Strawberry Picking in Maine

In the small rural town of Athens, Maine- Josh, his mom and I picked a flat of strawberries one July afternoon. We visited Sites Farm which is a cute little family owned farm and the most beautiful scenery!

We were told which row to pick on and given a few containers to hold strawberries and started picking!

Josh was a good picker because he picked strawberries at a local farm when he was in high school.

I tried my best and pretended to know what I was doing the whole time.

The strawberries were so cute!! The smaller ones were the best because the bigger ones were usually laying out the ground and had started rotting. I started a system to where I would "sample" one and then pick a few and then "sample" another.....it was a good system!

This is one of the many cartons I filled with fresh strawberries!!

Josh and I were so proud of our pickings!!

Josh's mom and grandma ended up making strawberry shortcake with these strawberries a few days later which was so delicious!!! It was also great to see exactly where these strawberries came from and I feel like they tasted much better knowing that they were so fresh! It was also a very relaxing activity that I would recommend whenever you get the chance!

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