Food Friday: Berry-picking season is here!

They have strawberries, blackberries, and blueberries all ripe for the picking.

By Brenda Ruiz
Fruit Tree at CCA Perm Park
Apples hang from a tree in the permaculture park’s “food forest.” Courtesy of CCA Academy
Fruit Tree at CCA Perm Park
Apples hang from a tree in the permaculture park’s “food forest.” Courtesy of CCA Academy

Food Friday: Berry-picking season is here!

They have strawberries, blackberries, and blueberries all ripe for the picking.

By Brenda Ruiz
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Summer may be hot this year but it’s the ideal time to pick your favorite berries at orchards and farms around Chicago.

Reset talks with a couple of family-owned spots where you can get the juiciest fruit this season and the next.

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