Strawberries Coverage

Families find time for sunshine during rainy weekends

After eight-straight weekends of rain, the sun came out long enough for people to go out to fun events like the Phillips Farm Strawberry Festival.

Rain or not, Strawberry Festival shines bright

In a rare break from the rain that's come through every weekend, Strawberry lovers made their way to Phillips Farms for their Strawberry Festival.

Louis Fernandez, WRAL Sports+ executive producer

Strawberry picking near me: List of Triangle area u-pick strawberry farms🍓

Strawberry farms in the Triangle are now open and ready for strawberry lovers to come and fill up their buckets.

Jessica Patrick, WRAL senior multiplatform producer

Warmer winter brings early strawberry season

Typically, fans of the popular fruit have to wait until April to stock up on the sweet fruit. However, this year's strawberry season is different.

Early strawberry season provides bounty for strawberry lovers

If you love farm fresh strawberries, now is the best time to buy them by the bucket-load. Typically, fans of the popular fruit have to wait until April to stock up on the sweet fruit. However, this year's strawberry season is different.

Rick Armstrong, WRAL photojournalist

Raleigh farmers babysit strawberry crops during Wednesday morning frost advisory

Page Farms in Raleigh will not open to the public for strawberry picking on Wednesday as farmers "babysit" and monitor their crops, which draw crowds to the farm each spring.

Nia Harden, WRAL reporter

Pick-your-own: Where to find strawberry farms in Raleigh, Cary, Durham, Chapel Hill

Use our interactive database to find fresh strawberries at local farms in Raleigh, Cary, Durham and Chapel Hill.

Mommy and me: Fun and easy crafts to celebrate National Strawberry Day

Strawberry Day is Feb. 27! Celebrate with your kids and check out these fun and easy strawberry-themed crafts.

Strawberry patches aren't quite ready -- but they will be by mid-April

It's not time to get your buckets out just yet. But local strawberry farms are getting excited for the 2021 season and most have plans to reopen when the berries are red, which should be around April 15.

Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Go Ask Mom editor

Cook like the Pros: Strawberry Tarragon Relish

Chef Patrick Cowden of Person Street Pharmacy Cafe and Wendell's Farmhouse Cafe​ shows us how to make Strawberry Tarragon Relish using strawberries from Pope's Strawberry Farm. This was filmed inside a Homes By Dickerson model home.

Pick up strawberries curbside at these six local farms

There are still plenty of strawberries out there for the picking -- or the picking up -- at local strawberry farms. The local season in the Triangle can run through about the first week of June.

Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Go Ask Mom editor

Freeze warning has fruit farmers working harder to protect their crops

A freeze warning has been posted for counties in North Carolina. With that in place, some area farmers were up before sunrise on Sunday morning in order to save their crops.

John Payne, WRAL Photographer

Overnight frost a danger to young strawberry crop

Overnight frost a danger to young strawberry crop

Strawberry farms bursting with strawberries and safety rules this season

The 2020 strawberry season ... well ... it looks a little bit different this year. The fields are bursting with strawberries -- or will be soon. But, this season, hand sanitizers and masks will be a common sight too.

Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Go Ask Mom editor

Coronavirus doesn't stop opening day for Knightdale strawberry farm

At least 300 people showed up to pick strawberries. Owners reminded pickers to practice social distancing, there was a hand-washing station and a plexi-glass wall at the checkout counter.

Local farmers feeling the effects of wild February weather swings

We have seen some wild swings in our forecast. Nobody is more affected than our farmers.

Adam Owens, WRAL anchor/reporter

Up-and-down February weather impacting local farmers

WRAL's Adam Owens spoke with a Cary strawberry farmer who is feeling the effects of not only the February weather but deer who are eating on his crop.

Bill Leslie: Strawberry harvest

Spring would seem empty without a jaunt into a juicy field of strawberries. This family tradition started when my two children were barely big enough to hold a bucket.

Local farm lets you pick your own strawberries

Pick fresh strawberries with the whole family at this local farm.

10 NC festivals to check out in May

There are dozens of festivals across North Carolina in May. Here are 10 of our favorites!

Heavy rains from Florence create challenge for local strawberry farm

In the last year, North Carolina's weather has been detrimental to Phillips Farms in Cary. Normally, the strawberry business is open and booming this time of year, but right now it is closed because of Hurricane Florence and the bad weather that came with it.

Following Florence, it's proving to be a challenging season for Cary strawberry farm

In the last year, North Carolina's weather has been detrimental to Phillips Farms in Cary. Normally, the strawberry business is open and booming this time of year, but right now it is closed because of Hurricane Florence and the bad weather that came with it.

Strawberry picking time: Find pick-your-own farms near you in Go Ask Mom's strawberry farm database

Strawberry farms across the region are gearing up for a big season of berry business.

Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Go Ask Mom editor

Strawberry season starts in North Carolina

April marks the start of strawberry season, according to the N.C. Department of Agriculture, and local growers are expecting plentiful crops that should last through Memorial Day.

Jessica Patrick, WRAL digital journalist

Strawberry picking: Crop is ready at a few farms, but most need another week or two of warm weather

It's been a tough couple of months for strawberry growers as they faced erratic temperatures that shifted from the high 70s back in February, teasing out blooms weeks too early, to below freezing temperatures in March that were way too cold for the blooms to survive without help.

Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Go Ask Mom editor