California Travel Tips
California is Strawberry Heaven
Published on: April 07, 2017
Living in California has its perks. One of them is that we grow the biggest, best strawberries in the world. A premier growing region is rolling out the strawberry festival season with its annual Santa Maria Strawberry Festival April 28-30, 2017. Pictured are scenes from a past event — look at those whoppers!
Caliofrnia Strawberry Facts
- 12 month growing season
- 500-mile growing region
- California is the nation’s leading producer of strawberries, growing more than 2 billion harvested pounds
- 88% of the country’s total fresh and frozen strawberries grown in California
- Over 15% of fresh crop exported
- 75% strawberries grown for fresh market
- 25% strawberries frozen for processed market
- Top international buyers include Japan, Canada, Hong Kong and Mexico
Strawberry Festivals
- ANDERSON: Happy Valley Strawberry Festival May 27 Memorial Weekend
- ARROYO GRANDE: May 27-28, Memorial Weekend
- GALT: Strawberry Festival May May 20-21
- GARDEN GROVE: May 26-29, Memorial Weekend
- GUERNEVILLE: Strawberry Festival May 27
- LOS ANGELES: Balboa Strawberry Festival June 11
- OXNARD: California Strawberry Festival May 20-21
- ROSEVILLE: May 13-14, Mother’s Day Weekend
- SANTA MARIA: Strawberry Festival April 28-30
- VISTA: May 28 Memorial Weekend
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