In addition to real estate specific articles, I try to blog as well on local events and things to do in the Leland and Wilmington area. This post is about a recent trip to pick strawberries.
One of the things that I love about living in Leland NC is the abundance of really cool things to do. My family and I recently went to Lewis Nursery and Farms located on Gordon Rd in Wilmington NC. They have a wonderful pick-your-own farm and garden center. Depending on the season, they offer strawberries, blueberries, and blackberries.
It was strawberry season when we were able to go, and we had a fantastic time. Lewis Nursery and Farms is about 15 minutes away from Leland NC and is located just north of Wilmington NC off of Gordon Rd. This was the first time I had EVER gone to pick my own strawberries, and I was curious to see how it all worked.
Parking was very easy, as they have plenty of parking space, and it was pretty early in the morning so we avoided rush hour.
Once you arrive, you have several options. You can buy strawberries already picked, or you can grab a bucket and go into the fields. We, adventure seekers that we are, were definitely more interested in picking our own strawberries. We grabbed our bucket and headed off for the designated strawberry patch.
When we arrived at the area where they were picking strawberries that day, we were greeted by a Lewis Farm employee that showed us a great spot with lots of strawberries. The strawberries were gigantic and very plentiful. It did not take us long to fill up our bucket. I have never seen so many strawberries in my entire life. Continued Below…
Your bucket is weighed when you return from the field, and you are charged by the pound for your strawberries. I do not remember exactly what the cost per pound was for the hand picked strawberries, but our overflowing bucket cost us around 8 dollars. Not a bad price for all the fun we had. We DEFINITELY enjoyed our strawberries. We had fresh strawberries for breakfast a couple times, and also made a delicious strawberry pie with whipped cream as well. I can’t wait to go back again. We also visited the garden center at Lewis Nursery and Farms while we were there. They have all kinds of stuff that is in season. We bought some green pepper plants that we have since planted at home in our garden.
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