April Chavez AChavez@SantaMariaTimes.com. Apr 15, 2024 Apr 15, 2024 Updated Apr 16, 2024 The Santa Maria Valley Strawberry Festival, a celebration of all things strawberry, will have a few new twists ...

2024 is shaping up to be a really good year for strawberries, Jeff Cardinale , director of communications for the California Strawberry Commission, told the gathering at the 35th annual Strawberry ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. – Strawberry producers in Santa Maria, including Sunlife Farms, are closely tracking climate changes and weather impacts during the peak harvest season. “We have seen a little bit ...

It's the sweetest time of the year in the Santa Maria Valley. That's because the Santa Maria Valley Strawberry Festival kicks off Friday, April 25, with a three-day weekend community event at the ...

The Santa Maria Valley Strawberry Festival kicked off at noon on Friday at the Santa Maria Fairpark. "The Strawberry Festival here at Santa Maria, it's been going on for about 58 years, so it's nice ...

The Santa Maria Valley Strawberry Festival, returning April 25-27 to the Santa Maria Fairpark, is looking for vendors and performers, and applications for those posts are now open. This year’s ...

Chef Norwodd Pryor talks about cooking during a demonstration at the Santa Maria Valley Strawberry Festival on Friday. The event at the Santa Maria Fairpark ends Sunday. Credit: Janene Scully / ...

The annual Santa Maria Valley Strawberry Festival opened its gates Friday at the Santa Maria Fairpark. Guests enjoyed fair food, rides, games, activities and exhibits. The festival runs through Sunday ...

The Santa Maria Valley Strawberry Festival, a celebration of all things strawberry, will have a few new twists this year — think strawberry tamales and strawberry pizza — to help showcase the region's ...