234 Ball Street, Northborough, MA 01532
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We attempted to go peach-picking at
Tougas Farm, in Northborough, MA, but they were all picked out by the time we got there. So, we had to settle for blueberries. And, I'm not sorry we did. I could have stood there all day eating them off the bushes.
Neither could Talia. We did actually buy the blueberries (lots!), but I won't deny that some product sampling took place ;).
Besides blueberries, they have tons of other kinds of fruit for picking. Or for buying already picked. I ended up buying a giant box of "seconds," filled with mostly nectarines and a few peaches. They will be transformed into jam sometime in the next few days. When winter rolls around, I can open a jar of summer to mix into a bowl of oatmeal or spread on toast.
After picking all the blueberries we could carry, we bought lunch from the farm store (sandwiches, ice cream, and a smoothie) which we ate at a picnic table. If we had planned better, we would have packed a lunch, but it was sort of last-minute. This is a great place to spend the day with kids. There is a fantastic playground, and also a petting zoo. We were there for hours, and never actually made it to the petting zoo--the playground was such a big hit. That will give us something extra to look forward to next time.
