Trying to fit in a truck load of things to do in Ontario Canada is no easy task. The more you do, the more there is to do. The list of things to see, to eat and to experience just never seems to end
And don’t even get me started on all the walking involved.
Oh God, the walking!!
Taking a trip to the fruit picking farm was a great way to slow things down a little. Sure, it’s a timid experience unlike the Edgewalk, but it’s a refreshing way to chill out, bond with nature (sans the bugs) and have a bit of family time. Plus, a beautiful tea-picking walk in Assam is on the bucket list.. and this is pretty close.
The farms that let you pick your own fruit are spread all over Canada. Depending on what time of the year one goes, a particular field or orchard is kept open to the public. You may get to pick cherries, beans, strawberries, oranges, corn, grapes, even pumpkins and watermelons.
We spent the afternoon amidst rows and rows of plants picking luscious red, raspberries at Downey’s Farm, Brampton. There are no buildings in sight – just the shrubs, the sky, and an old barn-like place where you pay 4 CAD and they give you little wooden cartons to fill fruit in.
Basket in hand, we separated branches to find raspberries hidden underneath the foliage, ready to fall off the stem. It’s crazy how long it takes to fill up one teeny little container – took us almost 2 hours, but time just flies. It goes without saying… quite a lot of berries never made it to the basket.. courtesy stomach.
One doesn’t have to pay for the raspberries collected. As long as it fits into the container,. it’s included in the 4 CAD charge at the entrance.
At the end of the day, it’s good to get some sun and a little bit of non-digital Farmville.
After all that work, the raspberries were left in the trunk of the car. *sigh*
Have you ever tried fruit picking? Got a great recipe with raspberries? Just wanna say ‘Hi?”
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Cya next time!