Yesterday, we traveled back to Rainbow Farms. Last time we were there, we picked currants, but this time it was for blackberries.
It rained off and on during our 45 minute trip to Madison, but we were greeted with blue skies when we arrived. We were told that they were pretty picked over from Monday, but Tina let us go out and see what we could find. We had met our friends there. It’s always nice to have an extra adult around and it’s also nice when we are the only ones picking. We don’t have to worry so much about the kids getting in the way of other pickers.
This photo of Sally says it all!
We ended up picking 5 pounds of blackberries. I thought that was pretty good considering that they were pretty picked out when we started. They are $3.25 a pound and I ended up paying $14.90. The math is slightly off due to my container credit. If you bring your own containers, they weigh them and don’t charge you for that part. If you use their containers, you end up paying $3.25 a pound for them. We picked up another dozen corn while we were there ($5).
I was intrigued by the melons. We bought one passport melon for $2.50 and 2 personal size orange melons ($3 for the two). The passport one is a cross between a honeydew and a cantaloupe. We haven’t tried the orange melon yet. So, I ended up spending $25.40 total.
We’re looking forward to returning next week for peppers and tomatoes.