With the sun in full force and a balmy breeze in the air, summer offers no better time to head down to a strawberry farm and indulge in some berry goodness. Strawberry season generally runs from November through to April and to celebrate, we’ve produced a jam-packed list of places you can pick and purchase these delicious morsels fresh from the farm.
Beerenberg
When planning the best strawberry picking experience, visit the Beerenberg website to confirm the patch is open on your desired date. This is an important step! Occasionally the patch will close if all of the ripe strawberries have been ‘picked out’ or have suffered due to a particularly long spell of hot weather.
Upon arrival, pay a $5 entry fee at the Beerenberg Farm Shop and then you’re good to go! All people 12 years old or younger can enter for free. You’re then welcome to enter the patch and pay for the weight of any berries you pick.
You can find Beerenberg at 2106 Mount Barker Rd, Hahndorf.
For more information and to check Beerenberg’s opening times, visit their website.
Harvest the Fleurieu
Staying true to its name, Harvest the Fleurieu gives you the chance to harvest your own piece of the region from mid-October until late May. Pick your own (PYO) sessions are available from the Mount Compass based farm every day from 9am until 4pm for $5 per person and $10 per punnet container, which the farm provides.
You can harvest the Fleurieu at 2256 Victor Harbor Rd, Mount Compass.
For more information and to book a strawberry picking session at Harvest the Fleurieu, click here.
Green Valley Strawberries Café
If you’d prefer not to get your hands dirty, the team at Green Valley have done the hard yards for you. Here you can indulge in homemade meals as well as purchase the freshest seasonal berries. The café proves to be a strawberry aficionados dream as it plates up a variety of themed drinks and dishes. Green Valley Strawberries opens its café on Wednesdays through to Sundays throughout the strawberry season.
You can find Green Valley Strawberries Café at 686 Nairne Road, Nairne.
If you want more information, connect with Green Valley Strawberries Café on Facebook.
Mount Barker Strawberries
If just a punnet isn’t enough to satisfy your strawberry cravings, you can purchase them in bulk from Mount Barker Strawberries. This farm is about 40 minutes from the CBD and offers strawberries ranging from small to extra-large. Since its first plantation in 1980, Mount Barker Strawberries has seen itself expand to grow about 1.2 million strawberry plants.
You can grab yourself a punnet of farm-fresh goodness from 71 Fidler Lane, Mt Barker.
To find out more about Mount Barker Strawberries, click here.
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