This is about half our blueberry bounty. I had just put the other half in the freezer to save for smoothies this winter.
