Strawberry Picking Season Opens This Weekend: Local Farms Near Wellesley

Strawberries are the first local Massachusetts fruit to get ripe in June, and many local farms start their strawberry picking season this weekend.

There are several local pick-your-own strawberry farms in the Wellesley area:

• Verrill Farm
  11 Wheeler Rd., Concord
• Sunshine Farm
  41 Kendall Ave., Sherborn
• Fairmount Fruit Farm
  887 Lincoln St., Franklin,
• Tangerini’s Spring Street Farm
  139 Spring St., Millis
• Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary
• 208 South Great Rd., Lincoln
• Belkin Family Lookout Farm
  89 Pleasant St., Natick
• Kimball Fruit Farm
• 184 Hollis St., Pepperell
• Parlee Farms
  95 Farwell Rd., Tyngsborough

Strawberries are one of three native Bay State fruits, along with cranberries and blueberries.

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