lyman orchard strawberry field — Attraction in Middlefield

I've heard wonderful things about Lyman's and finally went one morning with a few other family members. It was very crowded, probably moreso because it was a beautiful fall weekend and because of Covid-19 restrictions limiting the number of guests allowed in the store and corn maze. We didn't go into either, not wanting to wait in long lines. So we went apple picking, or tried to. The trees were practically bare except for apples way up high where only machinery could reach. What little we found were insect-damaged, including active worms in some apples. After wandering around for about an hour and a half, we managed to fill the prepaid bags. Oh, yeah, it's not by weight, it's by the bag. So we were committed to filling them. I have been to other orchards with better fruit, and that don't offer the pick-your-own option when supplies are too low. I was...

The gps makes it easy to get to the specific picking areas for strawberries, honey berries and raspberries. We went on Thursday which was not too crowded but it was busy. There is plenty of parking on the grassy areas close to whatever fruit you are picking. The strawberries were very small despite being advertised as medium. They were almost flavorless and were not sweet at all, most were sour.

It was my first time trying honey berries. They were good. The fruits are in between the bushes so you will have to dig through.

The raspberries were plenty. They were not as ripe and juicy as expected as most of them were just turning color...

We had fun picking strawberries first time in our life. If u dnt like strawberries, the beautiful landscape in the huge valley will make you refreshed. You will see shadows of clouds on the hills around you. There were honey berry picking as well. The buckets they offer for picking starts with $8 . No pre-booking required. We have seen other berries growing faster to welcome us next weekends. Kids will...