A Field Trip to the U-Pick Farms

Early Morning Shenanigans with the Veggie Vixen & Baking Beauty

 

 

Baking Beauty & Veggie Vixen

 

This morning we took a one hour field trip to visit the Holland Family Farm and it sure was worth the drive. We arrived just after the farm opened and were happy to find that there were plenty of ripe berries ready to be picked.  Every once in awhile you could hear Baking Beauty call out, "berry down" meaning that one was accidently dropped. Of course this would be followed by giggles and we would get right back to picking. The farm quickly started to fill up with other pickers but there were plenty of berries for all and at only $4 a pound, cash only. Quite a deal!

 

The farm staff was very friendly, even sharing a yummy snack of fruit leather with Baking Beauty's younger daughter, Cake Pop. As we were getting our buckets of berries (buckets provided by the farm) we were told about another u-pick farm just across US1 called Sledd's U-Pick Strawberries. We were excited to find out that our field trip didn't have to be over and we quickly headed over.

 

Upon arriving at Sledd's we were greeted by the farm owner himself at his farm stand.  We were set on picking tomatoes and eggplants so he pointed us in the right direction giving us a bucket and loaning us a knife for cutting the eggplants off their bushes. The shenanigans and giggles continued as you could hear, "tomato down" from Baking Beauty once or twice.  After we finished picking, as Mr. Sledd was weighing our produce, staff from the farm were bringing in already picked beans and okra that were available for purchase.  Currently available at Sledd's for u-pick are peas, beans, tomatoes, peppers, okra, eggplant, squash, cucumbers, and blackberries all for only $3 a pound. Sledd's accepts cash or checks.

 

Some tips if  you're heading out to pick:

• Wear closed toe shoes, water proof if you have them (like muck boots)
• Put on some sunscreen (Veggie Vixen got a little too much sun!)
• Take plenty of water to drink
• If  you're going to Sledd's, take a knife for cutting veggies off the vine
• Check Facebook before you go. Some hours are subject to change and you can also find out what crops are in. Holland Family Farm or Sledd's U-Pick Strawberries

 

Blackberries from the Holland Family Farm,
all other fruits and veggies from Sledd's U-Pick Strawberry Farm.