Spend your winters at these strawberry picking farms of Maharashtra!

The strawberry season is here, and these farms of Maharashtra will fetch you tasty and juicy strawberries as you go around picking them.

Let us all take a moment to appreciate and acknowledge the beauty of this delicious fruit - strawberry. Maharashtra has several places with strawberry farms, and plantations are calling you to pick up their yummy strawberries. Your getaway has to be amidst these strawberry farms in Maharashtra that give you a unique experience to boast about.

1. Laxmi Strawberry Farm

Laxmi Strawberry Farm is a local, family-owned farm in Mahabaleshwar. These farms offer strawberries, wild berries, carrots, and many other vegetables. Started in 1975, they specialize in natural and organic produce. Do make sure to visit their strawberry farm and taste their heavenly homemade strawberry jam too.

Where: Mahabaleshwar

2. Bhilare Farms

As the winter weather sets in, the cool winds blend in with the red soils of the Bhilare farms to produce the juiciest strawberries you'll ever taste. Bhilare farms are located in Panchgani and have been attracting tourists for strawberry picking since 2012. They also offer fresh strawberries with cream, strawberry ice creams, and milkshakes.

Where: Panchgani

3. Mauli Strawberry Farm

Located in Mahabaleshwar, Mauli Farms grows about 14 varieties of organic strawberries. The scenic views of the mountains and the beautiful valleys from these farms add to your experience of strawberry picking sessions. You can go farm trekking here as you pick up delicious strawberries on the way and pack them in boxes. Did you know that Mahabaleshwar strawberries contribute to 85 % of the total strawberry production of the country?

Where: Avakali, Mahabaleshwar

4. Mapro Gardens

Mapro Gardens is famous for its annual strawberry festival that goes on for four days in March or April. It has one of the largest orchard farms in Maharashtra and is a major agri-tourism destination. At Mapro Gardens, you get freshly plucked strawberries, jams, jellies, desserts, milkshakes, and some innovative goodies made out of this fruit.

Where: Panchgani

5. Shivsagar Farm House

This beautiful farmhouse has an in-house strawberry farm from where you can pick tasty strawberries. The farmhouse hosts a strawberry festival for its guests, where you can see farmers at work and pick up your own basketful of strawberries. Get a complete farm experience as you spend your day there and join the hospitable farmers as they welcome you to pick strawberries from the crimson strawberry fields.

Where: Bhilar

Also Read: Gorge on Seasonal Strawberry Treats in Pune!

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