I thought we had missed strawberry picking this year ... thankfully I saw a post from the strawberry farm we went to last year that said that u-pick strawberries were going to be available for just one more weekend. What?! We really didn't have plans to go strawberry picking on this particular weekend but since we really wanted to stock up on them well that's what we did.
It was a sunny morning. There were several families already picking when when arrived. To me being out here {at u-pick farms} is just like spending time by the water. I can't help but admire God's awesome power and creations. Seriously, that thought always crosses my mind and I couldn't help but feel thankful and grateful for everything He has provided for us.
I overheard a mom telling her son that they should be thankful to God for having this opportunity to pick strawberries. I thought that was very neat to hear.
Riley remembers when we were here last year so he knew exactly how to pull the strawberry so it wouldn't get mashed. We did have to remind him to only pick the red strawberries not the ones that were white or green. We found several unripened ones that he had placed in the box, lol.
Most of the strawberries we gathered were on the smaller side. Probably because we picked them late. I'm sure if we had been here two weeks earlier we would have gotten larger ones. These are as sweet as can be.
It took us about forty minutes to fill three flats. We definitely picked enough strawberries to last us all summer. Looking forward to strawberry smoothies and semi homemade strawberry ice cream. We made some last year and loved the chunks of strawberry in it.
When we got home I rinsed them and took off the stem, then I placed them on wax paper on a cookie sheet and put them in the freezer until they were mostly frozen, then I put them in freezer bags. This way they wont stick together when we're trying to get a few only.
Next will be blueberry picking in mid July.
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