2025 Double R Strawberries Special Announcement
Back in the Fall, we announced that we would not be having strawberries for Spring 2025. In case you missed it, here’s why:
An early morning call from another grower alerted us to a bad case of Neopestalotiopsis (Neo-p) in strawberry tips coming out of Prince Edward Island. The tips are what our local nursery uses to grow our plug plants. All the research that we could find about Neo-p fungus indicated that there is no cure, and Neo-p remains in the soil. Experts said we could mitigate the destruction of the plants with an intense fungicide spray program throughout the growing and harvest season. Even that didn’t guarantee a successful crop. With this information, we opted not to plant for the 2024-2025 season. We are starting our research now to find a clean source of plants for the 2026 harvest season. We will miss seeing everyone in Spring 2025 but hope to be able to return with Double R Strawberries in Spring 2026.
We appreciate all the love and support that you have shown our family and our helpers since we opened our first patch in 2009. Until we meet again, we hope that you will look for another family farm strawberry patch to support.
Know Before You Go
We want to make sure you have a great visit to our farm. Please keep a few things in mind:
- There is no shade in the strawberry patch. That's how we get great berries. Think about picking early and late in the day. You will keep cooler and the berries will keep better.
- If you plan to pick a lot of Double R berries, bring a drink to keep hydrated.
- Remember to dress appropriately. Hats and sunscreen are always in fashion.
- Pick only the RED berries. The orange ones or the red ones with green tips are not quite ripe yet. Once picked, the berries will get redder, but not any sweeter.
- Strawberry picking is a great family project. Please remember to keep children with you while you pick. There are many cars coming and going. Some people don't think to watch for small children.
- If our are bringing the family, bring the camera too. Capture those great family moments on film.
- While you are welcome to bring your human family members, please leave your pets at home. Our own critters and other guests may not be as pet-friendly as we are.
- Even though we plan to open at 8 a.m. Monday through Saturday, we may close early if the field is picked out for the day. Don't forget to call ahead if you plan to come late in the day.
- We accept Cash, Good Checks, and Major Credit Cards.
- If you share your experience in social media, please tag us.
- Have Fun!
Double R Strawberries glistening on the vine in the sun.