Kathrine Alderman
ECB Publishing, Inc.
Everyone loves fresh produce, whether it's fruits or vegetables. Eating something you just picked out of a field almost always tastes better than eating something you bought from the store out of a plastic container. That's why u-pick fields can be a nice change of pace for people who can't grow their own produce. If you're craving something fresh, you can go out to the field and pick it yourself, instead of having to rummage through the plastic boxes at the grocery store to find the least bruised fruit.
Trilogy farms is a u-pick strawberry farm that started last year by Buster Corley, Bill French and Thomas French. They thought Monticello was a good place for it and that it would also be an excellent draw to bring people to Monticello. They had been thinking about the idea for a few years but finally made it come to fruition.
The founders of Trilogy Farms are relatively new to the u-pick business, but they all have a deep agricultural background. They thought this farm would not only be good for Monticello, to bring in people from places like Tallahassee to come to spend time here, but also to educate people about where their food comes from. Most people get all of their groceries from the store nowadays, but it's important to know and remember where your food comes from, that it has to be grown and picked before it can even be delivered to the store.
Though the fields aren't quite ready for people to come down yet, the way it will work is that you'll come to the fields, and they'll have baskets prepared for you to load with strawberries. Once you've picked your strawberries, you'll take them back and weigh them, then all that's left is to enjoy! They hope to also have outdoor seating areas for people to sit and enjoy their time as they eat their freshly picked treats.
As they're new to this, Trilogy farms are hoping to workshop as they go, making it the most enjoyable experience they can for all who come. Depending on how the crop progresses, they will open most likely towards the end of February, but to stay updated on their progress and when they will open, you can follow Trilogy Farms on Facebook and Instagram.
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