Picking Strawberries 딸기

There’s nothing quite as sweet and springlike as eating freshly picked strawberries right off the vine. Somehow last year I missed out on strawberry picking season. So I did my research and made sure to know when the strawberry season would occur for the new year. It just so happens that April is peak strawberry season here in Korea.

Back in the states, I absolutely loved to go strawberry picking. I mean what’s not to love about eating your own body weight in berry goodness? Plus, I cannot think of anything more peaceful than wandering down rows of bright berry beds and carefully selecting the perfect gem to come home with me.

Today I roped my two counterparts into checking out a local berry farm. I wasn’t sure of the actual address, the hours, or if it even really existed. All I had was a hunch and a belly growling for berries, so off we went.

We were able to easily find the place, but when we pulled up and did some investigating the place looked sort of empty. Unsure, I walked around the backside of the building and took a look. Peaking into the greenhouses from the road I could see long lush rows of strawberry plants. Okay, perfect! This was the place! Hmmm….but where were the people? It was noon-ish, on a Saturday. I called the number on the sign posted out front. A sweet Korean man who barely spoke English answered. Between my limited Korean and his English, he arrived 3 minutes later!

For 10,000W, think $10.00 USD, the farmer handed us three plastic containers for our strawberries, led us into the greenhouse and proceeded to show us how to pick and enjoy the berries. He proudly emphasized eating the berries as we picked. Of course we could absolutely get on board with that!

The strawberry picking experience was slightly different from in the states for me. In Korea the strawberry plants are lifted off the ground on these 4FT planters, making the entire picking experience much more enjoyable!

As we picked down through the greenhouse we came upon a bee hive. Strawberry flowers need to be pollinated, without pollination berries usually result in misshapen fruit. I learned that a recommended bee hive size for greenhouse strawberry is one with 6,000 to 8,000 bees per 11,000 sq feet per small hive. Buzz, Buzz……

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Directions:

Located in Yangju off of highway Three. Coming from Dongducheon, turn left when at Yanju City Hall. The greenhouse is Located right on your left, after you make your left turn.

010-7666-9720
10,000 W per container, all you can eat

15 comments

    1. I love getting out and about! I have an entire list of places I still want to get to here in Korea before we’d ever leave. 🙂 Thank you!! Thanks for following along too!

  1. This looks so wonderful! I’ve been blueberry picking which is great, but I’ve always wanted to pick strawberries. Did the whole greenhouse smell like strawberries?

    1. Yes, we live in Korea. It’s been about 3.5 years for me abroad. The strawberries were so juicy and sweet! All you could eat too… could you imagine?!

  2. OMG! This looks amazing…I can’t wait to do the same, but we are pretty much still shoveling snow lol Well not really but it’s still very very cold! Green with envy 😉

    1. I cannot believe that you guys are shoveling snow! Then I quickly realized you said just kidding but its all the same when it’s still so cold out. Stay bundled up and I’ll continue to send the warm weather vibes your way!

    1. Hi Allison! Where we purchase our local produce they tell us January-May. They say peak is April. I have to admit, there isn’t a week that goes by where we don’t stop and pick up another container. They are delicious! Hope you enjoy!!

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