Sunday, October 5, 2008

U-Pick Farms

Isn't this a fun autumn bouquet? It's part of the big cluster of zinnias I picked- all for a dollar! My family went to a u-pick farm for my birthday yesterday where we got to pick pumpkins, and go on a hay ride, among other fun things. My favorite though was the field of zinnias. I felt like I had jumped into a painting!

U-pick farms can be an inexpensive, fun way to spend a Saturday, and right now, a lot of farms are hosting harvest festivals/ pumpkin patches. You end up with fresh produce, often cheaper than you can buy it at the stores and you have the pleasure of knowing that you are supporting a local family farm. Everybody wins!

4 comments:

lgell said...

Hello, I was wondering were this u-pick farm is located? I also live in the austin area and would LOVE to take my children there.
Thanx

K Magill said...

The farm we went to was in Marble Falls- Sweetberry Farms. They have information on their website

http://www.pickyourown.org/PYO.php?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sweetberryfarm.com

I believe they host the harvest fun every weekend. We loved it! I hope you can go!

MJ @ 517 Creations said...

Hi! I came across your site from Tip Junkie...we live in Cedar Park and just had our son's picture taken at Sweetberry Farm this weekend! It's a small world.

MJ said...

Hi! I came across your site from Tip Junkie...we live in Cedar Park and just had our son's picture taken at Sweetberry Farm this weekend! It's a small world.