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I have never picked strawberries before, what does it cost usually?
thanks
The place we go charges $10 for a 4# bucket if they pick them for you. Not sure what they cost if you pick them yourself.
As a comparison, Harris Teeter was offering "Buy one, get one free" for strawberries this week. Their sale price worked out to $8 for 4#. So. . . . .a little cheaper, but I'm willing to pay a little extra for a fresh local product that's grown 1/2 mile from my house.
I have never picked strawberries before, what does it cost usually?
thanks
A bucket that costs $10-$12 pre picked is typically half that if U-PICK .....we bought a 4 pound bucket for $12 at Smith's and someone had a U-PICK that cost $6.00...
At the state farmers market last weekend we were excited to see all the strawberries, but then we tasted them. We tried samples at pretty much all the vendors and all tasted pretty much all the same: completely flavorless.
Are the strawberries at the pick your own places any tastier than what we sampled at the market, or is there something about the strawberries grown around here that makes them lack any flavor? Maybe it was just a bit early in the season and the first batch isn't the greatest?
Not sure why they had no taste but the main reason my wife and I like the locals is they have so much taste compared to the grocery store ones. Plus they are actually red inside not white.
In western wake we are lucky to have 4 or 5 farms. We've been going to DJs last year and this year and have gone to Phillips off Morrisville Carpenter, tge place over by Amberly and another off 751 and they've all been good.
DJs also has tons of other produce and they sell at their place and the Western Wake Farmers Market at Carpenter Village. There were 2 or 3 other vendors with berries this past weekend too. They are also opening on Tuesdays starting next week, May 3.
Last edited by Sherifftruman; 04-26-2011 at 07:21 AM..
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Anyone know if DJs, Philips, or Hollands is better? Better in terms of pricing and the taste of strawberries? I live in Apex near Beaver Creek and want to go strawberry picking!
At the state farmers market last weekend we were excited to see all the strawberries, but then we tasted them. We tried samples at pretty much all the vendors and all tasted pretty much all the same: completely flavorless.
Are the strawberries at the pick your own places any tastier than what we sampled at the market, or is there something about the strawberries grown around here that makes them lack any flavor? Maybe it was just a bit early in the season and the first batch isn't the greatest?
That's the big difference between the state farmers market and the other local farmers market (for example, Durham and Carrboro). The strawberries you had at the state farmers market may very well have been from florida, no different from those at the grocery store. The Durham and Carrboro farmers markets require all produce to be from a certain distance of the market (something like 50 miles).
The strawberries we've gotten the last couple weeks from lyon's farms aren't middle of may perfect, but they were still quite good.
That's the big difference between the state farmers market and the other local farmers market (for example, Durham and Carrboro). The strawberries you had at the state farmers market may very well have been from florida, no different from those at the grocery store.
This is incorrect. From http://www.ncagr.gov/markets/facilities/markets/raleigh/: (broken link)
Quote:
Farmers Building
30,000 square feet for North Carolina farmers to sell fresh produce, plants, and other specialty items produced on local farms. Plants are available starting in March and local fruits and vegetables are sold throughout the growing season. This is where you can find the freshest and widest variety of produce and plants in the area.
Farmers Building
30,000 square feet for North Carolina farmers to sell fresh produce, plants, and other specialty items produced on local farms. Plants are available starting in March and local fruits and vegetables are sold throughout the growing season. This is where you can find the freshest and widest variety of produce and plants in the area.
And right below that you find....
Volume buyers can take advantage of our drive through Truckers Building with 15,400 square feet of selling space. The sellers in this building handle large quantities of apples, tomatoes, peaches, watermelons, and cantaloupes from North Carolina and other producers around the world.
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