Outlook · Saskatchewan · Canada

Picked red
under living skies.

Viktoria and Stefan grow strawberries in tunnels near Outlook and let them ripen red on the plant. In season, you’ll find them fresh at local markets.

Find us at the market Our jam & berries

Viktoria and Stefan with their dog Loui in one of their strawberry tunnels

Winter on the farm

The fields are resting.

There are no fresh strawberries right now. The tunnels sleep under the snow until spring, and the first fresh berries are back in July. Until then, Mina’s strawberry jam and freeze-dried strawberries keep a little of the season on your table.

Jam & freeze-dried Winter markets

Snow-covered strawberry tunnels and fields on the farm at sunrise

Mina’s by Reutter Farms

From our strawberries

Picked red and ripe in our tunnels, then made into jam and freeze-dried strawberries. Find them at our market stand or send us an order request.

No fresh berries in winter, but summer, kept in a jar. Find them at our winter markets or send us an order request.

Made by hand: Vicky slices every berry for the freeze-dried bags and cooks every batch of jam herself. Mina’s is named after Stefan’s grandmother.

Good to know

What is a freeze-dried strawberry?

1
Picked red. We start with ripe strawberries from our tunnels.
2
Frozen, then dried gently. Under vacuum the water leaves the berry without heat.
3
Light and crunchy. All the flavour stays. Just strawberries, nothing added.

Ways to enjoy them

In muesli Over oats, granola or yogurt for a fruity crunch.
As a snack Straight from the bag, at work, on the road or after school.
On smoothie bowls Crumble them on top for colour and crunch.

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Viktoria and Stefan checking the strawberry plants in a tunnel — checking the plants

Loui, their German Shepherd, sitting in front of a flowering canola field — Loui, the farm dog

Our farm

From Germany
to the prairies.

A couple of years ago, Viktoria and Stefan moved from Germany to Saskatchewan and built their strawberry farm near Outlook, just the two of them and their dog Loui.

The tunnels, the rows, the market stand: they built it all together. In season, the berries go straight from the field to local markets.

The tunnels, the rows, the market stand: they built it all together. In winter the tunnels rest under the snow: time to plan the next season and to meet you at our winter markets.

Know-how from Germany

Stefan learned the craft on strawberry farms in Germany and brought it to Saskatchewan.

Tunnels on the prairie

The tunnels protect the plants from Saskatchewan’s changing weather. We plant fresh every spring.

Off the ground

Our plants grow in raised pots, so the berries never touch the soil. They come to market clean, straight from the plant.

Picked red

The berries stay on the plant until they’re ripe. Fresh ones go to market; the rest becomes Mina’s jam and freeze-dried strawberries.

Ripe strawberries hanging from the growing gutters — ripening

A hand picking a ripe strawberry from the plant — picked by hand

Stefan holding a box of fresh strawberries in a tunnel — harvest day

Loui looking at a box of fresh strawberries — quality control

Markets

See you at the market.

Find us this winter.

Every week in strawberry season we sell our fresh berries at markets in Saskatoon, Regina, Outlook and Elbow. Fresh berries can sell out, so check here for our dates and any cancellations before heading out.

This winter you’ll find Mina’s jam and freeze-dried strawberries at these markets in Regina, Saskatoon and Outlook. Fresh berries are back in July.

Vicky is also planning to bring homemade Spitzbuben (German jam cookies) and pralines.

Farm pickup is not available.

Good to know

Questions we hear at the stand.

We’d rather be open with you. If something is missing here, just ask us.

Do you spray your strawberries?

We’re not organic, and we’re open about it. We never use herbicides: our plants grow in pots, so there are no weeds. We use fungicide during the season and insecticide only when we actually see pests on the plants. Everything we use is approved for strawberries, and we always keep the required waiting time before picking.

Are the berries washed?

No. They grow off the ground, so they come clean from the plant. Wash them just before you eat them: washed strawberries spoil much faster.

How long do fresh strawberries keep?

Unwashed and in the fridge, usually about four days. A container with a lid helps them stay fresh a little longer.

When are fresh strawberries in season?

We plant new every spring. The first berries are usually ready in July, and we pick until the cold comes in the fall. In winter you’ll find Mina’s jam and freeze-dried strawberries at the markets.

Can I order jam or freeze-dried strawberries?

Yes, send us an order request below. We can only deliver within Saskatchewan, and there’s no online payment: we’ll get back to you to arrange the details. Farm pickup is not available.

Vicky holding out a Reutter Farms punnet of strawberries — talk soon!

Contact

Say hello.

A question, a market, or an order request for Mina’s jam and freeze-dried strawberries? Write to us and Vicky or Stefan will get back to you personally.