2024 Bucks County, Pennsylvania Strawberry U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org

Strawberry U-Pick Orchards in Bucks County, Pennsylvania in 2024, by county

Below are the U-Pick orchards and farms for strawberries that we know of in this area. Not all areas of any state, nor even every state, have strawberries orchards that are open to the public. If you know of any others, please tell us using the add a farm form!

Remember to always check with the farm's own website or Facebook page before you go - or call or email them if they don't have a website or Facebook page. Conditions at the farms and crops can change literally overnight, so if you want to avoid a wasted trip out there - check with the farm directly before you go! If I cannot reach them, I DON'T GO!

PLEASE report closed farms, broken links and incorrect info using the "Report Corrections" form below.

Bucks County

• Brumbaugh's Farm - strawberries
  2575 County Line Road, Telford, PA. Phone: 215-723-3508. Open: daily 9 a.m. till dusk. Closed Sunday. Call for picking conditions. June is time for Pick Your Own Strawberries. Please call for availability. Also available... Bedding Plants, Hanging Baskets, Herb Plants, Lettuce and other Spring Vegetables. AFGter that there are fresh picked crops the rest of the summer: Tomatoes, Lettuce, Blueberries, Raspberries, Onions, Zucchini, Cucumbers, Cabbage, Kholrabi, Beets, Green Beens, Cherries, Potatoes, Herbs, and Local Honey. End of July: Peaches, Plums, Sweet Corn, Peppers. In August, Tomatoes, Peppers, Cucumbers, Cantaloupe, Watermelon, Peaches, Nectarines, Raspberries, Sweet Corn, Beans, Squash, Potatoes, Onions, Cut Flowers, Plants, Herbs, and Local Honey. Click here for a link to our Facebook page.
• Hellerick's Family Farm - Uses integrated pest management practices, flowers, peas, pumpkins, winter squash, strawberries, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours, events at your location (call for info)
  5500 Easton Road, Doylestown, PA 18902. Phone: 215-766-8388. Email: Info@HellericksFarm.com. Open: Strawberries and Peas Mother's Day to Father's Day Daily: 10 am until 2 pm, weather permitting or if sold out for the day. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Picking updates: Click here for picking updates. Directions: We are located on Route 611-2 miles north of Doylestown or about 4 miles north of the Route 611 & Route 202 interchange. Click here for a map and directions. Strawberries and Sugar Peas: Mother's Day to Father's Day Flowers: August to Frost Fall Pumpkin Festival: September 18 to November 7 Corn Maze: September 18 to November 7 Pumpkins, Squash, Gourds: September 18 to November 7. We use integrated pest management practices. Payment: Cash, Check. Spend a wonderful day on a beautiful, 18th Century farm in scenic Bucks County!. click here for a link to our Facebook page.
• K&D Growers - Cut your own flowers.
  2616 Rushland Road, Rushland, PA 18956. Phone: (215) 598-3058. 30 minutes or less north of Philadelphia.
• Manoff Market Gardens - strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and flowers
  Comfort Road, Solebury, PA 18963. Phone: (215) 297-8220. Email: manoffmarketgardens@gmail.com. Open: Call to learn which days and hours we will be offering PYO. Directions: 30 minutes or less north of Philadelphia. Blueberries are in the market (in July) and you can pick your own.. Throughout the year, we sell what is in season. This includes strawberries, peaches, nectarines, blackberries, raspberries, apples and flowers. Flowers are available to pick your own
  in July and August. We are well known for our juicy and delicious peaches which are typically available from mid-July until Labor Day. Our most recent crop additions are spring and fall raspberries, blackberries and now blueberries! Strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and flowers are the pick-your-own crops but please call to check when they are available. Manoff Market Gardens Facebook page. The farm stand is open from the beginning of strawberry season until the following May, selling the seasonal fruit that we're picking in addition to all the jams, butters, applesauce, and delicious treats that we've made from our fruit. Gift baskets and homemade goodies that go into them are available all year.
• The Market at DelVal - permanently closed
  2100 Lower State Road, Doylestown, PA 18901. Phone: 215-230-7170. Fax: 215-230-7286. Email: themarket@delval.edu. Open: UPDATE for 2021, Their website says they are permanently closed. The Market is Closed
  Shady Brook Farm, the company that has managed The Market for the last 12 years, will no longer continue to do so due to restrictions surrounding Covid-19. It's with heavy hearts that we make this announcement, but our location in Shady Brook Farm., Yardley, PA (see farther down this page) will continue to operate. Visit us there for loads of fresh air, family fun including: pick your own crops, homegrown fruits & veggies, patio drinks & dining, live music and special events. Click here for our Facebook page
• None Such Farms Inc. - Pick-your-own: strawberries, blackberries and pumpkins
  Route 263, Buckingham, PA. Phone: 215-794-5200. Alternate phone: 215-794-5201. Email: nonesuchfarmmarket@verizon.net. Open: daily 8 am to noon; call before you go; I can't find anything about PYO on their website this year. Directions: Click here for hours & directions. Late in May each year, None Such strawberries gradually ripen enough to beautiful red berries, and the strawberry fields are opened during select hours for customers to pick their own strawberries. Mother nature has an enormous impact on strawberry plants so the length of strawberry season varies from year to year. None Such Farm Facebook page. None Such Farm Market, Inc. in Buckingham PA, Bucks County offers farm fresh produce, farm raised angus beef, dairy products, fresh cheese, flowers and much more. Near Doylestown,
• Penn Vermont Fruit Farm - beans, blackberries, broad beans, peas, pumpkins, raspberries (red), raspberries (black), strawberries,
  Route 113 And Rolling Hills Road, Bedminster, PA 18910. Phone: 215-795-2475. Alternate Phone: 215-795-0230. Open: Friday and Saturday from 8am-6 pm and Sunday from 9 am to 6 pm; Pick your own, call for exact dates and picking hours; Phone orders, the alternate phone. Directions: From Philadelphia-Take 611 north. Turn left at the light at Route 113. Turn right onto Rolling Hills Road. (There will be a sign for the farm on your right.) Go up the hill and turn right onto second driveway. From Quakertown-Take 313 south. Turn left at the light at Route 113 and continue for about 5 miles. Turn left onto Rolling Hills Road. (There will be a sign for the farm on your left.) Go up the hill and turn right onto second driveway. Click here for a map and directions. Rhubarb-Early June; sweet corn, peaches, summer squash, cantaloupes, tomatoes, and eggplant-Late July through September; apples, apple cider, and pears-August through November; winter squash, and gourds-September through November; These items are grown on the farm and are available for purchase, but are not pick your own. Payment: Cash, Check. This farm in part of the Bucks County Agricultural Preservation Program.
  A visitor writes on August 02, 2013: "I've been there once to pick strawberries and am looking forward to visiting again soon. The owners are sweet and helpful and the produce is wonderful! The grounds are well tended and nicely organized and it's an easy, level walk or drive to the picking areas. "
• Shady Brook Farm - apples, blackberries, blueberries, flowers, peaches, pumpkins, raspberries (red), raspberries (Spring, red), raspberries (Autumn, red), raspberries (black), raspberries (Spring, black), raspberries (Autumn, black), strawberries, Honey from hives on the farm, gift shop, concessions or refreshment stand, porta-potties are available, restrooms, picnic area, inflatables or bounce houses, Jumping pillow, pony rides, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours
  931 Stony Hill Road, Yardley, PA 19067. Phone: 215-968-1670. Email: familyfun@shadybrookfarm.com. Open: Monday to Saturday from 8 am to 6 pm; Sunday from 9 am to 5 pm, year 'round; Pick your own fields are open Wed through Sun from June 2 to August 29. Directions: Take Exit 49 off I-95 onto Route 332 W. Turn left onto Stony Hill Road. Shady Brook Farm is about 1/2 mile on the right-hand side. Click here for a map and directions. Strawberry Fun Days: in June. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx, WIC Vouchers. Click here for our Facebook page. Shady Brook Farm offers many pick-your-own crops throughout the summer & fall seasons. We kick things off with strawberry picking and end in the fall with apple & pumpkin picking.
  Strawberry Picking From June 2 to June 19, 2021. STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL on JUNE 5, 6, 12, 13 & 19, 2021.
  Blueberry Picking in Late June/July.
  Mixed Flower Cutting in Late June/July.
  Raspberry picking in August.
  Peach Picking in August.
  Sunflower picking in August and September.
  SUNFLOWER FESTIVAL on AUG 7, 8, 14 & 15, 2021.
  With plenty of fresh air and wide-open space, we have lots of room for guests to select and harvest their crops directly from our fields while maintaining social distance. Crops rotate according to what's in season. 2021 Admission** is $7 online, $8 at the gate (children under 23 mo. are free) & includes: wagon rides to pyo crops*, BEARS playground, BarnYard animals, animated Chicken Show + SBF 500 pedal go carts. *PYO crops NOT INCLUDED are priced by lb. or stemWe have a Holiday Light Show that runs from the end of November to early January every year. The show features millions of lights illuminating acres of farmland, whimsical and familiar characters. A must see!. In addition to our pick-your-own crops, great special events and festivals, our Farm Market is open year 'round and stocks all your farm fresh produce, deli, dairy, and gardening needs. Shady Brook Farm grows acres of pick-your-own crops seasonally including strawberries, blueberries, peaches, apples, tomatoes, corn, peppers and pumpkins. Strawberry picking, blueberry picking, peach picking and apple picking is hands-on fun and there's nothing is fresher than fruits and veggies you picked straight out of the field yourself!
• Fred Slack Farm - strawberries.
  Forest Grove Road, Forest Grove, PA. Phone: 215-794-8276. Open: Call - I don't know if the farm will be open, Directions: Take Route 413 north to Upper Mountain Road, turn left and go to the end. 8 am to 5 pm, 7 days/week. Fred passed away in October 2013, see a great article about him here.
• Snipes Farm, Nursery and Golf - apples, Blueberries, Blackberries
  890 W. Bridge Street, Morrisville, PA. Phone: (215) 295-1138. Email: info@snipesfarm.org. Open: 9 AM to 4PM Daily. Our Pick Your Own Season starts in June and runs through October. The strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, peaches are not pick your own. Whether you want Blueberries, Blackberries or Apples; you will have plenty of time to enjoy the sun, the air and the soil. Blackberries: From August 1st through September 4th (Labor Day). Apples: From August 15th through October 31st. Directions: From Philadelphia and Princeton, NJ via I-95: Take Exit 46A (Old Exit #29A - Morrisville, Oxford Valley Mall, Sesame Place, US-1 North Proceed approx. 4 miles and get off at the Morrisville Exit (PA SR 32 North, left hand exit) At bottom of ramp, make a U-turn (yes, it's legal) Snipes Farm is on the right, after the U-turn. Click here for more directions. 2018 Pick-Your-Own-Apples are $1.99 per pound and are available weekends only from September 24th-October 30th. Our orchard has many different varieties to choose from throughout the season. Early-Mid October: Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Stayman Winesap, Jonagold, Empire, Melrose, Ida Red, Keepsake, Royal Court, Crispin, Honey Crisp, Fuji. Late October: Rome. Our apples are different. You won't find apples grown like ours on any other farm in Bucks County or the surrounding area. We do not use pesticides or chemical sprays in our orchard, therefore, our natural apples may have spots and not be grocery-store perfect. They are, however, the most delicious, healthy apples you will find anywhere.
• Solebury Orchards - Apples, blackberries, blueberries, flowers, restrooms, gift shop, picnic area, pumpkin patch in the field, pumpkins brought in from the field
  3325 Creamery Road, New Hope, PA 18938. Phone: 215-297-8079. Email: mail@soleburyorchards.com. Open: Thursday to Sunday 9 am to 6 pm Blueberries July 1 to August 31, Blackberries August 1 to August 31, Raspberries (in the market) July 1 to September 30, Apples September 1 to November 5, click here for the Current Market and Picking Updates. Directions: 2 miles north on route 263 from Lahaska, or 6 miles east on Mechanicsville Road from Route 202, Doylestown Click here for a map to our farm. Solebury Orchards, located in the center of scenic Bucks County, grows peaches, apples, blueberries, blackberries and other fruits. The farm is well known for its high quality fruits which are available from summer through winter at the Solebury Orchards Market. Increasingly popular at the orchard is pick your own, where customers can enjoy themselves surrounded by beautiful fields of berries and orchards. School field trips are provide upon request. Picking your own is a great way to enjoy the day surrounded by beautiful fields of berries and orchards. In the Summer months, there are Blueberries, Blackberries, and Flowers and in the Fall there are Apples of many different varieties. In the cutting garden you can wade through the waist high flowers and make up a special bouquet from the abundant selection. During weekends in September, October, and the first weekend of November there are wagon rides through the orchards for apple picking. All pick-your-own fruit is priced by the pound for whatever you pick, with no additional charges. Pick your own is open rain or shine. All our fields are mowed grass between the rows of berry bushes or fruit trees, so conditions are never muddy. Hope to see you soon! Please note that dogs are not allowed on the grounds. ) Solebury Orchards Facebook page.
  Pick your own crops, approximate Typical (Call before you go!.
  pyo Blueberries - June 28 to August 19
  pyo Flowers - July 5 to October 6
  pyo Cherry Tomatoes - Aug 2 to Sept 23
  pyo-cherries Cherries - Late June (very brief season, days, not weeks)
  pyo Blackberries - Aug 2 to August 25
  pyo Apples - August 24 to Nov 4.
  
  A visitor writes on January 26, 2015: "I loved going to Solebury Orchards. It was absolutely beautiful and the apples that I picked there were delicious. I loved the people who worked at the orchard because they were very knowledgeable and pleasant to deal with."
• Solly Farm - apples, beans, broad beans, broccoli, corn (sweet), eggplant, grapes, peas, peaches, peppers, pumpkins, winter squash, strawberries, tomatoes, other vegetables, concessions or refreshment stand, porta-potties are available, picnic area, face painting, inflatables or bounce houses, farm animals, school tours
  707 Almshouse Road, Warminster, PA 18974. Phone: 215-357-2850. Email: robertsolly@verizon.net. Open: Saturday and Sunday, from 10 am to 4 pm (No PYO Monday to Friday), May 1 to December 24; Friday and Saturday, from 9 am to 5 pm, January to April. Click here for open hours, days and dates. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx, SFMNP Vouchers. have pancake breakfasts on the farm that serve fresh fruit, pancakes, sausage, apple cider donuts, orange juice, coffee, and tea. The second Sunday in June will be our Strawberry Breakfast, the second Sunday in July will be our Blueberry Breakfast, and lastly, the second Sunday in August will be our Peach Pancake Breakfast. Click here for event photos. Click here for our Facebook page. We offer you the opportunity to come to our farm and experience the fun of harvesting a wide variety of our own fruits and vegetables. Check back each weekend for something new to pick!
  Strawberries , ​Peas, Peaches, Beans, Tomatoes, Peppers, Eggplant, Corn, Apples, Squash, Broccoli, Cucumbers, Pumpkins, Rambo Apples (ADDED: March 04, 2016)
  Comments: They have a farm stand and also have pancake breakfasts on the second Sunday in June (strawberries), July (blueberries) and August (peaches).
• Styer Orchrad Inc. - apples, asparagus, apricots, blackberries, cherries, corn (sweet), grapes, herbs or spices, nectarines, pears, peaches, plums, pumpkins, summer squash, winter squash, strawberries, other vegetables
  97 Styers Lane P.O. Box 665, Langhorne, PA 19047. Phone: 215-702-9633. Email: karen@styerorchard.com. Open: Call to verify what's available before you go; Hours in season 9am to 6pm Best to call or Check website Fall Events Last two weekends in September and all Weekends in October. Check website for list of events Directions. Click here for a map and directions.. Crops are usually available in April through November. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard. Gourds, Indian corn, Straw, Other Fall Items available Picnic area rentals for your outing. Please call after 9am before you visit the farm. Picking hours and produce are subject to change at any time. Thanks for understanding! Typical dates are:
  Plums Mid-July
  Peaches Mid July to Mid September
  Nectarines Late July to Mid August
  Blackberries Late July/ August
  Apples August thru Early November
• Tabora Farm and Orchard - Uses integrated pest management practices, apples, blackberries, blueberries, currants (red and black), gooseberries, peaches, strawberries, sunflowers, restrooms, picnic area, farm animals, weddings and wedding parties, school tours, events at your location (call for info)
  1104 Upper Stump Road, Chalfont, PA 18914. Phone: 215-249-3016. Fax: 215-249-0417. Email: tabora1104@gmail.com. Open: Every day 7 am to 7 pm; Closed Tuesdays (January through March). Directions: Click here for a map and directions. We use integrated pest management practices. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx, WIC Vouchers, SFMNP Vouchers. Click here for our Facebook page. The Tabora Farm Market country store offers delectable delights like gourmet chocolates, gourmet fair trade coffee beans, trail mix snacks, cookies, a full coffee bar, a made to order crepe and fresh smoothie bar, plus farm made ice cream. and many more food and fruit items. In our country store, you can find a wide selection of homemade jams and can even grind many different varieties of peanut butter. Tabora is a true Bucks County delight. Many customers come all throughout the summer harvest to pick blueberries, currants, gooseberries, peaches, plums, cherries, blackberries, and apples. Newest winter event to Tabora: Evening Horse Drawn Sleigh rides!! Necessary conditions... 6 inches of snow, frozen ground, and must be Friday, Saturday, or Sunday nights. Call ahead to see if the event is going on. Ticket includes ride, bonfire, smores, hot chocolate, coffee and other Tabora homemade goodies!- A great summer festival...."Firefly Festival" Mid July. $5 per ticket includes a bonfire, live music, crafts, firefly catching equipment, wagon rides! Barbeque dinner available for an extra charge. sunflowers available for you to pick, usually in August. .
• Trauger's Farm Market - beans, blackberries, broad beans, peas, peppers, pumpkins, raspberries (red), raspberries (black), strawberries, Fresh eggs
  335 Island Road, Kintnersville, PA 18942. Phone: 610-847-5702. Email: traugersmarket@aol.com. Open: Summer, Spring and Fall: Monday thru Friday 9 to 6 and Saturday 9 to 5 October: Monday thru Saturday 9 to 6 and Sunday 12 to 6. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Peas: June Strawberries: End of May and June Raspberries (Black): July Raspberries (Red): July to September Blackberries: August String Beans: July to October Lima Beans: August to October Tomatoes: August to October Hot Peppers: End of August to October Pumpkins: October. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard. They are a 60 acre, family owned and operated, fruit and vegetable farm, they grow a wide array of vegetables and also have a selection of small fruit as well as peaches. They have an on farm store that is open year round and carries our fresh produce in season. They also carry bulk food, baking supplies, milk, bread, our own brown eggs and so much more. They also have an on farm bakery that uses only the freshest ingredients, never using canned fillings.
  Comments from a visitor on June 25, 2010: "We picked strawberries and peas at Trauger's this summer, and they were fantastic! Very reasonable prices, well-kept fields, and delicious berries! The staff is very friendly. Highly recommended!"

 

 

Strawberry Picking Tips, Recipes and Information

In the U.S. strawberries typically peak during April in Florida and Texas, May in the deep South, and in early June in middle sections and later June in the far North and Canada. Keep in mind that crops are ready at various times of the month depending on which part of the state you are located. In order to produce good local strawberries, producers depend on ideal spring weather conditions. 

Before you leave to go to the farm:

1. Always call before you go to the farm - strawberries are affected by weather (both rain and cooler temperature) more than most crops. And when they are in season, a large turnout can pick a field clean before noon, so CALL first!
2. Leave early.  On weekends, then fields may be picked clean by NOON!
    
3. Most growers furnish picking containers designed for strawberries, but they may charge you for them; be sure to call before you go to see if you need to bring containers.
   
   
   If you use your own containers, remember that heaping strawberries more than 5 inches deep will bruise the lower berries. Plastic dishpans, metal oven pans with 3 inch tall sides and large pots make good containers. I like the Glad storage containers like the one at right.
4. Bring something to drink and a few snacks; you'd be surprised how you can work up a thirst and appetite! And don't forget hats and sunscreen for the sun. Bugs usually aren't a problem, but some deet might be good to bring along if it has been rainy.

Tips on How to Pick Strawberries

1. Grasp the stem just above the berry between the forefinger and the thumbnail and pull with a slight twisting motion.

2. With the stem broken about one-half inch from the berry, allow it to roll into the palm of your hand.

3. Repeat these operations using both hands until each holds 3 or 4 berries. 

4. Carefully place - don't throw - the fruit into your containers. Repeat the picking process with both hands.

5. Don't overfill your containers or try to pack the berries down.

General Picking Tips

Whether you pick strawberries from your garden or at a Pick-Your-Own farm, here are a few tips to keep in mind:

1. Be careful that your feet and knees do not damage plants or fruit in or along the edge of the row.
   
2. Pick only the berries that are fully red. Part the leaves with your hands to look for hidden berries ready for harvest.
   
3. To help the farmers, also remove from the plants berries showing rot, sunburn, insect injury or other defects and place them between the rows behind you. If they are left in the plants, the rot will quickly spread to other berries.
   
4. Berries to be used immediately may be picked any time, but if you plan to hold the fruit for a few days, try to pick in the early morning or on cool, cloudy days. Berries picked during the heat of the day become soft, are easily bruised and will not keep well.
   
5. Avoid placing the picked berries in the sunshine any longer than necessary. It is better to put them in the shade of a tree or shed than in the car trunk or on the car seat. Cool them as soon as possible after picking. Strawberries may be kept fresh in the refrigerator for two or three, depending upon the initial quality of the berry. After a few days in storage, however, the fruit loses its bright color and fresh flavor and tends to shrivel.
   
6. For interesting and fun strawberry facts and trivia from the California Strawberry Commission, click here!

When you get home

1. DON'T wash the berries until you are ready to use them.  Washing makes them more prone to spoiling.
2. Pour them out into shallow pans and remove any mushed, soft or rotting berries
3. Put a couple of days supply into the fridge, wash and cut the caps (green tops) off the others and freeze them up! (Unless you're going to make jam right away) See this page about how to freeze strawberries.
4. If you like the strawberries you picked, ask the farm what variety they planted, and not the weather conditions the week or two before. The flavor of a strawberry is affected by the variety, the weather and the degree of ripeness when picked.
5. Now, get ready to make strawberry jam. It is VERY easy - especially with our free strawberry jam instructions - they're illustrated and easy.

Strawberry Recipes, Canning and Freezing Strawberries

• How to freeze strawberries!
• Strawberry jam (with pectin) (uses less sugar or honey and less cooking)
• Strawberry jam (without pectin) (requires much more sugar and cooking)
• Strawberry (and other berry) jams without sugar
• Strawberry jelly
• Strawberry-rhubarb jam!
• Homemade strawberry ice cream (regular, low fat, nonfat, low sugar, vanilla and even gelato)
• Canning strawberries
• Make gourmet chocolate-covered strawberries
• How to make fruit juice -  strawberry and other berries
• Strawberry pie filling
• Strawberry pie
• Easy Rhubarb-Strawberry pie
• Fig-strawberry jam
• Fig-strawberry jam, made with Jello gelatin

Strawberry Facts, Measurements and Tips

• Picking the best strawberries: Select firm, fully red berries. Strawberries DO NOT continue ripen after they are picked! In the photo, only the berry on the far right is completely ripe.
• Strawberry festivals: Most areas that grow strawberries have a strawberry festival, at which you can taste all kinds of fresh strawberry foods, pies, jams, cakes - and most commonly, fresh strawberry shortcake.  To find out where and when there is one near you, see this page for a list of strawberry festivals, sorted by state!
• Strawberries measurements: government agriculture websites tell us that
  1 quart = 2 pints = 4 cups and is about the same as 1 liter and
  1 quart of fresh strawberries weighs 1 lbs to 1.25 lbs (or 450 to 600 g). Of course, the weight varies on variety and weather conditions. 
  1 quart is normally enough for 4 servings, although I'll admit my son can eat 1 pint by himself!
• How much to pick? In general, 1 quart of fresh, whole, just-picked strawberries = approximately 3.5 cups hulled, whole berries. In other words, removing the caps/hulls and the occasional mushy berry means you lose 1/4 cup to 1/2 (it depends how much fruit you remove with the hull) or about 7 to 12% of every quart you pick.
• One cup of strawberries contains only about 50 calories
• U-pick strawberries are much healthier than store-bought.  Consumer reports says store bought strawberries have so many pesticide and fungicide residues on they, that they don't recommend you eat them at all!
• U-pick strawberry farms typically sell berries by the pound. 1 lbs of fresh strawberries is about 2/3 of a quart.
• It takes about  10 to 15 minutes to pick a quart, if the berries are reasonably plentiful
• The strawberry plant adapts to wide variety of soil conditions, but does not tolerate drought well, and the berries quickly rot if the weather is rainy. For this reason, the plants are usually grown on raised beds through plastic mulch!
• Cultivation of strawberries began in Europe in the 1300's, but the berry only became very popular in the early 1900's in California.
• Do the math and be careful not to over-purchase as strawberries quickly mold when left at room temperature, and only last a couple of days in the refrigerator.
• You can easily freeze berries that you cannot use right away - just wash, cut the hulls off and pop them into a ziplock bag, removing as much air as possible.  Those vacuum food sealers REALLY do a good job of this! The berries will keep for many months frozen without air.
• Want to grow your own strawberries?  Here's an article about how to: Strawberries are an Excellent Fruit for the Home Garden, HYG-1424-98!
• See this page for many more fun and interesting strawberry facts, nutritional information and trivia

Other weird strawberry facts

• Strawberries are the only fruit with seeds on the outside.
• Strawberries were originally called strewberries because the fruit was 'strewn' amongst the leaves of the plant.
• California is king of strawberry productions because: California produces 75 percent of the nation's strawberry crops; one billion pounds of strawberries each year.  If all the strawberries produced in California in one year were laid berry to berry, they would go around the world 15 times. Each acre of land in California in strawberry production produces an average of 21 tons of strawberries annually, with a total of 23,000 acres of strawberries planted in California each year.

More conversions

1 pint (2 cups)  of fresh whole strawberries

• = about 8 oz (1/2 lb) of strawberries
• = 2.25 cups of sliced strawberries
• = 1 cup pureed strawberries
• = 12-14 large strawberries

2 quarts of fresh strawberries are needed for a 9" pie

A 10 oz package of frozen berries is about the same as 1 cup of sliced fresh strawberries

References:

• University of Illinois Extension
• Driscolls
• Ohio State University Extension
• Strawberries-Average retail price per pound and per cup equivalent

Other Local Farm Products (Honey, Horses, Milk, Meat, Eggs, Etc.)
(NOT pick-your-own, unless they are also listed above)

• Farm markets and roadside stands
• Local Honey Finder
• Local Meat, Milk and Eggs
• Venues: Farms, Wineries, Orchards for your event, wedding or party
• Easter egg hunts
• Children"s consignment sales
• Fruit and vegetable festivals
• Winery tours and wine tastings
• Horse rides, stables, lessons, trails
• Maple Syrup farms and sugarworks
• Bed & Breakfasts on Farms, Wineries, Ranches and Orchards
• Pumpkin patches
• Corn mazes
• Zombie Paintball venues
• Christmas Tree Farms & lots
• Environmental resources
• Consumer fraud information
• Wholesale food sources
• Resources for Farmers