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 Thursday June 24th 2010

It was busy Wednesday and today (Thursday). The last wave of berries has been picked and sold. There aren’t enough  berries left to stay open so it’s time to call an end to the season and close. It was a good but short season. I want to thank everyone for their business and hope to see you 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