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Pick Your Own Fruits and Veggies at a Local Farm
Fall begins this week and berries, apples and pumpkins are ripe for the picking.
The arrival of fall marks the beginning of harvest season. It’s a great time of year to enjoy the outdoors by visiting a farm and picking your own produce, visiting a farmer's market or taking a hayride. Here are some farms to visit in our area.
1. Heavenly Hill Farm, North Royalton
Owner Cindy Ellis says you can pick your own apples for $0.79 per pound. The Kid's Special for $6.22 consists of a hayride, bounce house, corn maze, and they get to pick a small pumpkin. Varieties of apples are available. They also have pears, honey from their hives and more. The address and apple harvest chart are available on the OhioApples.com website.
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Good Until: Apple picking and hayrides are available now through Oct. 31, from 12 p.m. until 4 p.m.
2. Rosby Berry Farm, Brooklyn Heights
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According to the farm's website, you can pick your own raspberries for $3.89 per pint or $6.89 per quart. Save 10 percent if you buy three or more quarts. They recommend to call just before coming to make sure there are ripe berries that day.
Good Until: The raspberry picking season runs now through Halloween.
3. Hillside Orchard and Farm Market, Hinckley
Pick your own apples in their orchards. They also have tomatoes, sweet corn, pumpkins, peaches, concord grapes and more in their farmer's market--details are available on their website--as well as hayrides.
Good Until: Apple picking available now through the end of October on weekends only.
4. Patterson Fruit Farm, Chesterland
You can walk out to their orchards and pick your own apples for $0.95 per pound. See their website for suggestions on how to use different varieties of apples, as well as apple-picking tips.
Good Until: Now through Oct. 31; check their website for hours and details
5. Boughton Farm, Akron
Pick your own beans, peppers, eggplant and tomatoes! Many varieties are available, but the website recommends calling ahead to check availability and pricing.
Good Until: "Pick Your Own" hours are from 10 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Saturday, through the growing season.