All my local Delawarean friends will be happy to know that Filasky’s is open for business!
Welcome to Filasky’s
They’ve been open for a few weeks now but today marks the official opening for pick-your-own-strawberries. Last year I had a blast taking two little friends to Filasky’s, watching them fill up their buckets with juicy berries.
Sophie and I filling up our bucket
Sweet Sophie
Filasky’s isn’t JUST about strawberries. They sell local veggies, flowers, fruits, ice cream, jams, baked goods, and a brand new item – grass-feed beef hamburgers and hotdogs from Heritage Oak Farm. I’ve tried the burgers; they are delicious!
Local Asparagus from Filasky’s
Last week I bought four locally grown tomatoes. Yes! Tomatoes. Grown hydroponically in Dover, they tasted of summer.
Dover-grown tomatoes and farm fresh eggs – breakfast is served
These Gerbera Daisies now sit on my front stoop
Cindi Filasky is a wealth of knowledge – she knows A LOT about everything she sells and she’s always available for a chat (and a smile!)
Spring flowers adorn the entrance to the produce stand
Picking strawberries at Filasky’s means summer is on the way, along with a bounty of seasonal vegetables and fruits.
So tell me – what marks the official beginning of summer for you?
Head over to Filasky’s – maybe I’ll see you there!
1343 Bunker Hill Road
Middletown, DE 19709
Rachel's Table 
Oh man, now I want some fresh picked strawberries!! And some champagne to put them in, of course.
Summer probably starts the first time we all go to get snowballs at the local stand. We don’t have many local produce spots around us (even though I live out in farmville, go figure!), but there are many snowball stands, and you know it’s summer when the lines start at those stands.
You are the fastest commenter on WordPress!
Ah, snow cones, water ice…yes. God buy some local strawberry wine and make a granita! That wine was so good!
I’m going strawberry picking tomorrow! I didn’t know you were a Delawarean – that’s where all my family is now, though we’re Sussex County hicks. 😉 This post makes me unnaturally hungry. Lol.
For me, summer begins when I can start wearing shorts again and get my first sunburn, which I did last Wednesday so we’re in summer now.
I got a small sunburn while sitting on the back deck Monday. The sun feels so good!
Ha! I don’t know why you would refer to your Sussex county relatives as hicks. 😉
I love Sussex county – beaches and farms.
Well, I’m from there myself so I can probably get away with calling them hicks. 😉 Seems like you are familiar with Sussex Countians, I assume. Lol.
I love the beach, and I still only live about 20 minutes from a decent beach – which I got a little bit of today on the hubby’s day off. I could do without the chicken farms though. Gross.
Love love love your pictures. Those tomatoes… those tomatoes! Start of summer for me is when I start to avoid a certain street on my walks with the dog because there is NO SHADE.
Thanks, Jules! I’m sure Peppermeister will appreciate the tomato photo too. 😉
I did that very thing on a walk yesterday – crossed over to avoid an unshaded spot.
Nice. I visited the Santa Monica farmer’s market this morning for the first time in a month or so, and spring was in full force. I got morels, fava beans, green garlic, frill mustard, ripe tomatoes and beautiful Oxnard strawberries (watch for my post on Harry’s Berries coming soon!).
I can’t wait for garlic scapes! Do you get those over there?
Anywhere garlic grows you get em. And the Garlic Capital of the World (Gilroy) is about five hours north.
Garlic scape pesto is one of my favorite things.
I live about forty minutes from the mushroom capital of the world. Jealous?
Sure, I’m jealous of lots of stuff. 😉 But what’s the mushroom capital of the world?
Kennett Square, PA – I was just in that area today. Nothing better than getting a crate of shiitake mushrooms still covered in dirt…and other stuff.
I googled it and read about it. I like!
I’ll be up in the Salmon Capital of the World this summer — Ketchikan, Alaska. I’ve also spent time in the Artichoke Capital of the World, which is Castroville, California. (I was researching a novel I was working on. I went to the Artichoke Parade, met with the Artichoke Council and danced with the Artichoke Queen at the Artichoke Festival. 😉
asparagus and strawberries say summer to me – as do wine coolers which just do not taste the same in the colder months
Yes! I never drink white wine but craved it last night. So refreshing in the summer!
The first sight of lightning bugs holds the same magic for me every single year.
Those berries are gorgeous!
Those berries look good and taste even better.
Yes, lightning bugs are always magical – and such a delightful surprise when they appear!
Sweet pics! For me it’s also fresh strawberries, but I really wait for the delicious corn on the cob. Right down the road from where I live is a great little farmer’s market and when they start selling corn, that says ‘summer’ to me. Also, hearing the crickets at night. Ahhhhh
Ah corn is another big summer food item that I CRAVE in the winter. I try to freeze it off the cob but it’s just not the same.
I love New England because of the long, warm summer days and cool nights (complete with cricket serenades).
Summertime=camping trips. No guarantee of them being snow-free, but camping just the same. 🙂
I was in Maine in August once – it snow flurried. I couldn’t believe it!
I have seen it snow here every month of the year. Craziness. And, then, it will be 60-something in January. Go figure.
Hi Rae! I feel like I haven’t commented in forever! Not cool of me. I’ve never been to Filasky’s… Take me there please! For me, a delish vodka mojito with some fresh mint marks the beginning of Summer. Although I’m pretty sure that marked the beginning of Winter too. And Spring. Damn. Afternoon date at Filaskys?? 🙂
HA!
YES YES YES! Filasky’s followed by mojitos and strawberries. They are open til 7 every day.
Ah, Strawberries. When I lived in Ovid, New York (near Ithaca), we had an annual Strawberry Festival that marked the beginning of summer.
I’ll have to look for a new tradition here in Indiana.
I know Indiana has great state fairs – where they sell lots of fried stuff, like Oreos. Not quite the same as a strawberry festival though.
Why on Earth did I think you lived in California? That farm looks fantastic! We have been hitting up the NC state farmers market several times a month since it got warm enough to go. That pace is my zen. Fresh, local asparagus makes me sublimely happy.
California? If only! I’m east coastin’ it over here in Delawhizzle.
Farmers markets, for me, are like a carnival. I have to stop myself from buying EVERYTHING.
Yum! I love fresh and juicy strawberries – and tomatoes as well. I went strawberry picking for the first time ever for our Summer in Australia. Sadly we are heading in to Winter now but I am looking forward to eggplant, zucchini and pumpkin!
Strawberry picking is fun – especially with little ones. They are excited about each and every berry.
Over here, we think of zucchini as an end of summer veg. And I STILL don’t know how to properly cook eggplant. It always turns out mushy and chewy for me.
Wish I were near!
Filasky’s is a great place!
This post was a much-needed taste of summer, especially when viewed at 7;30 on a cold, rainy morning in Niagara Falls.
Thank you.
You are very welcome.
It’s hazy and humid here and I’m wishing for blue skies and a perfect tomato.
I can’t believe you guys already have strawberries – so jealous. Your vivid pictures make healthy look yummy!
Peg, Peg, PEG! Healthy IS yummy. So very yummy.
That’s a place I would love to road trip to! I haven’t sought out a similar place here in Jersey yet. Beginning of summer for me means the note I tape over the air conditioner control reminding the kids not to turn it on yet until we get it serviced because it’s ancient.
Ha! That’s not quite a romantic signal of summer’s beginning…but a signal nonetheless.
Check out http://www.localharvest.org to find some farms/farmers markets near you! It’s so fun to visit the owners each week and see what goodies they have.
HI Rachel! Wow, love your food philosophy and your blog in total! This is my first visit… loved reading about your local Delaware produce. Ah, wish I could visit that strawberry farm! We don’t have anything like that open for public access in my local town (Perth, Australia). The weather’s not great for strawberries here either. Grapes on the other hand… definitely! l Following you from now on, can’t wait to read more inspiring posts 🙂
Filasky’s! My children went there on field trips before we began homeschooling. Lately, we’ve been getting our strawberries at Walnut Springs. But we love both!
Where’s Walnut Springs, Becky?
I just realized I didn’t respond to this! Sorry! They are just over the line in MD. http://www.strawberryfarm.com. Yummy blueberries, too. I have gotten cherries there as well, but I found LOTS of worms in them last time…we prefer Milburn’s in MD for cherries.
I wanted to go cherry picking this week, but it’s just been too hot! I’m hoping to still get over to Milburn’s in time!
Pingback: Food Snobs Anonymous | Rachel's Table
Pingback: Corn Off the Cob | Rachel's Table