The
“locally” grown strawberries that are now showing up at Chestnut Hill groceries
can be yours for the picking at farms in Montgomery and Bucks Counties and in
New Jersey in nearby Burlington, Camden and Gloucester counties. A
comprehensive guide can be found at as http://www.pickyourown.org
Bill Roach’s family has a tradition of picking fruits and vegetables every year.
 They got a start this past holiday
 weekend at Rowand’s Farm in
Glassboro, New Jersey. The large strawberry patch, laid out in neat long raised
beds, were flush with heavy, red, ripe berries when we arrived but a short hour
later families like ours had harvested all but the unripe pink and white berries.
The Roaches move from farm to farm in the area and will also be picking
cherries, blueberries, raspberries and more as those crops come in. Watch video here.