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Summer season finally arrived in WA state with temperatures reaching into the 90-ties. After some persuasion from my wife I decided to take one day vacation and finally bring my family to a local U-pick Blueberry farm. This was a first for us and we are happy with the trip. And what’s not to like? Nice weather, bellies full of fresh blueberries (…and for my little daughter – belly full of berries, leaves, twigs, ants and some dirt 
), happy kids and 12 1/4 lbs of fruit for home – some to give away to friends and family, some to enjoy fresh, some to freeze and some to bake in the best homemade blueberry muffins my family have had!
), happy kids and 12 1/4 lbs of fruit for home – some to give away to friends and family, some to enjoy fresh, some to freeze and some to bake in the best homemade blueberry muffins my family have had!Price – $1.60/lb for a total of $19.60 spent (not counting the 1 1/2 gal. of gas wasted for the 45 mile roundtrip).
Savings – aprox. $3.2/lbs for a total of $40 compared to retail value (berries in tummies not included…)
This latest experience reinforced our desire to buy a farm one day and start enjoying a life away from the craziness of our world, as much as this is possible anyway. I hope one day this wish will turn into reality, hopefully before we are too old for such a life change.
Savings – aprox. $3.2/lbs for a total of $40 compared to retail value (berries in tummies not included…)
This latest experience reinforced our desire to buy a farm one day and start enjoying a life away from the craziness of our world, as much as this is possible anyway. I hope one day this wish will turn into reality, hopefully before we are too old for such a life change.
BTW – our kids can now say to their friends, that they actually know how blueberries are grown and how hard is to pick a pound of this small fruit. Seeing is believing
For more info on U-pick farms in the Northwest one can start by visiting this website – http://www.pickyourown.org/WAnortheast.htm
Enjoy the summer!
