Final weekend Connor and I went on a raspberry selecting journey at a u-pick farm.
Have you ever ever visited a u-pick farm? There’s fairly a couple of up right here, and there plenty of enjoyable, particularly with youngsters.
At Boring Farms (sure, that’s the title), which is positioned about half-hour north of Marin county within the rural city of Sebastapol, you may choose as many raspberries off the vine as your coronary heart needs!
Right here’s the way it works. You first make a web based reservation and pay for a parking cross. Then on the day of your journey, you arrive at a delegated time earlier than 12.
Earlier than you enter the farm, you obtain a brief lesson from Rachel, the proprietor, on the best way to choose raspberries and the place to select them, and which of the completely different species has extra thorns or much less. We caught to the areas with the minimal thorns!
The way to eat raspberries correctly
Rachel the proprietor says you’re supposed to make use of your tongue to push the raspberry up towards the roof of your mouth to interrupt it open. That means you get most taste and minimal seeds in between your tooth. Who knew?
One other factor I realized from Rachel is that it’s smart to put on boots that cowl your ankles whenever you’re raspberry selecting. I had on cropped denims and no-show socks, and my ankles saved getting poked by the vegetation.
Anyway, you then get a field to refill with an many berries as you need. If you’re performed, you pay for them by the pound.
Oh, on the register there’s additionally raspberry snacks obtainable, together with raspberry lemonade and raspberry popsicles. Connor opted for chocolate lined raspberry popsicle possibility.
If you would like, you may usher in a picnic lunch and luxuriate in it by the pond, after which you may go to with the cows that dwell on the property.
One very last thing—put on a hat as a result of there isn’t plenty of shade within the selecting space. Additionally, possibly take into consideration taking your allergy meds beforehand, or convey them with you. I had a large allergy assault that day and was mainly out of fee as soon as we acquired dwelling. Eek! Nonetheless, it’s a enjoyable factor to do in case you’re ever up in Sonoma county and wish to be open air.
Your pleasant neighborhood magnificence addict,
Karen
