Easy Picking Strawberries

              Rochester, MN area. See map below

        Pick your own or already picked

Pictures are from 2008. Above is a Dar Select  strawberry. Upper left and directly below is one acre of strawberries. Bottom picture shows the plants in bloom.

Availability and Status

The season for 2009 will start about June 20th and run through July 20th depending on

weather conditions. Check here for updates during the season. Thanks

· Pick your own $2.00/pound and already picked $3.50/pound

· Two great varieties—Dar Select and Mesabi (developed at the University of Minnesota)

· Wide space between rows and few weeds

· Park right next to the field

· Hours of operation are 8:00 AM –8:00 PM everyday when they are ripe

· No commercial picking

· Porta Potty on site                                                                                                                           

· Sweet corn will be ready the 1st week of August. The variety is sweeter then  any other type I’ve found around here and of course it’s locally grown.