MARION COUNTY, FL (352today.com) – Spring brings not only warmer weather, but also fresh produce, making a trip to a “u-pick farm” a great way to spend the day in a family-friendly, wholesome environment, with food you pick that will be part of a nutritious meal on your table.
“They’re fresh, the freshest you can get when you pick them yourself as you’re able to pick them at a riper stage, than the ones in the grocery store were picked at and they have a better flavor and they’re sweeter,” said Mary Beth Locke of Back Road Berries in Oxford. “Granted, they won’t last quite as long sometimes, because you’re picking them riper. But they definitely taste better.”
For many, it’s a family affair, as multiple generations visit the u-pick farms as a rite of passage during the spring…