Maine strawberry farmers say this season’s harvest looks promising.
But as usual, much depends on the weather over the next few weeks.
Ford Stevenson of Stevenson’s Strawberries in Wayne said he’s looking forward to a plentiful season, especially after last year, which he said was cut short. He plans to open pick-your-own operations within a week or so.
Ben Marcus of Uncas Farms and Sheepscot General Store in Whitefield told the Kennebec Journal (http://bit.ly/18QHd0W ) that his crop looks promising, thanks to an early, warm spring.
Eric Seaman of Seaman’s Berry Farm in Litchfield said his crop is looking good and he, too, expects to open within a week.
Seaman said to maximize the crop this spring, farmers need sunny, dry weather with periodic rain.
— The Associated Press
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- Lindsay Glazier pushes a flat of strawberries through a row as she picks the ripe berries in a field at Roaring Brook Nurseries on Route 126 in Wales on Monday morning. The sweet treats are beginning to ripen and the pick-your-own season is expected to begin this weekend, but there are plenty for sale at the market now. The farm is offering free picking for nonprofit agencies who contact them and fill out an application. To find out more information, contact them at 207-375-4884 or roaringbrooknurseries.com.
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- Lindsay Glazier shows off some of the strawberries she just picked from the fields at Roaring Brook Nurseries on Route 126 in Wales on Monday morning.
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- Lindsay Glazier picks strawberries in the fields at Roaring Brook Nurseries on Route 126 in Wales on Monday morning.
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- Kristen Glazier, foreground, and her daughter Lindsay pick strawberries in the fields at Roaring Brook Farm in Wales Monday morning.
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- Kristen Glazier, foreground, and her daughter Lindsay pick strawberries in the fields at Roaring Brook Farm in Wales on Monday morning.
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