PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • June 19, 2020
Picking your own berries at a local farm is a summer staple in Maine that spans generations: Customers go into the fields, leisurely picking strawberries to take home and probably sneaking a few bites along the way. But this year, picking your own fruit – like just about everything else – will look and feel different. Farms will follow now-familiar COVID-19 guidelines, such as asking customers to wear masks, stay 6 feet apart and avoid cash payments if possible, with a few additions specific to pick-your-own-operations, such as a first-in, first-out rotation.