Farm Fun

There’s nothing like picking your own and enjoying the sweet smell of strawberries warmed by the early summer sun. June is  “strawberry month", and most farms are open for picking by mid-month, but some are already open now. Read on for farms where you can pick your own strawberries and tips for getting the most out of the experience. Be sure to scroll through to find out about some fabulous strawberry festivals, and check back later in the summer for our updated blueberry picking post.

Updated May 2013

Signs of spring are all around us: People are sweeping out winter’s dust and opening windows to let in the fresh air. The weather is wacky. Flowers are blooming, bees are buzzing, and bugs are bugging. On the farm at this time of year, there is new life everywhere, and it’s also time for the sheep to get a haircut.

That’s right, it’s sheepshearing festival time! Locally, Drumlin Farm and Gore Place make merry and have a whale of a shindig to celebrate. (It’s not that strange, think of the big deal you made about your child’s first haircut – I’ll bet you even kept a lock of hair from that momentous occasion.)

If you can’t make it to the sheepshearing festivals in our area or if your family just can’t get enough of the wooly animals, follow the festivals to New Hampshire and Western Massachusetts and make a day – or even a weekend – of it.