Strawberry in the Village, Ganei Am – Visitors Guide

Strawberry in the Village offers self-picking strawberries with different tastes near Hod HaSharon.

Note: for a complete guide about strawberries, see Picking Strawberries – When, Where, and Comparison of Places.

Map

Most strawberries grow in the Sharon area. This time, we went to Strawberry in the Village on Yefe Nof Street in Ganei Am, near Hod HaSharon. Since it is a new place, it has not been added to Waze yet. However, since it is near “Cobs and Mazes,” you can enter that into Waze. Alternatively, you can use the links below.

Directions for drivers: Link to Waze and Link to Google Maps
Directions for public transport: Link to Moovit

Interactive map of the area:

There is spacious free dirt parking by the entrance.

Opening Hours

The opening hours vary depending on fruit availability. Usually, they are open on Saturdays starting at 9:00. To learn the exact hours, visit their website or Facebook page (see contact information below).

Contact Information

Facebook: official page
Website: cornmaze.co.il (select Strawberry in the Village in the menu),

Entrance Fee

• Entry Fee per person – 50 NIS (everybody above two years old requires a ticket).
• Small basket (about 250 grams) – 15 NIS.

At Strawberry in the Village

Strawberry in the Village is a new place (as far as I know, they opened in the second half of 2024). This place has several advantages and disadvantages.

Benefits:

• Greenhouses: They grow strawberries in greenhouses. It means that you can pick strawberries even in rainy weather. Moreover, the season of 2024 – 2025 did not yield many strawberries. While this has affected many farms (many did not offer self-picking), greenhouses should be less weather-prone.
• Hanging Crop: Growing hanging strawberries is a relatively new technique (one of their signs mentions that it has been used only in the last twenty years). I first saw strawberries hanging at The Salad Trail five years ago. As far as I remember, they grew in the air mainly because of inadequate soil. These strawberries were not planted in soil but raised in coconut leftovers.
  However, the main advantage is for people with knee or back problems. You do not need to bend or squat to collect strawberries.
• Strawberries with the taste of grapes or pineapple: Strawberry in the Village has several unique-tasting strawberries.

Drawbacks:

• Strawberry availability – One of the main reasons for our visit was strawberries with the taste of grapes or pineapple. But when we arrived, we were told that all the special strawberries were over (visitors finished all of them during the first weekend). Hence, if you want special-tasting strawberries, check availability in advance.
• Entrance Fee is quite expensive for the experience. There are about ten small greenhouses (each about the size of a half-basketball field), and there are no additional activities.

Here are several photos from our visit:

Agrotourism Attractions

You can find similar attractions in the Agrotourism category. And here are a selected few:

• Picking Strawberries – When, Where, and Comparison of Places
  • Strawberry Picking at Stalbetut, Hod HaSharon
  • The Strawberry and Flower, Ramot HaShavim
  • M’shoch BaGezer – Visitors Guide
  • Tutland – Tal’s Strawberry Farm, Hod HaSharon
  • Strawberry in the Village, Ganei Am
• Bustan Shoshan, Matsliah – Exotic Fruit Experience
• Mostly Raspberries
  • Agronen Self-picking in Gedera
  • Self-picking raspberries at Kaplan Farm in Kfar Haim
• Flowers
  • Darom Adom
  • Anemone Forest HaSargel
  • Buttercup Picking Festival
  • Hibiscus Farm
  • Utopia Orchid Park
  • Cyclamen Trail
  • Rosh HaAyin Forest – Wildflowers Trail
  • Coastal Iris Trail at Ilanot Forest
  • Coastal Iris at Nahal Poleg Nature Reserve
• Picking at Tali Grapes in Moshav Lachish
• Honey tour at Dvorat HaTavor Visitor Center
• Harvesting Olives At Galili Olive Oil, Bethlehem Of Galilee
• The Salad Trail – Visitors Guide – Agricultural Tours in Southern Israel
• Ktofoti – Self-Picking Farm
• Sweet Cherry picking in Israel
  • Self-Picking Odem, Sweet Cherry at Golan Heights
  • Bustan Bereshit, Golan Heights – Self-Picking Sweet Cherry
  • Cherry-picking in Jish – Savanna Farm
• Meshek haPark, Herzliya

Summary

We spent less than one hour at Strawberry in the Village. It is a lovely short experience but is suitable mainly for families with small kids, and the entrance fee is expensive.

Have you visited Strawberry in the Village? Tell us about your experience in the comments below.

For other similar places, check out agrotourism.

That’s all for today, and I’ll see you in future travels!

Stay Tuned!

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