We like doing it since it's a fun day and we end up with tasty stuff. So I take my two boys to pick apples each year at a large orchard near West Chester PA and in most years we also go for various berries in NJ and west of Philly; years ago when my daughter was younger and still living with me we also had fun doing this every year. While we always take several varieties of apples home, I let the kids pick those while I just meander around the orchard eating...their policy is you can eat all you want for free but pay for what you bring out...makes me wish I lived next to the orchard. When I was a boy, my grandma lived across the road from a decent sized farm and since we spent our summers there, I often picked corn, tomatoes, strawberries, and various veggies.
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