Strawberries

We are now closed for the 2010 Season

Welcome to Connell Farms Strawberry Information Page!

Our Strawberries are the sweetest, juiciest and biggest you will find in the area. We  plant a wonderful variety of strawberry called "Camerosa". We have been in the berry business for 8 years now. We replant fresh strawberry plants every year to ensure the very best quality of strawberries. We plant using the plasticulture technique, in which we raise our beds and plant our strawberries on black plastic. Our strawberries tend to be ready around tax time- which is mid April and they usually last about six weeks. We charge by the pound for our berries. We have 2 gallon buckets available for you to use to pick your berries in, or you may bring your own. We offer berries already picked for the elderly or those not able to pick their own. We also have box top flats to put your berries in to take home, or you my bring your own container. Below you will find our schedule and prices as well as some recipes and berry preserving tips!

Schedule:

Please call 770-227-4849 for our daily updated berry report. This recording will let you know whether we are open that day or not. You may also place an order for berries to be picked up the next day- just leave us a message!

Early April through mid June:

Just remember when your taxes are due, we are usually open.

Prices:

Preserving your berries:

     The best way to preserve your whole berry is to cap them, do NOT wash them and place them in a single layer with no sides touching on a cookie sheet and freeze overnight. When the berries are frozen you can put them into freezer bags or containers in the freezer until ready to use! You may also want to freeze your berries so that they will be ready to cook with. To do this you wash them, cap them and slice them into thin layers. Put them into two quart containers and cover with sugar. They are now ready to freeze!

    Our Favorite Recipes:

Some of our favorite ways to use our strawberries are listed below:

Freezer Jam- We simply follow the easy directions listed on the sure-jell box!

Strawberry Cobbler- Use a roll out pie crust, fresh berries and lots of sugar! Bake according to pie crust box and serve warm with ice cream!