U-pick strawberries at Carver Farms

Strawberries are a short, sweet season in the Inland Northwest, and people want to get them while the picking is good.

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Wed., June 21, 2017

Emmalyn Maidoff, 2, wore her Lady Bug outfit while picking strawberries at Carver Farms in Newman Lake.

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Francis Pedro helps his grandmother, Jane Pool, find the right spot for picking strawberries at Carver Farms in Newman Lake on Tuesday, June 20, 2017.

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Kaleb Hogan, 11, right, compares strawberries with Sam Keevy, 8, at Carver Farms in Newman Lake on Tuesday, June 20, 2017.

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Anna Keevy,6, left, and Karissa Hogan, 6, rush out to the fields to pick strawberries at Carver Farms in Newman Lake on Tuesday, June 20, 2017.

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Jennifer Pedro picked strawberries at Carver Farms in Newman Lake on Tuesday, June 20, 2017.

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Very full strawberry plants are ready for picking at Carver Farms in Newman Lake on Tuesday, June 20, 2017.

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"I'm so excited for strawberry jam," said Rebekah Earnest, 16, as she carries the box of fresh picked strawberries to her car at Carver Farms in Newman Lake on Tuesday, June 20, 2017. She and her mother drove from Kellogg for opening day at Carver Farms.

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