We discovered Inkwell Farm in
Epping NH a couple years ago in Epping, NH.
They have roughly 300 organic berry bushes in the back yard of their
1700’s era farmhouse. Pull into the driveway and self serve supplies
await you in the screen house: empty milk
gallons with bags, a scale, money and change box.
And the price? $1.95 per pound! For a price comparison, I bought local (non
organic) blueberries at the grocery store on Sunday for $3.99 for 11 oz
(roughly $5.80 per lb). So, 13 lbs of
blueberries in our bags (and an untold amount in our belly’s) we headed out
after putting $26 in the money box. Heaven!
On the way back to the highway we stopped at Goody Cole's in Brentwood for some amazing BBQ! We got a combo plate “to go” with brisket, pork,
kielbasa, potato salad and cornbread.
Our open windows wafted the smell all the way home. If you like BBQ give them a try but for now
it’s back to blueberries.
Many of the berries I froze the day we picked them (wash and air dry,
freeze in a single layer on a cookie sheet and then store in a zip top freezer
bag with air removed) but just as many were eaten by the
handful and made into wonderful concoctions.
Here is what 13 lbs of blueberries look like and what I made with them: