Free Raspberries!
July 8, 2010 Community Building No CommentsFREE BERRIES!
A LOCAL FARMER NEEDS YOUR HELP! THEY HAVE A BERRY FARM JUST OUTSIDE OF CARLETON PLACE AND WITH THE WARM WEATHER THIS YEAR THE BERRIES ARE EARLY, SO IS THE HAY AND THEY CAN’T DO BOTH.
SO HERE IS THE OPPORTUNITY - YOU CAN COME OUT TO THEIR FARM AND PICK BERRIES. FOR EVERY BASKET YOU PICK YOU GIVE THEM ONE! IN OTHER WORDS IF YOU PICK 4 BASKETS OF BERRIES – YOU WOULD GIVE THEM 2 BASKETS AND YOU WOULD KEEP 2 BASKETS. NO MONEY CHANGES HANDS AND THE BERRIES GET PICKED! IT’S A WIN/WIN SITUATION FOR EVERYONE WHEN YOU CONSIDER THAT RASPBERRIES ARE LIKE LIQUID GOLD BOTH FROM A NUTRITION POINT OF VIEW AND A COST POINT OF VIEW!
COME EARLY AND AVOID THE HEAT! ANYTIME AFTER 6 AM!
CLOTHING: LONG COTTON PANTS AND SHIRT
DIRECTIONS:
THE LIPSKI FARM IS JUST OFF HWY #7 ON DRUMMOND ROAD BETWEEN CARLETON PLACE AND PERTH ABOUT 15 MINUTES BEYOND CARLETON PLACE. THERE IS CONSTRUCTION ON THE BRIDGE AT CARLETON PLACE SO THERE MAY BE A WAIT TO GET OVER IT. (OR IF YOU ARE FAMILIAR, YOU CAN TAKE THE OLD FRANKTOWN ROAD OFF OF HWY # 15. AND COME BACK TO DRUMMOND RD)
AFTER CROSSING THE BRIDGE AT CARLETON PLACE PROCEED ON FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES TO DRUMMOND RD, CONCESSION # 7. YOU WILL KNOW YOU ARE GETTING CLOSE BECAUSE DRUMMOND RD IS THE NEXT RD AFTER MILLER’SSIDE RD.
TURN RIGHT ONTO DRUMMOND ROAD. IT’S THE FIRST FARM ON THE LEFT SIDE. 1781 DRUMMOND RD. THE NAME ON THE MAILBOX IS LIPSKI.
ENJOY!
NAMASTE!
