This sweet red: the first cherry picking of the season begins
Cherry picking is a very popular activity for families with children, but not only.
Next week, a festival will begin in the Yatir region that will include cherry picking, but not only, and later the Golan will also "join" the red celebration.
Here are all the details
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18/05/2022
Wednesday, 18 May 2022, 08:48 Updated: 09:09
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Cherries (Photo: Angle)
The strawberry picking season is behind us and it’s time for the cherries.
Two major events around the sweet fruit will take place this year in the Yatir region in the south and the Golan Heights in the north.
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The short cherry season has already begun and it will reach its peak at the end of May, when the trees will be filled with thousands of red, sweet and juicy cherries.
The cherry trees in the Yatir region produce about 50 tons of cherries each year, which, thanks to the ideal field conditions for growing, are known for their wonderful taste and juiciness.
From May 25 to June 3, Yatir Forest will host a self-picking of red and sweet cherries and at the end - the cherry festival in the cherry orchard in Moshav Maon with musicians, actors, a circus show, art workshops, artists and farmers market and of course - cherries and eat as much as you can.
Sweet and juicy.
A girl eats cherries at a festival (Photo: Miriam Amitai)
The peak of the cherry celebration will come on Friday, June 10, with the Cherry Festival in the Yatir region, which will take place in Moshav Maon.
During the day visitors will be able to pick and eat as many sweet cherries as they can, and even purchase more cherries at home.
Alongside the harvest, actors and musicians will be waiting around the orchard, a circus show with "Tom's Circus", an artists 'and farmers' market with local produce, a creation complex and workshops from nature, art workshops led by artist Ruth Ventura, food stories, food court, magnet photography, seating areas Among the cherry trees and more.
Cherry in the forest: The cherry festival in the Yatir region, 10.6 in Moshav Maon.
Price: 35 shekels.
The price includes entrance to the complex, the activities and self-picking.
Cherry picking in the Yatir Forest, Sunday-Thursday 25.5-2.6 and Friday 3.6.
Price: NIS 30 per person from the age of 3.
Cherry baskets at home for a separate fee.
For details and registration here, or on the Yatir Tourism website
Cherries in Bustan Bereishit, Ein Zivan (Photo: Reut Sahar, Reut Sahar)
The Golan Heights
From the south - to the north.
The cherry picking is part of the events of the "Golan Heights" festival, which takes place from the end of May in the
Golan (May 31 to July 7) and combines dozens of cultural events, live music performances, guided tours, attractions, self-picking, culinary and nature.
This year, starting in early June, there will be self-harvesting sites in the northern Golan that offer fun activities for the whole family, including: Bustan Bereishit in the Golan, Horse and Cherry Farm, Odem Self-Harvesting, Self-harvesting El Rom, Moti's Orchard, Levy Farm Self-Harvesting Self Neve Ativ and Self Harvest Farm Malul.
Please inform the harvest sites about the exact opening date of the harvest depending on the ripening of the fruit and the amounts of fruit in the area. More information about the harvest sites can be found on the Golan Tourism website at: www.tourgolan.org.il or on Facebook Instagram: "Golan Tourism".
But before you choose where you pick, here is an important tip for cherry pickers:
Morning hours are better for picking, since then the fruit is fresh on the tree / shrub after a night's rest and renewal and it is more pleasant to walk in the orchard when it is still cool, before noon. When there is no load and the harvesting spaces are more free.
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