My friends and I headed out early one Saturday morning to the mountains of Virginia to Hollin Farm. I’ve been to this mountainside farm for pumpkin picking, but it was the first time (since childhood!) that I’d been strawberry picking! One of the farmers explained that they grew five varieties of strawberries at Hollin Farm, and the patch that we picked strawberries from had only opened up that morning. I loved that we were the first people who got to pick these strawberries; straight from the vine!

It was a beautiful morning with stunning views of the countryside and mountains. The strawberries were plentiful and ripe, and it makes you really think about the strawberries you buy in grocery stores. The berries we picked were small, naturally sweet, and red all the way through – the way strawberries are supposed to be! I admit to having sampled just a few strawberries straight off the vine, and goodness are they heavenly.

We managed to pick quite a few berries, and I was shocked at how little they all cost. All I had to do next was to figure out what to do/what to make with my strawberry bounty!

I ended up dropping half of the fresh berries off for my friend who just delivered her baby, and with the other half, I made a homemade strawberry crumble. Absolutely delicious, and it couldn’t have been easier!

Oh and then I had so much fun strawberry picking, I went a week later with another group of friends!