Strawberry Day
Friday, June 26, 2009
Beaver Dam, WI
Dar rustled me out of bed early this morning so we could meet Dad and brother Bill at the U-Pick strawberry farm at 8am. Despite spending the majority of my years in the Midwest, I've never participated in this local June recreational activity, and was strangely looking forward to seeing what this was all about.
On arrival we found a genuine crowd and congestion in the parking area. The process is simple: grab a "flat" -- the box you'll put your berries in, hop on the tractor/wagon combo that'll transport you out to the right spot in the field, get off, go to your assigned row, and start picking. It only took a few minutes to pick what we wanted. Reverse the process to get back to the beginning, where your haul is weighed and priced. Within a half hour we were back on the road home.
Now I can check this adventure off my bucket list.
This afternoon, we're driving up to Appleton to spend tonight and tomorrow with Justin and Kaytlyn.
T
Beaver Dam, WI
Dar rustled me out of bed early this morning so we could meet Dad and brother Bill at the U-Pick strawberry farm at 8am. Despite spending the majority of my years in the Midwest, I've never participated in this local June recreational activity, and was strangely looking forward to seeing what this was all about.
On arrival we found a genuine crowd and congestion in the parking area. The process is simple: grab a "flat" -- the box you'll put your berries in, hop on the tractor/wagon combo that'll transport you out to the right spot in the field, get off, go to your assigned row, and start picking. It only took a few minutes to pick what we wanted. Reverse the process to get back to the beginning, where your haul is weighed and priced. Within a half hour we were back on the road home.
Now I can check this adventure off my bucket list.
This afternoon, we're driving up to Appleton to spend tonight and tomorrow with Justin and Kaytlyn.
T
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