There shall be eternal summer in the grateful heart. ~Celia Thaxter
Blueberry picking was a huge success for our family. I can’t recall ever picking blueberries before and I think we all marveled at how beautiful these berries were and the amazing abundance of them on each bush.
We headed to the Organic Blueberry Ranch in Mishawaka, Indiana. It is one of the largest in the Midwest, but their latest claim to fame is that they only sell certified organic berries. What a treasure this is to our community and it is only fifteen minutes from our house!
If you want a sweet little adventure with your children, make sure to take advantage of all of the berry picking. I was fortunate to have one child who doesn’t like berries, who could assist me with filling our pail, and one child who just sat down and consumed berries the entire time. In my opinion, that makes for a perfect team!
We only filled a small pail, but it was enough to have a little fun in the kitchen with and eat by the handfuls. I hope to return again before the season is over so that we can create a few more dishes with this summer treat!
I hope you are enjoying some of these sweet and simple summer pleasures too.
We went blueberry picking for the first time last year and loved it! Even our two year old got in on the action. It was a good time to work on colors with him, too (Pick the blue berries. Don't pick the green ones.).
Unfortunately it's been such a cool summer here that they aren't ready yet where we live.
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Looks like a lovely day. I can only imagine the good feeling you had when you brought all of them home.
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My parents have wonderful blueberry bushes and while we were home visiting (Florida) a few weeks ago we had so much fun picking our own. My 3 y/o was constantly asking to go pick some blueberries. They were such a wonderful treat that none of them made it back to Colorado with us!!
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We picked last weekend at Sider's down here by Culver and had a great time. I too had one who just ate and ate! I think they should have weighed her before and after.
Here is my post about our trip.
http://plentytopraise.blogspot.com/2009/07/pound-heavier.html
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Hi Amy- I'm so happy to say that your pictures look like our backyard! We have about an acre of blueberry bushes on our farm and we open up to friends and family for u-pick and it is truly the highlight of the season. The look on the faces of children as they eat one berry after another is just priceless. And the memories that families make are, too! Sounds cheesy, but it's so true: everyone needs to take their family (even teenagers!) to a upick and "unplug" for a time. There are great conversations waiting to be had amongst the bushes!! Thanks for the great pictures!
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