Freshly picked strawberries. Pick ’em while you can. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal Don’t dally.
Right now is the time visit a local farm for pick-your-own strawberries. A heat wave is coming, meaning it won’t be comfortable, or safe, to be out in unshaded farm fields. Also, the excessive heat could spoil some of the ripening strawberry crop, according to Caitlin Jordan Harriman of Alewives Brook Farm in Cape Elizabeth.
But if you can’t pick before the heat arrives, that’s okay; strawberry season is expected to last until mid-July. Here are a few nearby farms that offer U-pick berries. ALEWIVES BROOK FARM 83 Old Ocean House Road, Cape Elizabeth.
alewivesbrookfarm.com. When: 9 a.
m. to 6 p.m.
every day. How much: $4.99 per pound.
BRADBURY MOUNTAIN BERRY FARM 429 Elmwood Road, Pownal. Facebook . When: The schedule is inconsistent, but you can find reliable updates on the farm’s Facebook page.
How much: $3.90 per pound. FAIRWINDS FARM 555 Brown’s Point Road, Bowdoinham.
fairwindsfarmmaine.com . When: 7 a.
m. to 7 p.m.
seven days a week. How much: $3.50 per pound, but pick 10 pounds or more for $3.
25 per pound. FULL FORK FARM 154 Dutton Road, China. fullforkfarm.
com When: Their season this year is a little touch and go, Full Fork farmers say, but they regularly update the hours and days on their website. How much: $4 per pound. MAXWELL’S FARM Two locations: Two Lights Road and Bowery Beach Road, Cape Elizabeth.
Facebook . When: The usual U-pick schedule is from 8 a.m.
.
