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Strawberries Take Center Stage in Western MA Moonlight

In June, Western MA becomes alive with strawberries. Strawberry season can be fleeting, so it’s best to be prepared to get out into your community and enjoy this sweet season while it lasts! In the face of any harvest time, community-based education opportunities emerge. Strawberry picking is a fantastic annual community engagement event where families dot fields all over Western MA to pick-their-own berries. Check out the events and resources we have posted and throw yourself at the mercy of the strawberries!

Category: Local Food Tags: Annual Ice Cream Social, educational workshops, June Moon, Local Food, phenology, Strawberries, strawberry jam, strawberry picking, Strawberry Soiree

Q&A: Local Strawberries

QUESTION AND ANSWERS It’s Strawberry Season! Share your secret pick-your-own spot to go to with the kids, or favorite farm stand for stocking up on these delicious red jewels! Here are a few recommendations from families in the area: . Sylva Menard writes: Still looking for organic pick-your-own in the area! All searches are turning up fruitless!! Mark Pollard writes: There’s a great organic berry place in Plainfield- u-pick strawberries, raspberries, blueberries…. Read More

Category: Local Food, Question and Answer, Questions and Answers, Suggested Activity Tags: Berkshires, Hilltowns, Local Food, Pick Your Own Strawberries, Pioneer Valley, PYO Strawberries, Strawberries, western massachusetts

Take the Kids Strawberry Picking

CISA Announces: Strawberry Season has Started! Those delicious red berries are waiting for you. The sweet juicy taste of a locally grown, fresh-picked strawberry beats those well-traveled California berries anytime. You can pick your own at a number of Local Hero farms or pick some up at a local retailer. Just ask someone in the produce section where to find the locally grown strawberries or look for the green and yellow Local… Read More