June Strawberry Picking in New England
Article and photo (Jane and Paul's Farm, Norfolk, Mass.) by Eric H. June is the best time to pick strawberries in New England, so we recommend finding a local farm stand that offers "pick-your-own-strawberries" before its too late for this year. We picked some strawberries two days ago at Jane and Paul's Farm at Fruit St. in Norfolk, Mass. (Tel. 508-520-0812), where the crop was abundant and with some of the sweetest strawberries we've ever tasted. Jane and Paul's is a great out-of-the-way place that makes for a nice day trip -- nice produce, small animal area, plants and and a relaxed, scenic setting. Our Twitter list of New England farm stands features updates from local farm stands, some of which "tweet" on strawberry-picking status. For example, Cider Hill Farm in Amesbury , Mass. (45 Fern Ave., Tel. 978-388-5525) , reported yesterday that its strawberry picking status has been personally downgraded and that there's only abou...