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Chef's Choice: Sweet fruit of their labors

Published 05/20/09

Last year I wrote a story about the Hopkins family, owners of Mount Airy U-Pick Farm in Davidsonville. Their farm, which has been in the family for generations, is the last you-pick strawberry patch in Anne Arundel County.

Colleen Dugan - Capital file photo
Mount Airy U-Pick Farm is at Route 424 and Mount Airy Road in Davidsonville. Hours for picking are generally 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to noon Saturday.

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More people responded to that story than most I have written; all excited about an opportunity to entice their family or friends into a foraging adventure and to support a local farming family.

Some folks planned to make jam, jellies and syrups. Quite a few wondered how to freeze berries for later use.

Many just wanted to know if the fresh berries really were better than store-bought. Others simply...

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