![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Long Branch Environmental Education Center, Leicester, N.C.įor more U-Pick farms and information, see our guide to U-Pick adventures in Asheville.And is there a more fun, delicious way to teach your kids to appreciate where their food comes from? Here are some of our picks: Of course unlike wild berries, you have to pay, but you get a gold star for supporting local farmers. Bring along a picnic, and if you aren’t full from stuffing your face with fresh-off-the-bush berries, you might just make a day of it. If you keep up with these U-Pick farms on their websites or give them a shout before you head out, they will let you know which (if any) berries are available. The most difficult (really, the only difficult) part of berry picking is choosing the right time to go. So grab a bucket, and a cooler if you have a long drive ahead of you, and enjoy the scenic ride. The most popular spots include Craggy Gardens (MP 364), Graveyard Fields (MP 418) and Black Balsam Knob (MP 420). Wild blueberries are ripe for the picking along the Blue Ridge Parkway toward the end of August into early Fall, making a great end-of-summer family outing. Here’s how and where to get your soon-to-be-stained hands on them. Strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, wineberries, and raspberries (both black and red) are on menus, in the fields, at the farmers markets, and in the wilds of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Make the Most of the Area’s Abundant Berry Seasonįrom farms to forests, berries burst their way onto the Asheville scene beginning in May, and continue to brighten our ice cream and cereal bowls through late November. ![]()
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