Fourteen-month-old Lilly Buzzell enjoys her first fresh, local strawberry on the first U-Pick harvesting Friday, March 8, at Barefoot Farms on St. Helena Island. Owner and founding member of the Gullah Farmers Cooperative Association Jacky Frazier said he opened a four-acre field to kick of this year’s U-Pick strawberry season. Frazier said as the season progresses he will open up more of the 10 acres dedicated to strawberries. Frazier said he wasn’t too concerned about bad weather predicted for Saturday, March 9. “All the red berries will be picked today” before the weather gets here and the process will start all over again. Bob Sofaly/The Island News

Berry pickin’ time on St. Helena

Making an adventure out of picking strawberries are Mila Cavazos, 2, far right, and her mom Jordan with Cassie Spell, 3, and her mom Katy on Friday, March 8, at Barefoot Farms on St. Helena Island. Owner and founding member of the Gullah Farmers Cooperative Association Jacky Frazier said he opened a four-acre field to kick of this year’s U-Pick strawberry season. Frazier said as the season progresses, he will open up more of the 10 acres dedicated to strawberries. He said he wasn’t too concerned about bad weather predicted for Saturday, March 9. “All the red (ripe) berries will be picked today” before the weather gets here, and the process will start all over again. Bob Sofaly/The Island News

newsbyte

Previous Story

CAPA’s DWOS Masquerade Ball

Next Story

Beaufort’s Woods Bridge far less likely to open now during peak traffic times

Latest from News

Veterans Day

Three-year-old Shelton Hodges of Beaufort waves the American flag as he watches the parade march past