The Review on the Scene picking strawberries at Jones Family Farms

Photos by The Review

Tractors and trams were kept busy taking visitors to the strawberry fields on Pumpkin Seed Hill to pick this year’s, earlier than usual, harvest.

Jamie Jones sees off a tram filled with enthusiastic guests for a fun-filled day of strawberry picking.

Kate, Maggie and Emma Drante find a row of plants filled with ripe strawberries to pick.

The Prorokovic,family, visiting Weston from Poland, quickly fill their first basket.

Showing off a strawberry she just picked is Elizabeth Cayer from Shelton.

Bronson Yo shows his dad Bryan and grandfather Tin his technique for picking big strawberries.

Sarah Jean Siemers from Katonah, NY spots a ripe berry for her basket.

Farm guide Teresa Lautenschlager shows Eastonites Nicole Kalamaras, with Elyssa and Marin, Candy Durbind and Dave Czar a row of plants where they can continue their picking.

Spending a mother-daughter day on the farm are Jennifer and Meghan Famiglietti from Prospect.

Linda and Robert Tomas from Trumbull look on as Elizabeth Kosa samples a sweet strawberry.

Diego Ayala from Greenwich is all smiles as he begins his strawberry search.

Members of the Jones farm crew are ready to ’cash out’ Arlene Carlson from Newtown and her grandson Josh Hoch from Bethel.

Taking a deserved rest after a morning of strawberry picking are (from left), Paul and Rafe D”Agastino, Melissa and Sarah Quan, Noelle D”Agastino, Janet and Wynne Waggoner, all from Shelton; George Newman from England; Pam, Max and Alex Newman from Westchester

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