One of our favorite springtime/summer activities is berry picking! There are a few places that we like to frequent, but please feel free to comment with your favorite place to go! Berry Patch Farm in Neveda and Berry Fresh Farm in Adel are the two that we are most familiar with and love. 
The best times to pick your own fruit vary on the season, but each of their websites will help keep you updated about when to visit the farms. Both sites say strawberries will be ready the second week of June for 2013. Strawberries are usually available first in late May and early June and blueberries, cherries, raspberries and more seem to be available in July.
Berry picking is so fun for us because you don't have to make an appointment and it's pretty cheap entertainment, you just pay for what you pick. You just show up during their business hours and grab some buckets and go gather what you can. Kids usually love doing this! There usually isn't too much walking to do since the fields are very close to the main buildings and parking. This is something you could bring babies in carriers or strollers that are good on grass. Some of the farms even have some animals the kids can pet when they are done picking and they have concession stands for snacks (smoothies made from fresh berries! yum) and bathrooms available. We usually only spend an hour or two but have lots of fun making strawberry pies and strawberry shortcake when we get home!
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