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Local Farms to Pick Your Own Berries

Are you looking to pick your own raspberries and blueberries? The season is here, and you don't have to travel too far to do some picking.

Connors Farm in Danvers has raspberries and blueberries available at $5 per pint and you have to prepay for the containers. Picking hours are 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. daily. Cut flowers and peaches will be available soon at the farm, and there's even a peach festival coming up on Aug. 17.

Call 978-777-1245 for the latest conditions.

Over in Peabody, you can pick raspberries at Brooksby Farm this week, except for Monday, from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. The farm store is also open daily now from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Blueberries are expected to be ready mid-July, Customer Appreciation Day is coming up July 21 and Brooksby will have its own peach celebration on Aug. 17 as well.

Call 978-531-7456 for the latest conditions.

Connors Farm is located at 30 Valley Rd. in Danvers and Brooksby Farm is located at 54 Felton St. in Peabody.


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