Riga residents are inspired to come back and choose strawberries

Geography additionally performs a job: there at the moment are regarding 80 farms in Latvia the place these berries are harvested in industrial portions. Immediately close to Riga it’s normally costlier.

On social networks on the pages of peasant farms there at the moment are many various gives. We are going to record only a few so you will get an concept of ​​the costs. However let’s say instantly: when you evaluate with the costs of Greek and Polish strawberries in supermarkets, there shall be no acquire in worth. Fairly the opposite.

For instance, from June 11, SIA Flourishing close to Riga (close to Kekava) invitations these wishing to self-pick strawberries: 5 euros for 1 kg.

“We’re open from 9.00, we work from 4.00,” representatives of the farm write on the social community Fb. – Due to this fact, we ask in your understanding. Don’t be nervous… There shall be a whole lot of berries, sufficient for everybody.”

However when you transfer additional away from Riga, you’ll find strawberries less expensive.

For instance, in Mālpils ZemeNes it is going to be potential to choose strawberries your self solely in every week and a half, following June 17. Strawberries on this farm develop on an space of ​​27 hectares. Worth – 2-3 euros per kilogram.

Gibuli parish, Druvas – 3 euros/kg.

Zāles farmstead, Iecava parish – 4 euros/kg.

Vizbuļi farm in Zemgale, Dobele area, Penkul parish, harvest begins from June 7 – 4 euros/kg.

Farm “Bērzāji”, Penkul parish, gives self-harvesting strawberries – for 5 euros/kg.

You may as well seek for a farm on the Novadagarsa.lv web page – it is a listing of farming enterprises providing Latvians numerous items and providers.

Right here within the search you’ll be able to enter the class “Pašlasīšana” – “accumulate it your self” – and get a map and a listing of farms in Latvia that apply this service, in addition to their coordinates. To this point there are few gives – within the part svaigi-augli-un-ogas/”Pašlasīšana” (recent fruits and berries/self-picking) we counted gives from 8 farms that provide blueberries, strawberries, and in addition, at a later date, cherries, raspberries, blueberries, cranberries and quince.

The farm gives the chance to choose berries till the start of August.

One of many massive strawberry fields closest to Riga in Vimbukrogā Zemeņu lauks Vimbukrogā is now not inviting anybody this yr. The farm posted an announcement: “After 10 strawberry seasons, we’re closing this cool stage to maneuver on to different duties. Thanks to every of our purchasers for his or her belief.”