Spring has sprung, Houston! Whether you’re simply sauntering around the city, going for a picnic in the park, or passing an afternoon at the farmer’s market, it’s now the time to do so. It’s also the time to load up on local produce. Pick your own strawberries, blackberries, and more at this strawberry farm just outside of Houston.
Throughout the year, the veteran-owned Froberg’s Farm welcomes visitors for fruit-picking experiences, offering opportunities to harvest blackberries and strawberries, as well as vegetable produce ranging from turnips, cabbage, and collards.
However, it is the strawberries that truly steal the spotlight. From now until the end of March, the strawberry farm in the Houston area is hosting their annual Strawberry Festival. Aspiring fruit collectors can pick-their-owns strawberries. Pickers must first purchase a bucket ($2), after the harvest, strawberries are weighed and sold by the pound ($5). While the Strawberry Festival ends on March 31, visitors can still pick their own strawberries until late May.
Note: the farm does not allow dogs.
If you’re looking to score some fresh produce while you’re there, we encourage visitors to stop at the farm’s Country Store. Open seven days a week year-round, the store offers fresh seasonal produce including turnips (which you can also pick yourself), cabbage, kale, collards, radish, and mustard.
The Country Store also houses a bakery, where a staff of full-time bakers are always whipping up all sorts of delectable sweets ranging from 35 different types of pies, including fried pickles,, jellies, cookies, preserves, pralines, candies, and varieties of brittle.
In late May/ early June, the farm opens their seasonal sunflower trail ideal for strolls, photo-ops, and a floral taste of the season.
Come autumn, Froberg’s Farm hosts a Fall Festival that features a wonderful assortment of activities including a pumpkin patch, corn maze, flower gardens, good food, as well as all sorts of activities for the kiddos.
Froberg’s Farm is located in Alvin at 3601 West Hwy 6 about a 45-minute drive from Houston. Visitors over the age of 2 must pay an entrance fee of $5.
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