High Tea and Wimbleton? Why not Strawberries and Cream near George?
May 17th, 2011 | By Lalakoi | Category: Garden Route News, George Directory, George Events and Festivals, George Things to Do, Outeniqua Country Hop Strawberry Festival, Redberry FarmStrawberries in the Garden Route High Tea and Wimbleton? Why not Strawberries and Cream near George? If you are thinking of strawberries in the Garden Route, you must be thinking of Redberry Farm! Only minutes’ drive from George is a fairytale wonderland where kiddies and adults can enjoy themselves in strawberry fields. Here are various activities for young and old. The farm has a rich history that dates back to the family of CJ Langehoven, with some of the Langenhoven relatives buried on the farm. The Redberry Farm first opened for business in 2001, after Mark Miller and partner Dave Cruse laid their hands on the beautiful farm on which we now find the Redberry Farm. When they bought the farm it was a dairy farm and after a colleague had done some research about strawberries, it soon became clear that the area of George has a micro climate ideal for strawberry growth. The average minimum and maximum temperatures that was taken over a period of 35 years was a minimum of 13.2 ?C and a maximum temperature of 19.6 ?C. They also realised that there was no other strawberry farm in the area, making strawberry farming an ideal business [...]