Your family will love picking fresh berries right off the bush just like the classic children’s book, Blueberries for Sal. Locations all around the Atlanta area offer inexpensive options for picking by the pound or quart. Berries are plentiful in July and most of August.

Locations:

Berry Patch Farms 786 Arnold Mill Rd., Woodstock; 770-923-0561; berrypatchfarms.net. Opens June 18, 8 a.m.-9p.m. Come pick as many blueberries as you can grab for $1.95 a pound. No pesticides used. Baskets are provided, just come ready to pick, but call first for crop and weather conditions.

Blueberry Hill 199 Trinity Lane, Free Home (between Canton and Cumming at Ga. 20 and Ga. 372); 770-889-2131; Wed-Sun., 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Bring your own basket. $2.50 a quart.

Adams Farm 1486 Georgia Hwy. 54 West, Fayetteville; 770-461-9395; adamsfarmfayettevillega.com. In addition to blueberry picking, the farm offers strawberries, blackberries, and raspberries. Various prices; call for updates and details.

Hard Labor Creek Blueberry Farm 38 Knox Chapel Rd., Social Circle; 770-464-2412; sites.google.com/site/hlcblueberries. Mon., from daylight to dark; Tues.-Sat., daylight-5 p.m.; closed Sun. Containers for picking and taking home provided. No pesticides used. $1.65 per pound. Call ahead to check availability.

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