YES, the PATCH is OPEN today, Wednesday May 10. STRAWBERRY update for Wednesday May 10. PLEASE read to the end so you have all of the information. The patch is OPEN today and we will have a limited amount of pre-picked STRAWBERRIES in the Market today. Not sure about Thursday yet (probably will be open Thursday), we will post again this evening. Do not make plans for Friday or Saturday yet until we post about those days at the end of the previous days.
Sorry for all the uncertainty, but the uneven ripening and volume of Strawberries in the patch is common among Strawberry farms this year. We know growers in the Va. Beach area, who have been picking since early April and they’ve been experiencing the same fluctuations as we are. They’re patches have been open for a couple days, then closed for a couple of days. So PLEASE check our posts before coming to pick. We are making decisions daily on picking conditions and whether or not we will have pre-picked. We want you to have the BEST picking experience possible and to pick the BEST Strawberries possible, so we are making these decisions daily.
The top 2/3 of the patch closest to the greenhouses has the most ripe Strawberries at this time. Remember to only pick fully red strawberries. A strawberry will not ripen once it’s been picked.
The Strawberry Patch is located across the road from the Market. Just past the big water tanks and Greenhouses. Containers are located in the Red Hut at the Field or at the Market. Check out is at the Market. Pre-Picked Strawberries when available @ $5/pint. Free Parking. Park at the Patch convenience. Free Admission. Free Fresh Air.
We are Hand Dipping, Creamy, Homestyle Ice Cream from South Mountain. Enjoy an ice cream cone after picking STRAWBERRIES!
PLENTY of Microgreens, Mesclun Mix, and Mixed Greens too
PLENTY of Fresh Milk in Glass Bottles from South Mountain Creamery. And Ice Cream by the pint or half gallon.
Check out the Freezers for Miller Farms Angus Beef, Pastured Chickens, and Papa Weaver Pork.
Miller Farms Pastured Eggs available too!
See you at the Farm, in the patch, and at the STRAWBERRY TABLE!
Mondays-Fridays 9am-5pm. Saturdays 8am-5pm. Closed Sundays. Remember the Market closes at 5pm. So you need to be out of the patch and in the Market before 5pm. Read our Daily post before coming to pick.