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Pick Your Own Strawberries
Pre-picked Strawberries
Freezing Strawberries
Where to find our Strawberries
See "Crop Report" for Details, Current Picking Conditions and Pricing.
Presently, we grow many varieties of “June bearing” strawberries, from heirloom types to the most modern. Different strawberries have different flavors, shapes, yields, maturities, and shelf lives. Our picking season typically starts in the first week of June and lasts into early July.  Our strawberries differ from the California and Florida types in that we select primarily for flavor and sweetness, not for shelf life.
Our strawberries are grown to ensure high quality fruit, while maintaining sustainable growing practices that are respectful of the land, workers, and environment.
Our focus is on freshness. It’s never been about being the biggest; it has always been about quality and especially about the taste.
We pick our berries at the point of maximum ripeness to be consumed within days. We recommend using your berries within three days of purchase. It is very important to properly care for your strawberries after you have purchased them in order to enjoy them at their finest! Here are a few tips:
- Keep your berries cool. If you are going to keep your berries for more than one day refrigerate as soon as possible. If refrigeration isn’t possible, then placing them in a cool place like a basement is next best. If you are going shopping or driving a long distance after buying your berries we recommend placing them in a cooler while storing them in your vehicle.
- Do not wash strawberries until you are ready to eat them. Wet berries do not keep well.
- If you are going to freeze your strawberries, freeze them as soon as possible. Fresh strawberries freeze best! For best results wash your berries then completely dry them prior to freezing.
Plan your purchase of strawberries intended for the freezer when you have the time to process them as soon as possible. Wash and allow berries to dry thoroughly. Slice in half or quarters. Some people like to sprinkle sugar on the berries at this point, but we prefer not to. For best results, allow them to freeze on cookie sheets to prevent them from sticking together. We then spoon the berries into one quart freezer bags. Put as many or as little berries in each bag as you like, depending on the serving sizes that you will use when you thaw.
Visit our field tent to purchase fresh, just-picked berries, or PICK YOUR OWN! Click here for Directions to our fields. Please check the "Crop Report" for daily picking conditions and pricing details. Open daily 9am-5pm. Cash or check only.
Collinsville Farmers’ Market - www.CollinsvilleFarmersMarket.org
Litchfield Hills Farm-Fresh Market - www.LitchfieldHillsFood.org
Torrington Farmers’ Market - www.nwctFarmersMarkets.com
Call 860.921.3434 or email us if you have an interest in becoming a wholesale client with us.
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