Pick a winner
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Earlier in the week I had the day off from work and nothing very exciting to do, so I headed over to Linvilla for some raspberry picking. The picking was...not great. The guy at the Pick Your Own stand said they had gotten picked over pretty quickly, but if I was willing to put in the time and search deep into the briars, I might be able to get a good haul. In the end, I walked away with half a flat of raspberries (and scratched arms)...but it took forever to find them.
Raspberry picking closed a few days after that for ripening.
Today Linvilla opened their yellow cherry trees for picking, but they expect to be picked out today, as well. Blueberries opened today, as well - and I’ll probably try to get over there early Sunday morning for that. I could eat blueberries until I turn into one, I love them so much.
Raspberries will reopen tomorrow, and strawberry picking is still going on (and is, apparently, excellent).
I live about a quarter mile from Linvilla, and love it when there aren’t big crowds. A little known gem called “Indian Orchards” is an organic pick-your-own place less than half a mile north on 352. You have to look for the little road carefully - it is almost directly opposite the firestation. Perhaps a good place next time Linvilla is out of raspberries or blueberries. (but for a quantity of blueberries head to NJ!)
That’s the thing I hate about Linvilla, is that everything goes really fast. It’s usually crowded when it’s convenient to go. I wanted to go this weekend, but after reading this, I’m not sure I will now.