They had a number of crops to pick including courgettes (summer squash), onions, potatoes, broccoli, peas and cauliflower, but we stuck to corn, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and apples. The place was huge. In addition to the Pick Your Own fields, they had a gift shop, food store and cafe. When we arrived at around 11 a.m. there weren't too many people in the main parking lot (you drive your car into the PYO area and go from field to field), but when we emerged from the fields at about 1:45 the parking lot was packed. Who knew those girls had it in them to work in the fields for over two hours? Hearty stock they must come from.
We did find it odd that in corn fields we saw more than one kid munching on a raw ear of corn. None of us thought that was a very good idea. We did think it was okay to feed some corn to the horses grazing in the next field over. They really seemed to enjoy it. There were a few minor injuries from the blackberry and raspberry picking, due to the thorny branches, but overall, it was a great time.
The food shop not only had all the produce that you could pick yourself, but carried a wide variety of foods from different places. I was able to get Skip a bottle of Frank's Red Hot Sauce as well as some ready to pan fry chicken schnitzel cutlets. He is loving both of that. The schnitzel will have to wait until tomorrow. Tonight will be an all veggie and fruit feast. The real prize of the day is the raspberries. They are terrific. We picked two full baskets.
Maddie, Megan and Skip in the corn fields
Megan in Strawberry Fields forever
We really had to work to find the strawberries. Maddie was extra proud of her bounty.
Maddie and Skip on the trail of apples
New Friends to Feed
Looking for only the blackest of the blackberries
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