As party of Daniel’s birthday celebration, I surprised him with a trip to Ambrose Family Farm for their “u-pick” strawberry fields (although they also grow other types of produce too). It’s approximately 900 acres (although we didn’t touch anywhere near that) and tucked away on an oak-lined road on Wadamalaw Island (about 45 minutes from where we live).
They give you a bucket (or two) and send you out into the fields. One pound of strawberries is $1.75, so Daniel and I picked and picked and picked and then picked some more until we filled a total of four buckets (which turned out to be about 15 to 20 pounds). I did manage to sneak a few strawberries as we were picking too (they were just way too tempting not to try). The strawberries are absolutely incredible too. I have never tasted a sweeter, juicier strawberry (and I’ve eaten quite a few strawberries). They really put grocery store strawberries to shame.
After we loaded up our strawberries into the car, we headed to Stono Farm Market on Johns Island (which is connected to Ambrose Family Farm). The market sells locally grown produce, flowers, and baked goods, and it also has the Tomato Shed Cafe, which is where we had lunch. Daniel had a homegrown tomato sandwich and tomato pie, and i had their crabcake sandwhich with tomato pie. Absolutely delicious! And everyone who works there is extremely nice and happy to help you.
Stay tuned for more of our strawberry adventures (strawberry pancakes and cake for Daniel’s actual birthday), as we begin freezing, dehydrating, and making preserves!
In the fields:
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My pal Margo and I did this a few weeks ago. We ended up with 45lbs of strawberries and made 6 gallons of jam. We have five kids between us, so we were making a year’s supply for both our houses.
Wow! 45 pounds–that’s impressive! We’ll have to get your jam recipe!
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