Hungry in Berlin

No, not the classic Homer & Jethro album, but a query from a reader:

I was wondering if you all at Hungry In Berlin know if there are any places
around Berlin to pick wild berries this summer. There are so many woods I was
hoping to get some good picking in. This applies also to wild fruit, veggies,
mushrooms, etc! Thanks in advance, any advice is appreciated.

We immediately forwarded this question to our Far South Berlin correspondent, for no better reason than she lives closer to the woods than any of the rest of us, and sure enough, she had an answer for us:

Spargelhof Kleistow is a good stop for picking strawberries and high bush blueberries (don’t know what else to call them). Thankfully not so much bending involved, although the inside of the berry is white, not blue. But generally very good, big flavorful berries.

You can buy all sorts of fresh local produce and bread in their store, they also have a restaurant and places to play for the kids. They have a lot of festivals, too, which certain short, underaged people in the family enjoy.

Any of our other readers know of pick-your-own places in the vicinity? Tomatoes near Werder? Apples in Brandenburg? And are there any laws regulating mushrooming or wild-berry picking on what might be private land? Because come fall, the woods are filled with mushroomers.

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