Opening Day
Today was opening day for picking organic blueberries at Earth Friendly Organic Farm in Millstone. I was so excited when I talked to owner Roz Ressner this morning that I gathered my playgroup posse and we headed straight to the farm.
Hendrick, my 2-year-old, had a grand time eating berries off the bushes. We tried to explain that we are supposed to pay for the berries before we eat them, but he couldn't contain himself.
I waited until I got home and made a blueberry pie. It was quite delicious, I must confess.
Earth Friendly is one of many pick-your-own farms in central Jersey, but I really love this one because it's such a pretty setting and so close to my home. The children really enjoyed watching the chickens in their spacious pen, venturing into the bamboo patch and crossing a little wooden bridge over the marshy ground.
The price for the blueberries - $10 a bucket - is very reasonable compared to supermarket prices.
Moreover, I love the pick-your-own experience because it teaches children where food really comes from and gives them a taste of how tedious and labor-intensive gathering food from the fields is.
To find a pick-your-own farm nearest to you, check out the state Department of Agriculture Web site: http://www.state.nj.us/jerseyfresh/searches/pyo.htm
If you want to learn more about Earth Friendly Organic Farm, Greater Media's Examiner profiled Roz and her partner, Michael Diehl, this week. Here's the link:
http://examiner.gmnews.com/news/2008/0619/Front_page/
Hendrick, my 2-year-old, had a grand time eating berries off the bushes. We tried to explain that we are supposed to pay for the berries before we eat them, but he couldn't contain himself.
I waited until I got home and made a blueberry pie. It was quite delicious, I must confess.
Earth Friendly is one of many pick-your-own farms in central Jersey, but I really love this one because it's such a pretty setting and so close to my home. The children really enjoyed watching the chickens in their spacious pen, venturing into the bamboo patch and crossing a little wooden bridge over the marshy ground.
The price for the blueberries - $10 a bucket - is very reasonable compared to supermarket prices.
Moreover, I love the pick-your-own experience because it teaches children where food really comes from and gives them a taste of how tedious and labor-intensive gathering food from the fields is.
To find a pick-your-own farm nearest to you, check out the state Department of Agriculture Web site: http://www.state.nj.us/jerseyfresh/searches/pyo.htm
If you want to learn more about Earth Friendly Organic Farm, Greater Media's Examiner profiled Roz and her partner, Michael Diehl, this week. Here's the link:
http://examiner.gmnews.com/news/2008/0619/Front_page/
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