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(free) >   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Pick your own fruit          NEEPS Forum Index -> Scottish Producers View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Diana Moderator Joined: 03 Jul 2007 Posts: 2436 Location: Kincardineshire Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:40 am    Post subject: Pick your own fruit Have any of the local pick your own places opened yet? _________________ Tumuli Design The Blog Being looby keeps me sane Back to top kimmie Neepster Joined: 19 Aug 2007 Posts: 3297 Location: new byth Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:37 am    Post subject: not over this way....but then i havnt seen many this way!!....used to go to a farm down south where you could pick your own fruit and veg.....was a lovely place to take my son when he was small(under 6ft ) nothing like that up here _________________ http://goatherd.myfreeforum.org/index.php http://flapdoodle-oursmallholdinglife.blogspot.com/ http://twitter.com/kimkerly http://www.thegleefulgoat.co.uk/ Back to top Diana Moderator Joined: 03 Jul 2007 Posts: 2436 Location: Kincardineshire Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 12:13 pm    Post subject: Yeah, we used to go to a place where you could pick/dig dozens of types of fruit and veg - one of the fondest memories from my childhood/youth. And you were take round on the tractor trailer   _________________ Tumuli Design The Blog Being looby keeps me sane Back to top PurpleDragon Neepster Joined: 04 Jul 2007 Posts: 1471 Location: Turriff area Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 6:56 pm    Post subject: Gosh, that brings back memories. I always thought these places should weigh you upon entry and again upon exit, because the fruit you paid for out of your basket was nowhere near what you had eaten! _________________ No single raindrop believes it is to blame for the flood. Back to top kimmie Neepster Joined: 19 Aug 2007 Posts: 3297 Location: new byth Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 7:07 pm    Post subject: the one we went to used to do all sorts of seasoned veg, fruit  and the orchard! wow it was beautiful....they also had their own honey and meat, and their ice cream was to die for...its still going i believe...only problem is its down in sussex and i am up here!! _________________ http://goatherd.myfreeforum.org/index.php http://flapdoodle-oursmallholdinglife.blogspot.com/ http://twitter.com/kimkerly http://www.thegleefulgoat.co.uk/ Back to top lor138 Games Monitor Joined: 07 Jul 2007 Posts: 2729 Location: Alford Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 7:47 pm    Post subject: kimmie wrote: the one we went to used to do all sorts of seasoned veg, fruit  and the orchard! wow it was beautiful....they also had their own honey and meat, and their ice cream was to die for...its still going i believe...only problem is its down in sussex and i am up here!! Sussex is a bit far to go for an ice cream Kimmie!! _________________ In a perfect world, every dog would have a home and every home would have a dog Back to top Diana Moderator Joined: 03 Jul 2007 Posts: 2436 Location: Kincardineshire Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 8:37 pm    Post subject: kimmie wrote: the one we went to used to do all sorts of seasoned veg, fruit  and the orchard! wow it was beautiful....they also had their own honey and meat, and their ice cream was to die for...its still going i believe...only problem is its down in sussex and i am up here!! Roundstone near Worthing? _________________ Tumuli Design The Blog Being looby keeps me sane Back to top kimmie Neepster Joined: 19 Aug 2007 Posts: 3297 Location: new byth Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 12:26 pm    Post subject: nope this was between Petersfield and Midhurst. Although I went to that one near worthing sometimes, it was also lovely but on a bigger scale _________________ http://goatherd.myfreeforum.org/index.php http://flapdoodle-oursmallholdinglife.blogspot.com/ http://twitter.com/kimkerly http://www.thegleefulgoat.co.uk/ Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         NEEPS Forum Index -> Scottish Producers All times are GMT Page 1 of 1   Jump to: Select a forum Welcome to Neeps----------------Say HelloSite Stuff What's in the area----------------What's on TV/RadioWhat's on?Meet Up DetailsNeeps Food Co-opScottish ProducersLocal Links The Green bit----------------Views on the newsGreen BuildingRRRR - refuse, Reduce, Reuse, RecyclePermaculture & TransitionGreen ParentingGlobal Warming, Climate Change etcGreen Health & BeautyThe Debating Chamber The Great Outdoors----------------GardeningWeather 2006 - archiveGo Wild In The CountryPetsSheep, Goats, Pigs and Horses etcPoultryweather 2007 - archiveWeather Diary 2009Weather Diary 2008 ArchiveBee Keeping Make, Do and Mend----------------The North Eats........The GarageGadgets, Gizmos and Techie StuffThe Frugal FoodieBetter Than Bought Arts & Crafts----------------Crafty StuffPhotographyPoetry & WritingsArt & HistoryDressmaking The Fun Bit----------------A Wee BletherUnder The Hammer - The Neeps Auction RoomThe Neeps EmporiumReviewsFun & GamesThe Neeps Arms  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum Card File  Gallery  Forum Archive Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group