Picking Peaches

Since it was nice and cool on Tuesday, I decided to take the kiddos to Brentwood to pick some peaches and plums.  It was the first day of the season for Elberta Fay peaches at Wolfe Ranch, so there were plenty of peaches to choose from.  We enjoyed strolling through the orchard, picked lots of peaches and plums, picked up some corn from a farmstand and then headed downtown to La Costa Taqueria for lunch.  No visit to Brentwood is complete without that!

Picking Cherries

We took a trip to Brentwood last weekend for the opening of cherry picking season.  We ended up going to a different orchard than we usually go to.  Maggiore Cherry Ranch was great!!  The cherries were super sweet and juicy.  Yum!!  We picked about ten pounds and sampled some along the way, as you can see from the photos.  We are still eating them and enjoying every one!  It was Julia's first time out and she thought it was great!

Kiwi Picking!

It's a kiwi!

Alex taking his work very seriously

Off to find the kiwis

On a mission

We visited Swanton Berry Farm (http://www.swantonberryfarm.com/) yesterday to take advantage of the season for a different kind of fruit this time....kiwis!  It was much colder than the strawberry and blackberry picking adventures we had last year, but still an enjoyable time.  We were all excited to see how kiwis grew and Alex had fun finding all of the fruit which was ready to be picked.  Also, it looks like they are expanding their strawberry fields at the Coastways location, so it looks like we should have even more strawberries to pick next season.  Added bonus was that Ano Nuevo and Swanton Berry Farm are less than a mile apart, so we were able to enjoy both activities in one trip!  We stopped at Costanoa's Cascade Bar and Grille on the way back for a nice lunch by the fireplace and some hot chocolate to warm up from our adventures.  What a great way to spend a January Saturday.