Picking Strawberries in Baguio

Posted by Abe on April 9th, 2006 at Baguio, Food Trip

My last trip to Baguio was in August of 2005 but I must have made the most out of our week-end visit there than any place else. It was the middle of the rainy season so half the time, we were forced to stay indoors.

Strawberry fields in Baguio

Most of my friends tell me that one of the must-visit places we should check out is the strawberry fields as farmers would allow us to pick the strawberry ourselves. So, even if the strawberry plantation was a good 45 minute taxi ride (and I have to shell out Php200 per hour to the taxi driver), we head off to see the place for ourselves.

Straberry fields

Unfortunately, there was nothing to pick — maybe because they all had to harvest early to avoid the fruits being damaged by the continuous rain. Not sure really so we had to contend with ones already in their baskets.

Baguio Strawberries

Must really be a bad month for starwberries as the ones we got were not really that good and weren’t cheap at all (I think it was Php 280/kilo). I don’t eat strawberries though.

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6 Responses to “Picking Strawberries in Baguio”

peachy » April 10th, 2006 at 8:35 am

im from baguio and i can only say nothing compares to its beauty amidst pine trees which unfortunately is now replaced by concrete and GIs…

i’ve been to several remote areas of the cordilleras and may i suggest you guys also go there and immerse yourself for a month or so? the good thing is, it is not the tourist spots such as sagada caves and ifugao rice terraces that are beautiful… but the untouched rural barangays, the community and its members and their lifestyle or say culture - that is what makes cordillera special. sama na rin ako ha?

eric » April 10th, 2006 at 3:56 pm

abe,

i also had the chance to pick fresh strawberries. pero tagal na yun! we were housed at the Dept of Agriculture Guesthouse. syempre may sarili silang taniman. ang saya ng feeling. and i want to experience it again. just dunno kung ano ang peak season for strawberries.

my baguio plans are always sidetrakced due to work and other more-relevant trips. sana before year end maka balik ako

1998 pa last kong baguio..

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Baguio City Phoria » January 18th, 2007 at 6:05 pm

I would just like to add that the strawberry plantations are located in La Trinidad, Benguet which is around 30 mins away from Baguio City.

milet » February 9th, 2007 at 3:19 pm

Hi, Abe.

I believe the peak season for strawberries in Baguio is the month of December. I remember buying a kilo for as low as P50. If you go to the La Trinidad strawberry fields again, you can buy the “not so perfect ones” for as low as P35/kg.

You may also want to visit the Benguet State University bakery which is just across the road. They have delicious banana cake at P80 and some other goodies made by their own staff and students (peanut butter, honey, candies, and other baked goods).

Cheers!