Popular Nelson County Strawberries

5/8: Sun & Then Storm: We just watched a beautiful sunrise in Nelson County. Enjoy the sun this morning before a possible thunderstorm later today. The highs will be near 80 in the valley and around 70 in the mountains. (The weather looks great for Mother’s Day) For the full, local weather report, visit www.NelsonCountyLife.com

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Q: Can we pick strawberries this weekend?
A: Yes! Seaman’s Strawberry Patch will be open from 8AM-5PM on Saturday and 12PM-5PM on Sunday. Check out their web site at www.seamansorchard.com

Shop Local and Eat Nelson County Strawberries

Growing up, our family made a lot of homemade ice cream from local fruit. First with a hand-crank ice cream maker and later with a counter-top electric model. My mother also made lots of strawberry jam and jelly. Bill and I have been picking our own strawberries over the past few years.

Driving through the county last weekend, we saw many signs for “pick your own strawberries” and for homemade strawberry ice cream. Seaman’s in Roseland, amFog in Afton and Critzer Family Farm also in Afton were all flying strawberry flags. At Seamans and Critzer Family Farm, you can either pick your own berries or you can purchase fresh picked berries. Critzer posted a sign for Homemade Ice Cream.

Bring your camera to Seaman’s. They have some of the best mountain views in the county.

Blue Mountain Brewery is getting into the local strawberry scene with a Strawberry Weiss beer that will launch on July 3rd.

If you would like to make your own homemade strawberry ice cream, check out the below recipe. This recipe is one of the top 10 recipes from the web site: www.ice-cream-recipes.com. This web site will come in handy when Nelson County has ripe peaches, raspberries and blackberries. Peaches will be ripe by late June.



I hope to see you in beautiful Nelson County soon…

Kim Chappell is a graduate from the Realtor Institute and is an agent with Wintergreen Resort Premier Properties, the official real estate office of Wintergreen Resort. Kim also lists and sells property in beautiful Nelson County. Contact Kim Chappell at kim@ExperienceNelsonCounty.com or 434-238-2430. The Free Daily Blog is posted on both www.ExperienceNelsonCounty.com and www.ExperienceWintergreen.com