U-Pick Strawberries
June is the season for strawberries in Vancouver. Nothing beats freshly picked strawberries from the farm. Arkensen loves strawberries and who can resist such sweet and juicy berries.
Strawberry is small plant of the rose family. Strawberries are not really “berries” or fruit in the botanical sense. The real fruit of the strawberry is the strawberry seeds on the outside of the strawberry or properly called “achenes”. The berry is actually the enlarged receptacle and is not reproductive material. That’s why strawberry has to be picked at full ripeness because they cant ripen once picked.
We live very near to some farm lands and the sign for U-Pick Strawberries was up last week.
Here is a list of U-Pick Strawberries farms in Richmond:
- G.J. Farms at 11300 No.4 Road; 604-726-4614
- Bob Featherstone Farm at #4 Road south of Steveston Hwy.; 604-594-9518
- W&A Farms at 17771 Westminster Hwy.; 604-278-5667 (www.wafarms.ca)
The U-Pick farm was opened on last Saturday. I went there around 10:00 a.m. and there were a crowd already.
The strawberries here are smaller but much sweeter than those imported from the United States which are commonly found in the groceries stores. Moreover, the labour of picking the berries makes them much sweeter.
I picked a full bucket of strawberries that morning.
It only costs $1 for a pound and my full bucket costs $3.50.
I went back to the farm on Tuesday morning and it was closed already. I should have picked more on that day.
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Interesting info on the strawberries! I love this time of year for all the fresh fruit!
Oh YUM!!
Wow…this bring back memories..LOL We used to go down south Sweden every year when I was a kid and pick buckets of strawberries. Even though me and my sis weren’t old enough to help out, we had loads of fun and ate way too much of these nice berries :)
Thanks for the memory.
I’ve never seen a real strawberry field. It must smell heavenly!
Hi Maritza,
It’s a great feeling picking your own berries but I must say that it’s a back breaking job as the strawberries shrubs grow very low the ground.
I don’t like the seeds in strawberries, but I love to cook with them and smell them. These are gorgeous!! WOW!
Can I share some resources with you?
Hi Felicitas: Sure you may share resources with us … kind of an odd question if you ask me. What do you have in mind?
heelo guys! i just posted my own strawberry pics. can you believe that i’m in winnipeg … i actually passed through vancouver on my way here! small small world! :)
Omg! I would love to pick strawberries and eat them. They are ther fruits of labour!
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Hi!~
I Can’t find good strawberries this year.
I need 3-4 flats of very good straberries.
I am in Coquitlam.
I am in Vancouver this thursday after 4 pm.
I can get a friend to take me to you.
Where are you guys located?
Where near too?
Please call me at-604-461-1394
Stefanie. Thanks!