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 It was strawberry fields for every Pioneer as the group headed to the orchard for a little berry picking yesterday. Even though the fields were a little soggy, Pioneers picked fruit with fierce determination. “There were ten long rows of strawberries and most of them were ripe,” remarked Sam, “someone filled up six buckets.”
The boys didn’t just fill buckets with berries, they also filled their bellies. “I liked picking berries and just eating them. They were so good,” said Jackson. “At one point Aidan had a red shirt from wiping his hands on it over and over,” explained George. Pioneer counselor Evan Haynes shared some details about the day. “The boys were hiding behind the bushes and eating berries. Then when they would see me they would yell to each other to be quiet so that I didn’t find them! They must have forgotten that I could hear them,”
Campers enjoyed walking in the fields in search for berries but Travis thought, “the tractor ride to the strawberry fields was the best part.” The rest of camp will be benefitting from the boys’ hard work. Camp chef Mike Gast plans on whipping up a special strawberry dessert to use the forty quarts of strawberries that the Pioneers brought back from their trip.
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