Sunday, 21st June was my birthday.. and we decided to go strawberry picking… Strawberry picking is an activity we discovered last year and decided to go every year.
There are lots of farms around London, where fruits and vegetables are grown. They allow people to pick their own fruits and vegetables. Its great fun to actually pick strawberries and raspberries straight from the plant, rather than the ones you get in supermarkets. The freshness in the fruit is felt almost immediately as they are more juicy and feel fresh.
It’s a great experience and lots of fun… it’s an excellent family outing as even kids enjoy it. We were a group of 18 with adults and kids… The kids had a blast, they were running around the farms, playing hide and seek, having competition as to who is going to find the biggest strawberry etc.
On the whole, it was a fantastic day out and thankfully the British weather was kind to us. Last year, we were also able to pick sweet corn and French beans. It was the first time ever; I actually ate fresh corn straight from the plant, yes fresh corn, neither grilled nor boiled. It was really tasty. We were all looking forward to have some more this time around; but it was too early in the season for corn and was asked to come back later, end of August or so. So we are definitely going back later this year.
