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Strawberry season 2025: Picking yourself is booming at Freudenbergerhof!
Discover the successful strawberry harvest in Zweibrücken, where families enjoy delicious fruits while picking them themselves.
Strawberry season 2025: Picking yourself is booming at Freudenbergerhof!
At the Freudenbergerhof in Ernstweiler, run by Christian and Julia Guth, the strawberry harvest season is in full swing. Direct marketing is flourishing and many families are taking the opportunity to pick the delicious red fruits themselves. According to Rheinpfalz, sales at the sales stands and when picking yourself are very popular. But the weather conditions play a decisive role in the course of this special season.
It's not just the Freudenbergerhof that makes strawberry lovers' hearts beat faster. Self-picking fields are also in high demand in other regions of Germany. The strawberry season recently opened in Saxony and producers were expecting a good harvest, as Dawo reports. Many consumers prefer home-picked strawberries because they are not only fresher but also taste better.
An increase in self-picking fields
One of the reasons for the increasing popularity of self-picking fields is the search for an authentic taste experience combined with the opportunity to harvest the fruits directly from the plant. In Saxony, for example, there are around 80 fields that are open for self-picking activities. The regional association “Saxon Fruit” expects even more self-picking fields than usual this year, which is particularly due to the difficult availability of seasonal workers. This problem is also reflected in other federal states.
- Viele Verbraucher schätzen die Vorteile des Selbstpflückens:
- Frische Früchte und kurze Transportwege
- Besserer Geschmack
- Umweltschutz durch Vermeidung langer Transportwege
The season for local strawberries extends from May to July. This period may vary depending on the weather. Depending on the harvest season, the farms are well attended. In other regions, fruit farmers are also prepared for self-picking, as the platform My Farm shows.
A look at the harvest and its appreciation
Strawberries are considered a popular vitamin treat and are also full of health benefits. The average German consumes around 3kg of strawberries every year, which shows how high the demand is. Nevertheless, German strawberry producers harvest 100,000 tons less every year than is actually consumed. Importing countries such as Spain, the Netherlands, Italy and Poland are strongly represented here.
In addition to strawberries, there are many other fruits that are available seasonally for you to pick yourself. Cherries, blueberries and apples are waiting to be harvested - each according to their season. If you would like to pick the strawberries yourself, you should register at a nearby strawberry farm in good time and follow the instructions for picking.
The joy of picking yourself not only gives you direct access to the freshest fruit, it also creates memories for the whole family. Where better to experience this than on a farm like Christian and Julia Guth's?