Spencer Farm is a local family farm that raises a small selection of berries and other odds-and-ends during the fall months. They are most well known for their strawberries, however they also grow black raspberries, blueberries, and red raspberries. On this particular visit we were there to pick blueberries.
Spencer farm only planted their blueberry bushes six years ago, so as you can imagine they have a lot of maturing to do. However, the plants are now able to produce enough fruit to satisfy those who come to pick.
When you arrive, head inside and pick up your flat to hold your picked berries. Then you can head outside and start picking. There is not much to it, pick what’s ripe and leave what isn’t. We picked about 3 pounds of blueberries in a short amount of time.
Going as early in the morning as you can will only help you stay cooler and give you free range of where you would like to start picking. You may want to consider bringing a bottle of water to keep yourself hydrated on warmer days.
This is a great family activity. Young children will be able to easily participate since the blueberry bushes are only about 3 feet tall at the moment.
Once you have left the farm you will have another family activity of deciding all of the wonderful ways you can serve blueberries. From fresh on a bowl of cereal to homemade baked pies, as well as tarts, coffeecake, and muffins; the wonders of this health super food are seemingly endless.
We managed to select the hottest day of the season thus far to go out and pick, but it ended up being a lot of fun. Blueberries were $2.65 per pound. The staff at Spencer was friendly and once they found out it was our first time to their farm they were more than willing to point us in the correct directions.
Spencer farm only planted their blueberry bushes six years ago, so as you can imagine they have a lot of maturing to do. However, the plants are now able to produce enough fruit to satisfy those who come to pick.
When you arrive, head inside and pick up your flat to hold your picked berries. Then you can head outside and start picking. There is not much to it, pick what’s ripe and leave what isn’t. We picked about 3 pounds of blueberries in a short amount of time.
Going as early in the morning as you can will only help you stay cooler and give you free range of where you would like to start picking. You may want to consider bringing a bottle of water to keep yourself hydrated on warmer days.
This is a great family activity. Young children will be able to easily participate since the blueberry bushes are only about 3 feet tall at the moment.
Once you have left the farm you will have another family activity of deciding all of the wonderful ways you can serve blueberries. From fresh on a bowl of cereal to homemade baked pies, as well as tarts, coffeecake, and muffins; the wonders of this health super food are seemingly endless.
We managed to select the hottest day of the season thus far to go out and pick, but it ended up being a lot of fun. Blueberries were $2.65 per pound. The staff at Spencer was friendly and once they found out it was our first time to their farm they were more than willing to point us in the correct directions.
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