One of the 'must-do' winter activities in Australia is strawberry picking. In Queensland, there are a few pick-your-own farms that allow visitors to self-pick the strawberries, including McMartin's Strawberry Farm, Strawberry Fields - Sunshine Coast & Granite Belt and Rolin Farm.... For more information, you can visit here.....
The closest farm to Brisbane is Rolin Farm. It is located at Rutters Rd, Elimbah, next to the Bruce Highway just north of Caboolture
near the Big Fish / Humble Pie exit. You can visit the farm's website here....
Strawberry picking tip 1: Be at the farm early in the morning!
Our advice is that you be there early in the morning as the earlier you arrive, the more strawberries are waiting for you to be picked! Visitors are only allowed to pick strawberries from the chosen part of the farm everyday. Basically, new section of the farm will be opened for self-picking everyday. Hence, it does not matter which day of the season you go (however prices differ throughout the season), but make sure you are there as early as the farm is open!
Strawberry picking tip 2: The redder the strawberry, the sweeter it is!
When picking the strawberries, choose the reddest ones as the redness tells us how ripe and sweet a strawberry is. So, by all means try to look for the reddest strawberries!
Strawberry picking rule: No strawberry eating at the farm!
To pick your own, visitors first have to call into the farm shop, where you will collect your punnets for picking and the shop assistant will direct you where to go.
Ha ha, of course, visitors are not allowed to eat any strawberry at the picking field because you will be charged based on the weight of the strawberries in the punnet. Once you are done, head to the shop and the sales assistant will weigh your strawberries. You will then have to pay for the fruits and enjoy the freshness!!!
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| The scenery from Brisbane to Rolin Farm is amazing..... |
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