It was a lot of fun! Or at least it would have been if the heat index was not 105!
We arrived at the farm and there was a small building where you picked up a bucket and caught a hay ride type trailer out to the berry farms. The buckets were lined with plastic bags so that you could just take the bag out of the bucket and take it right home when you are done. Pretty clever!
Mary picked out a bucket.
I was not even sure what kind of plant blueberries grew on. Turns out it is a tall bush. I was surprised how many berries grew on each bush!
We spent a few hours picking berries.
Mary helped for a while.
But then was caught red handed eating berries out of the bucket!
After we picked the berries we returned to the same building to have our berries weighted, pay for them, and return our buckets.
I think we all felt like Mary by the end of the day. Hot, sweaty, and tired! (Notice how wet her hair looks, that is all sweat.) But we got about 5 lbs of berries which is enough for us to freeze some to eat later. Blueberries are super expensive during the winter!
We felt a lot better after we cleaned up in the bathroom. Then we got ready to head home.
I guess that we wore her out!
- Laura
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What a fun (and hot, it looks like) day! I love blueberry picking and have only gone once, last year, with the kids in tow (on an overnight -- got to find a closer farm this year!). It was definitely a whole family affair then, and probably would have to be this year, too, but it looks great! My girls looooooove blueberries!
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