One of the best things about summer is strawberry season.
There’s nothing like a fresh strawberry, whether you enjoy it on its own, making jam, or eating a little piece of strawberry pie.
As we get closer to summer, there are many places to buy fresh, local strawberries, as well as get-togethers and festivals celebrating the beloved berry.
Whether you want to buy some prepared treats, or get some fresh fruit to take home and use to bake something sweet, we’ve put together a list of events and places around Greater Fall River where that is exactly what you can do.
Here are just a few of the places in the Fall River area where you can find fresh strawberries or attend an upcoming strawberry party or festival:
Tiverton Farmers Market Strawberry Shortcake Social
The Tiverton Farmers Market presents its fourth annual Strawberry Shortcake Social on Sunday, June 23 from 10am to 2pm
Strawberry shortcake bowls with whipped cream are available for purchase at the market table.
Enjoy this season’s strawberries while trying vendor specials like strawberry cupcakes, scones and tarts, strawberry basil margarita mocktails, strawberry rhubarb kombucha and even a strawberry mignonette for freshly shucked oysters.
The Virginia James Band will also be present with live music.
This event will take place at the Tiverton Farmers Market summer location, Tiverton Town Farm Recreation Area, 3588 Main Road.
The Strawberry Shortcake Social is free and open to the public, with free parking available in the rear lots. There is also overflow parking on the north lot near the playground.
This event is sponsored by The Bay Magazine. The newest example will be available at the market table, along with the Strawberry Shortcake Social sweatshirts.
For more information, visit www.tivertonfarmersmarket.com.
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Tuesday Club of Assonet’s 35th annual Strawberry Festival
Assonet’s Tuesday Club presents its 35th annual Strawberry Festival on Sunday, June 16, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
It will be held, rain or shine, in the bandstand on South Main Street in Assonet.
There will be homemade strawberry pie, hot dogs and lemonade.
Live music will be provided by the Midnight Sun Country Band.
There will be an assortment of crafts and family-friendly fun.
To get there, take Exit 13 (old Exit 10) from Route 24 South; or take Exit 11 (old Exit 9) from Route 24 North. There will be signs directing you there.
Parking is free.
This annual festival is held to provide scholarships to Freetown students.
The event is sponsored by the Tuesday Club of Assonet and the Freetown Cultural Council (Mass. Cultural Council).
For more information, visit Tuesdayclubofassonet.org, or keep up with Assonet’s Tuesday Club on Facebook.
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Places where you can find fresh strawberries
These are just a few of the farms, farm stands and farmers markets where you can find fresh, local strawberries. Plus, we’ve listed a Portsmouth farm for anyone who wants to venture a little further afield.
The Golden Robin Farm, Westport
607 Paardenhal Rd.
Find them on Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheGoldenRobinFarm
Young family farm, Little Compton
260 W. Main Rd.
Find them on Facebook: www.facebook.com/youngfamilyfarm
South Coast Open Air Market, Somerset
100 Newhill Avenue.
Find them on Facebook: www.facebook.com/SouthcoastOpenAirMarket
Almeida’s Kitchen Garden, Swansea
110 Grand Army of the Republic Hwy.
Find them on Facebook: www.facebook.com/almeidas.vegetablepatch
Johnson’s Roadside Farm Market, Swansea
445 Market Street.
Find them on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Johnsonsroadsidemarket
Swansea farmers market
1210 Wilburlaan.
Find them on Facebook: www.facebook.com/swanseafarmersmarket16
Paradise Hill Farm, Westport
103 Cadmans Neck Rd.
Find them on Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/4pa8wm3r
Healthy Futures Farm, Westport
528 American Legion Hwy.
Their website: www.healthyfuturesfarm.com
Quonset View Farm, Portsmouth
895 Middle Rd.
Find them on Facebook: www.facebook.com/QuonsetViewFarm
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