We recently went strawberry picking. We generally do this the first week in June, but there still should be time for you to go. This isn't just a local thing. Everywhere has u-pick places. If you haven't taken your little one, you should give it a try!
For those of you who are local, I know there are plenty of places to choose from. We usually go to Jacquemin Farms in Dublin/Plain City. (We also went there for pumpkin picking.)
You can pick fruits and vegetables from around June (sometimes May depending on the harvest) to October. Depending on the month will depend on what you will be picking.
We went on a day after it had rained and poured. This was maybe not the best idea. The path out to the patch was very muddy. However, once we got to the row we were to pick at, we didn't have any problems.
A worker points you to a row and you just pick down that row until you are done. Then you put a little flag where you left off. That way, people that come after you aren't looking at already picked rows and you aren't trying to pick strawberries from a row that has been picked through.
You can pick as much as you want. They have those little cardboard cartons, or some people bring huge buckets. We picked two little buckets. The price was reasonable as well. You pay by the pound, so make sure you are getting rid of all the leaves and stems before putting them in your basket. No need to pay for green stuff you aren't going to eat!
Don't these look yummy?!?
Then you take them back to the barn to pay. They also sell already picked vegetables, jams, and snacks.
Little Man was asking to go back almost right away. I'm not sure we'll make it back for more strawberries, but we may try raspberry picking. The only problem is, I don't think he'll eat raspberries. We'll see.
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