Garden strawberries are the most popular and healthy of berries; they are used not only in fresh form, but also in processed ones: in the form of juices, jams, preserves. The season for the mass collection and sale of strawberries is short and is only a few weeks. Berry grown not in greenhouse conditions, but in the open field is especially valued: a berry caressed by the sun and grown in natural conditions accumulates the maximum amount of useful microelements, therefore it is most useful.
In the open field, domestic strawberries are grown in many private farms, mainly in the south of our country. The largest domestic producer of strawberries is CJSC Lenin State Farm (address: Leninsky District, Moscow Region).
Modern agricultural complex
The combination of words "Moscow, the Lenin state farm, strawberries" has become a lively advertisement of a modern agricultural complex. The system of its activities includes several areas:
- Growing and selling environmentally friendly berries (strawberries, raspberries, chokeberries, gooseberries), potatoes and other high-quality vegetables.
- Sale of strawberry seedlings.
- Breeding and sale of seedlings of zoned trees and shrubs for ornamental and fruit and berry gardening.
- Production of certified juices and juice-containing products (nectars and uzvars) from our own harvest. Their production is carried out on modern equipment using old technologies, without the addition of preservatives. Products produced at the state farm have been repeatedly recognized as the best at various competitions and exhibitions.
Where is the state farm named after Lenin
In various regions and regions of our country there are many agricultural and agro-industrial complexes, referred to in this way. Closed Joint Stock Company “State Farm named after Lenin” is located on the lands of a rural settlement of the same name and is located in the Lesoparkovy protective belt of Moscow.
The CJSC, which is a kind of monopoly on strawberry cultivation (“Lenin State Farm”), has the following address: Moscow, Domodedovo metro station, then buses 364 or 367 to the Lenin state farm.
How is strawberry grown
Among all types of fruit products of the company, the first place is occupied by garden strawberries (strawberries). The state farm named after Lenin gives over 110 hectares of land to a berry plantation, and this allows up to 60 tons of berries to be harvested daily during the ripening season.
The berry is grown in natural conditions without the use of fertilizers, so it has a rich and rich taste, it has a pronounced aroma, has a special sweetness.
An important point: the Lenin state farm collects strawberries in a special way: each berry is picked by hand, carefully and carefully.
The shelf life of berries grown in natural conditions is quite short - no more than a day. To speed up the implementation period (without loss of presentation), the freshly picked berry arrives at retail outlets in the Moscow Region and Moscow no later than an hour after its collection.
Harvesting strawberries: 10% - to the picker
Every year, as soon as strawberries ripen in the fields, the state farm named after Lenin invites residents of the capital, its guests and everyone who lives in the suburbs, to take a personal part in picking berries. Payment for work on the field is in the form of 10% of the harvest.
The conditions for participating in the collection of strawberries are very simple:
- Those who want to work on strawberry plantations can arrive on a special free bus, which leaves early from the Domodedovo station daily early in the morning. The logo of the agricultural enterprise is posted on the bus .
- In hot weather, you must come in a headdress, in rainy weather - in rubber boots.
- During the day, lovers of delicious berries can not only harvest, trying to increase their 10% earnings, but also enjoy organic strawberries - during the harvest on the field you can eat unlimited berries directly from the bush, without fear for your health, since chemicals are not used when growing strawberries.
- In the evening, you can also go back to Moscow by a free company bus.
Harvest time
Every year, the Lenin State Farm picks strawberries at different times. This is because the ripening of the crop depends both on weather conditions and on the variety of berries. Early strawberry varieties are to be harvested in June, and late ones in July.
The company's management announces the beginning of the season in advance, first indicating approximate dates, and then specific ones.
The harvest season usually lasts two or three weeks. On weekdays, up to 800 people come to the fields, on weekends - over a thousand. At the same time, work is for everyone, since every year production increases the volume of finished products.
All the arrivals are met by the foreman, together with his assistants he divides the arrivals into groups, conducts safety training, talks about how to pick strawberries.
Berry pickers are placed on the field, highlighting 1-2 beds, and give empty containers.
At the end of work, each is given 10% of the harvest.
Where is organic strawberries sold
At weekend weekend trade fairs, the Lenin state farm must also exhibit its products. The sale of strawberries grown on the fields of the farm is carried out in special stalls, the shape of which is unusual and does not go unnoticed. A huge strawberry is visible from afar: the state farm named after Lenin remains faithful to this glorious berry, which forms the basis of the logo of the famous complex.
Stationary stalls in the shape of strawberries are located in different places in Moscow and the Moscow region. They can be located near metro stations, on the central streets of Moscow and in the areas of the capital. However, sales points are changed annually - it depends on the decision of the metropolitan administration. Permanent places for trade in fragrant goods are: Moscow Region, Leninsky District, the village of the state farm named after Lenin; Kashirskoye highway, 23rd kilometer, entrance to the state farm named after Lenin.
The specific addresses of the strawberry selling points of the Lenin state farm before the start of the trading season are posted on the official website of the largest producer of ecologically clean, selected and fresh berries.
Sale of strawberry seedlings
The company has its own Garden Center, where you can buy fruit and berry, as well as ornamental plants, zoned for the Moscow region. Agronomist consultants are ready to help in the selection, provide the necessary recommendations and answers to all questions regarding horticultural crops, from planting and watering to harvesting.
As in the fields, in the Garden Center, a beautiful strawberry again comes to the fore: the state farm named after Lenin grows 15 varieties of garden strawberries and, accordingly, sells seedlings.
The main domestic varieties:
- Tsarskoye Selo.
- Sudarushka.
The most common foreign varieties:
- Honey
- Zenga Zengana.
- Red Gonlet.
All of them differ in terms of ripening, berry shape and taste.
Not only residents of the capital buy seedlings and seedlings in the Garden Center, they also come from different cities and towns of the Moscow Region for it.