A Trip to the Berry Farm

The berries provided the red and blue, while clouds were the white on the Fourth of July at the berry fields at Farm LoLa in rural Wrenshall. Farm manager Brett Amundson works the busy stand in the middle of the honeyberry fields. Lucie Amundsen helped a curious young customer. The farm is among many in Carlton County bursting with berries this month, with blueberries next. By the afternoon on July 4, the strawberries had been picked out. Call ahead if you want to go out to area farms, because strawberry season is fleeting. There are also picking services available at some farms. And don't forget the weekend farmers markets in Cloquet and Carlton. The "berry hotline" for The Berry Field (formerly Finke's and Spectrum Farms) is 218-830-0846. The number to call at LoLa is 218-349-9013. Stay tuned for blueberry information.