We certainly got our fill of NJ activities during the trip – great visits with relatives, the little hike along the trout stream, a drive down to Long Branch (exit 105), a hot dog on the shore, etc. But one of the treats was a trip to Alstede Farm in Chester (www.alstedefarms.com).
Upon first getting out of the car I saw this hay mountain – over the last month the hay harvest has been on in the Luray and Stanley area, a bountiful year it seems to me, but I never saw anyone make a mountain like this one. So I had to climb and take a photo across the fields, here looking over at their peach orchard.
It just happened to be strawberry festival – so we picked up one of these pecks (if it is a quart, my bad). There were lots of other products here, including gourmet firewood, nursery raised plants, etc. And also a little heard of miniature goats, about five of them, including a tiny kid. You could even catch a hayride to a pick-your-own strawberry field.
Makes me look forward to the festivals in Luray and New Market coming up in August and September.
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