Farm Stands, U-Picks and Spring Galore!
Because sometimes the farmers markets can be overstimulating.
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The farmers market is one of the most convenient and dependable places to purchase farm fresh produce, but it can also be one of the most overwhelming and overstimulating. As the weather gets warmer and the supermarket produce darlings (strawberries, asparagus, artichokes, ect) start to appear in mounds, more and more people start to show up to the farmers markets. On the days I don’t feel like socializing (because it is inevitable that I will run into someone at the farmers market), I head out into the country and hit up the farm stands.
One of my oldest friends asked me where she could find some some local farms where she could u-pick strawberries because she was “tired of the unripe strawberries the stores are selling.” And it hit me. While I have definitely shown my u-pick and roadside farm stand fresh fruit haul, I don’t think I’ve actually given anyone specific locations.
By the way, the place I told her about is closer to her out in Sacramento (Granite Bay) and I listed it down below.
Except that one time, three years ago, I laid out a day trip itinerary featuring a stop at a strawberry stand for my paid subscribers…
There was also this day trip itinerary
What was harder to find were upicks and farm stands within the Bay Area! And it definitely takes a little more dedication (and time) to make the trip out here. As opposed to driving a mile down the road to the nearest strawberry stand near Mami. But, if you’re looking to make a day out of it and get out of the city for a while…this will be worth your while. Including a tiny little farm stand that sits on the edge of the coast of Northern California that does not have a physical address and no one seems to know about. Definitely a IYKYK scenario.
Here’s a list of u-pick farms, farm stands and places to eat nearby them!