Carrigan Farms – Mooresville, NC

The first time we ever went strawberry picking, it was at Carrigan Farms in Mooresville, North Carolina. It was a first-time experience for all of us, and we had a lot of fun.

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Even our youngest (at the time) enjoyed this outing…in his own way, of course – running up and down the rows!

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I’m not sure I remembered that the flowering part of a strawberry plant looks like this.

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It was great learning new things, and we left with a gorgeous batch of strawberries and some asparagus.

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The farm was also selling batches of asparagus, and we threw it on the grill as soon as we got home. After dinner, we used a little antique strawberry huller to prep some strawberries to use on top of shortcake.

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There’s more you need to know about Carrigan Farms! They offer other pick-your-own produce options, They offer hayrides.

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They’re the perfect spot for field trips…and they have an AWESOME rock quarry area where you can swim!

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YES! It is beautiful, and the second our kids are old enough to enjoy this part of the farm, it’s on!

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