Blueberry Pickin'

A couple of miles from our house, nestled down this long and winding dirt road, sits this quaint little log home. The owners welcome you to their property that boasts rows upon rows of blueberry bushes, fig trees, and a veggie garden.

 

Every summer we pass that little dirt road, and wait patiently for the "Fresh Blueberries" sign to be hung on the fence. The sign usually goes up mid-June, and comes down at the end of July/beginning of August. We try stopping by at least three times during the open dates given. 

K had to work this past weekend, so Kaylee, my Mom (MiMi), and I rode over and spent a good hour walking through rows of blueberry bushes picking as many as we could to fill up our buckets. We ate as we picked; a handful went into the bucket, and the next handful went into our mouth's. They're just so sweet and juicy. Nothing beats fresh blueberries.

 

As soon as we get there, we choose our buckets for holding the blueberries as picked. There are smaller buckets for children. This year, they set up a section of chairs for those little ones who may get tired of walking and picking.

 

 

Kaylee always enjoys our time over at the Saladino Farm. It's most definitely time well spent, and we get fresh fruit and veggies out of it. Score!

 

 

Per Kaylee, we always have to compete and see who can pick the most blueberries during our time at the farm. This year she won... she may or may not have reached that little hand in to my bucket, pulling out handfuls to transport in to her own bucket. She tried being a sneaky little one.

 

 

When it came time for weighing and paying; Kaylee had 2.50 pounds of blueberries in her bucket, and I had 2.25 pounds in mine. It was a close one, but Miss Priss and her sneaky ways beat me. We almost hit the 5 pound mark.

 

 

 

We left with right under the five pounds we were aiming to pick, and taste tested some figs on our way out. The figs were delicious, so I plan to go back and buy a couple pounds of those this weekend.

 

 

I love being so close to a small farm that opens its gates and allows everyone to come in and buy local grown fruits and veggies. They're only opened for a small window of time every summer, but my family makes it a priority to stop by a few times. I'm a huge advocate of buying local and supporting the community.

 

It has in return taught Kaylee at a young age, the importance of buying fresh produce, and the type of foods we should consume. Conveying this to her now, will instill in her the knowledge to carry it on in to her adulthood. Kaylee's nutrition and eating habits are both something that have been very important to K and I. Our beliefs being that a child's eating habits are molded early in life.