Where to Pick-Your-Own Strawberries

Despite the rain, strawberry season has started at several local farms. 

Strawberries are available for picking at the following farms near Plymouth (please call ahead to confirm picking times):

• Billingsgate Farm
  6 County Road Route 106, Plympton, MA 02367. Phone: 781-293-6144. Alternate Phone: 339-933-1714. Fax: 781.293.1993. Email: farmgirl@billingsgatefarm.com. Open: Monday to Friday, from 10:00 am to 6:30 pm; Saturday and Sunday, from 9:00 am to 6:30 pm, June 1 to October 31. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Corn maze is open from September 14th through October 31st. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard, Discover. (ADDED: March 13, 2013)
• C. N. Smith Farm Inc. - Strawberry, blueberry, raspberry, corn, green beans, peas, apples, pumpkins
  325 South Street, E. Bridgewater, MA. Phone: 508- 378-2270. Directions: Call for conditions; Off Route 106 East, turn right before Old Colony YMCA onto South Street. From Route 24 take Route 106 East. From Route 3 take Route 106 West toward E. Bridgewater, turn onto South St. At YMCA, go to end. You are there! Open: daily from 9am to 4pm. Apples weekends only. Call for conditions and information. Starts PYO in June. In season, apple PYO on weekends only. They also have events: Corn Festival in Aug. Hay rides in Sep. & Oct. Large Columbus Day Weekend "Harvest Hoe-Down" with rides, music & food.
• Spring Meadow Farm - ORGANIC, Raspberries, strawberries. 
  109 Marion Road, Mattapoisett, MA. Phone: 508- 758-2678. Email: swelldone@aol.com. Directions: 195W to Marion exit. Take right onto Route 6. Farm 3 miles down across motel. Or 195E to Mattapoisett exit. Take left onto Route 6 for 1. 7 miles, farm across from hotel.  Open: In season, Saturday, dawn to dusk, Sun. 8-1pm. Weekdays call for appt. All crops certified organic. 

The cool weather has delayed blooms and slowed growth by a couple of weeks, but don't miss strawberries: they started in most Southern areas in late April, and in late May up north. Click here for strawberry facts and picking tips, and this page for easy strawberry jam making directions. Blueberries will come in June in most areas. Of course, Florida, southern Texas, and other very warm areas are already picking both crops! See this page for hundreds of easy canning and freezing instructions/recipes, canning equipment guide! Also make your own ice cream - see How to make ice cream and ice cream making equipment and manuals.