Spring is in the air and strawberries are found everywhere! Be it at H.E.B. (groceries store) or farmer's
markets, this fruit is grabbed fast for its freshness and best value.

Ever wonder the fun to pick your own fruits as much as you like?

In Texas, there are farms that offer the experience to pick-your-own fruits. We happened to make a drive to Marble Falls for wildflower viewing and detoured to Sweet Berry Farm - a venue that provides us a chance to pick the ripe strawberry! Guess we did right at the season top quality strawberry harvest!


Sweet Berry Farm is located about 1.2 miles from the intersection of R.M. 1431 (from Marble Falls) and F.M. 1980. We arrived on last Sunday at 12 noon and the gate of the farm was still closed. The signpost said "Sunday: 1pm to 5 pm". To kill time, we drove along FM 1980 and pulled out our camera to snap the spectacular landscape of Texas bluebonnets, Indian paint-brush and the wild flowers contrasting the sight of country farm.

To my surprise when we returned to Sweet Berry Farm by 1 pm, dozens of cars had parked within the premise, a few making their way ahead of us and more cars were tail-gating us. Sweet Berry Farm was indeed a popular spot!

Kids were seen hurrying to the strawberry patches with baskets in their hands. Some even came with rubber booties to 'work' along the narrow muddy aisles between the rows of strawberry field. More than a handful were there with their own mini-carts! For parents who do not fancy picking the strawberries, there are several picnic tables to unwind, near a mini petting zoo.

And how about me? Of course, I did get myself a basket and started my strawberry harvest! The strawberries were plentiful if you know where to search. The picking tips said 'The largest and ripest strawberries are found on the far end of the row'. No wonder the kids were rushing there despite the aisles between the rows were muddy and slippery!


Looking for something more? Sweet Berry Farm does serve home-made ice-cream, strawberry lemonade, strawberry popsicle and home-made jams to bring home.

Although my harvest was incomparable with those kids, I had a great time searching and picking for red and ripe strawberries for an hour! Last but not least, rewarding myself with home-made strawberry ice-cream. Oh, it was fabulous!

Address:
1801 FM 1980
Marble Falls, Texas 78654
Phone: 830-798-1462  
Admission & Parking: Free
Strawberry is charged by weight.
Direction from Marble Falls:
Travel west on RM 1431 about 1.5 miles,  just past Texas Granite you will come to a stop light.  This is the intersection of RM 1431 and FM 1980 , turn right onto FM 1980 and go 1.2 miles to Sweet Berry Farm on the right.
Website: http://www.sweetberryfarm.com/

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