Delaware Farm Bureau Hosts a ‘Berry’ Good Festival

Quentin Slater

Communications Assistant

Delaware Farm Bureau's annual YF&R Strawberry Festival, now in its 15^th year, was held on June 7 at B&B Farms in Townsend, Delaware, and offered visitors a kid's zone, fresh food and U-pick strawberry fields.

The Delaware Farm Bureau YF&R committee's seven-member Strawberry Festival subcommittee plans the event every year.

The event also provides Delaware Farm Bureau an opportunity to partner with local Ford dealerships. When people get to the event, they find a pickup truck ready for the "Fill-D-Ford" food drive. Attendees who donate food items save money on their KidZone wristband. All food gets donated to the Food Bank of Delaware and counts toward YF&R's Harvest for All tally.

Proceeds from the event help to sponsor scholarship funds and support future YF&R events. With 2026 being year 16 for the event, Delaware Farm Bureau hopes to continue to increase participation and grow the Strawberry Festival.