We decided this year to make our year supply of jam from strawberries. We'll be missing the wild grape harvest in Texas this year due to vacation scheduled the month of harvest. That's how we usually obtain our fruit for the annual jam-making spree.
When we realized we'd miss the wild harvest, we opted to go to a berry farm an hour away and make our jam early this year. The farm is an hour away, reached by a beautiful mountain drive. The roads were so twisty and so steep that the children squealed and laughed at each decline. It really felt like a rollercoaster. It even made us nauseous, but it was still a blast.
The farm itself was pretty large. There were four large strawberry fields, each planted with different varieties of fruit. The berries were so big! I hadn't seen so many huge strawberries before. We sure enjoyed ourselves. There's an advertised rule that you should eat as many berries as you can while you work, since you won't be charged for them. I asked the owner about that, just to be sure it was okay. She told me if the children don't have red-stained faces when they come out of the field, they didn't have enough fun. What a neat rule!
The children played and enjoyed as many strawberries as their tummies could hold. We all enjoyed our time and the berries were absolutey amazing, especially when you bite into them and they're still warm from the sun. MMMMM!
After filling our baskets and playing with the farm animals, we drove home and enjoyed ice cream along the way. It was such a fun family activity. Now we just have to make the jam.
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