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June 30, 2006

Strawberry-picking season in full swing

Near-record rains in June may have flooded area rivers, helped boost mosquito populations, and depressed some Rhode Islanders, but it did not hurt the state's strawberry farmers.

The state Department of Environmental Management issued a statement today reminding state residents that despite recent bad weather, this is the height of strawberry season in Rhode Island.

"Strawberries like water," said Stephen Volpe, deputy chief of DEM's division of agriculture and resource marketing. "Although there may be cases of a field or two being particularly wet, overall the fields are in decent shape, and there is a good crop of strawberries this year."

Volpe said he recently visited 17 pick-your-own berry farms in the area and found no serious problems.

See DEM's list of berry-picking farms in Rhode Island.

June and July are the peak months for strawberry picking. Blueberries and raspberries come in July and last through early fall.

Posted by Steve Peoples  at 12:07 PM | Permalink

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