Post by celia on Jun 26, 2013 18:53:36 GMT -5
We're harvest strawberries by the quart at CIS school garden, but if you want to put away a chunk of juicy, sweet July strawberries to enjoy all year, i recommend heading across the water to a big, U-pick farm! Here are a few in the area (and just beyond "the area")
Maxwells: Cape Elizabeth www.maxwellsfarm.com/
Fenimores: Bowdoin www.getrealmaine.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=findafarm.dealer&locID=223
Gillespie Farms, Inc. - strawberries, peas
752 Mayall Road, New Gloucester, Maine. Phone: 207-657-2877. Fax 207-657-2870. Email terri@megalink.net Open: You pick strawberries 7 days a week when in season (typically, Mid June to July) , from 7am to 1pm, weather permitting.. Senior discount on Wednesdays.
Patten's Farm - strawberries (it appears as though their website is down - be sure to call them before you go)
Rte 22, Gorham, Maine. Phone: 207-839-4667. Fax 207-839-2941. Email info@pattensberryfarm.com. We begin our pick your own strawberries when the berries are ripe and juicy. Our Gorham farmstand is located on Rte 22, about 20 minutes out of Portland, in Gorham, Maine
Starts near the end of June, according to the season. We announce picking days and times in the Portland paper or you can call us for information
William H. Jordan Farm - strawberries and flowers (it appears as though their website is down - be sure to call them before you go)
21 Wells Road, Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Phone: 207-799-1040. Email whjjr30@aol.com Pick-your-own strawberries and flowers on this family-owned farm, operated by Bill Jordan for over 50 years. Experience the tradition of picking in our fields overlooking the Spurwink River. Call our information line 767-3488 in season. Open late June through mid-July, Monday to Saturday, 7 am to 7 p.m.
Chipman's - strawberries,
62 Range Hill Rd, Poland, ME 04274. Phone: 207-998-3450. Fax: 207-998-2027. Open: End of June - Mid July; 8am to 7pm; Please call the strawberry hotline for picking conditions and hours. Directions: Located right off Route 26 in Poland. Follow strawberry signs. New field in 2010! The minot field is only 10 minutes from the farm on the Intersection of Goodwin road and Pottle Hill; Just follow the strawberry signs!. Payment: Cash, only
Popp Farm - strawberries, cranberries, peas and beets
Route 128, Dresden, Maine. Phone: 207-737-4351. Fax 207-737-8969. Pick your own in Dresden, the heart of Maine's finest, strawberry growing area. U-pick cranberries in October. We also have U-pick peas and beets in season. Open in season, daily, 7 am. - 7:30 pm.
Maxwells: Cape Elizabeth www.maxwellsfarm.com/
Fenimores: Bowdoin www.getrealmaine.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=findafarm.dealer&locID=223
Gillespie Farms, Inc. - strawberries, peas
752 Mayall Road, New Gloucester, Maine. Phone: 207-657-2877. Fax 207-657-2870. Email terri@megalink.net Open: You pick strawberries 7 days a week when in season (typically, Mid June to July) , from 7am to 1pm, weather permitting.. Senior discount on Wednesdays.
Patten's Farm - strawberries (it appears as though their website is down - be sure to call them before you go)
Rte 22, Gorham, Maine. Phone: 207-839-4667. Fax 207-839-2941. Email info@pattensberryfarm.com. We begin our pick your own strawberries when the berries are ripe and juicy. Our Gorham farmstand is located on Rte 22, about 20 minutes out of Portland, in Gorham, Maine
Starts near the end of June, according to the season. We announce picking days and times in the Portland paper or you can call us for information
William H. Jordan Farm - strawberries and flowers (it appears as though their website is down - be sure to call them before you go)
21 Wells Road, Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Phone: 207-799-1040. Email whjjr30@aol.com Pick-your-own strawberries and flowers on this family-owned farm, operated by Bill Jordan for over 50 years. Experience the tradition of picking in our fields overlooking the Spurwink River. Call our information line 767-3488 in season. Open late June through mid-July, Monday to Saturday, 7 am to 7 p.m.
Chipman's - strawberries,
62 Range Hill Rd, Poland, ME 04274. Phone: 207-998-3450. Fax: 207-998-2027. Open: End of June - Mid July; 8am to 7pm; Please call the strawberry hotline for picking conditions and hours. Directions: Located right off Route 26 in Poland. Follow strawberry signs. New field in 2010! The minot field is only 10 minutes from the farm on the Intersection of Goodwin road and Pottle Hill; Just follow the strawberry signs!. Payment: Cash, only
Popp Farm - strawberries, cranberries, peas and beets
Route 128, Dresden, Maine. Phone: 207-737-4351. Fax 207-737-8969. Pick your own in Dresden, the heart of Maine's finest, strawberry growing area. U-pick cranberries in October. We also have U-pick peas and beets in season. Open in season, daily, 7 am. - 7:30 pm.