Lomo shot of a basket of strawberry
The garden strawberry is a common plant of the genus Fragaria which is cultivated worldwide for its fruit, the (common) strawberry. The fruit is widely appreciated, mainly for its characteristic aroma but also for its bright red color, and it is consumed in large quantities—either fresh, or in prepared foods such as preserves, fruit juice, pies, ice creams, milk shake, etc. Artificial strawberry aroma is also widely used in all sorts of industrialized food products. - Wikipedia
A few weeks back, Keith and his team went to Baguio City and they took home some freshly-picked strawberries. We all got a taste of it and I took some pictures too. When I went to Baguio a couple of years ago, I was not able to pick some in the farm because it's not the season yet so I had to settle just walking the vast expanse of the farms.
Located just 30 minutes from Baguio City, Strawberry Farm "opens it doors" for the activity from November to May every year. The rates for strawberry picking vary. In general, it costs twice the market price to pick your own strawberries, which folks find strange, especially those who have tried apple or orange picking in orchards in other countries thinking they provide "free labor." -Go Baguio Website
How to Get to Strawberry Farm
By car: From Session Road, turn right to Magsaysay Road and turn left at the stop light (to your right will be Baguio Center Mall). The road you will be on is still Magsaysay Road and this connects Baguio City to La Trinidad. Just keep going straight, passing a vehicle flyover at one point, until you see the Welcome Arch of La Trinidad.
Keep going a few more kilometers until you see the sign that directs folks to turn left to Strawberry Farm. It is not a very prominent sign, and it should be to your left so just keep looking out for it.
After making a left turn, keep going straight ahead for a few hundred meters more (there are no available turns anyway) until you see many souvenir stalls to your left and the strawberry and flower farms to your right.
3 comments:
is it already harvest time? OMG i want strawberries! I just once visited Baguio and it was raining hard so we can't pick strawberries with our bare hands!
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yummy strawberries!!!we also took home two baskets last Sunday. :)
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