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| When D.C. visitors need a break from monuments and museums, they can
head an hour west to Great Country Farms in Bluemont, Virginia, to pick
cherries, plums and berries. Families also enjoy wagon rides, a jumping
pillow and a catch-and-release fishing pond. Visit Loudoun |
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| Bite into a fresh Georgia peach at Southern Belle Farm in McDonough,
Georgia, a 330-acre property south of Atlanta, and you’ll never look at
grocery store fruit the same. southernbellefarm.com |
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| At Belkin Lookout Farm in Natick, Massachusetts, visitors fill fruit
baskets and line up for train rides. A taproom also serves farm-crafted
hard cider, beer and food pairings. lookoutfarm.com |
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| With several locations in Southern California, Underwood Family Farms
offers dozens of pick-your-own options ranging from fava beans to
squash blossoms to kohlrabi. Nikki Studt |
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| Webb Ranch, a century-old family farm in Portola Valley, California,
offers a variety of organic berries, including specialties like
olallieberries, boysenberries and marionberries. webbranchinc.com |
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| Stade's Farm and Market in McHenry, Illinois, shows why the Midwest’s
famed for agriculture. Its you-pick season kicks off with strawberries
in mid-June, continues with raspberries in July, and adds summer
vegetables like green beans, tomatoes and sugar snap peas in August.
stadesfarmandmarket.com |
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| At Rittman Orchards in Doylestown, Ohio, pickers are welcome to
harvest strawberries, red and black raspberries, blueberries and apples.
Others come for the extensive farm market, cider and live music. Chris
Vodraska |
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