Easy Picking Strawberries

              Rochester, MN area. See map below

        Pick your own or already picked

 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—last updated Sunday June 19th 2011

The current stand of plants is older and unfortunately this years crop is very small and the quality not as good as I want.  I’ve decided there isn’t enough product to open to the  public so I will stay closed for the 2011 season. I put in a new acre of strawberries this spring and these will be ready next year.

· Pick your own $1.50/pound. Already picked is $3.00/pound

· Four great varieties—Dar Select and Mesabi (developed at the University of Minnesota) are the types I’ve had for a couple years and this year will be the first harvest of Jewel and Cabot.

· Wide space between rows

· Park right next to the field

· Hours of operation are 7:00 AM –Noon and 3:00 PM –8:00 PM M-F. Saturday and Sunday hours are 7:00 AM-8:00 PM.

· No commercial picking