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For the very best u-pick strawberry picking, come to Serviceberry Farms, located near Strathmore and 20 minutes east of Calgary. Picking strawberries is a pleasure in weed-free fields - 3 ½ acres or 6 miles of strawberry rows. We grow the June-bearing (July in Alberta!) Kent strawberries. In addition, we grow saskatoons and a limited variety of fresh vegetables, supplies which vary from day to day.

Current conditions - June 28, 2009.

Strawberry plants are blooming and green berries are starting to form. Strawberry picking/harvest season will begin sometimes after mid July. Berry ripening is weather dependant. We will monitor crop conditions and annouce opening picking day about a week in advance.

Please note that strawberries supplies may be in shorter supply this year, because some plants suffered winterkill. There are fewer strawberry plants due to the warm temperatures in early/mid April, followed by very cold temperatures last week in April. This will not affect taste or quality on surviving plants, but fewer plants mean fewer berries (yield). Updates will be posted.

During the growing season, current conditions are updated regularly on this website and on a recorded telephone message. To be sure we are still picking, please call 403-934-2412 or check this website before driving to the farm.

Site Overview

• Picking Information
  • Current Conditions
  • Terms of Payment
  • What Fruits and Vegetables are Available
  • Hours
  • Strawberry Picking Season
  • How to Pick Strawberries
  • Vegetables (Potatoes, Carrots, Beans, Peas, and Beets)
  • Saskatoons, Rhubarb, Cherries (Pin Cherries, Chokecherries, Evans Cherry, Nanking Cherry), and Red Currents
  • What to Bring
  • Farm & Field Rules
    
    
• Farm Directions
  • Directions to the farm from Calgary or Strathmore. We're only 3.5 miles north of the TransCanada.
    
    
• Farm Information
  • How do we grow those amazing strawberries? From crop rotation, to planting, mulching with straw, and finally picking. It's all here (with pictures)!
    
    
• Recipes & Cooking
  • Strawberry Angel Trifle
  • Strawberry Banana Smoothie
  • Strawberry Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing
  • Freezing Strawberries
  • Low or No Sugar Strawberry Jam
    
    
• Contact Us
  • Mailing address, phone number, and join our mailing list.
    
    
• Related Links

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