North Carolina Strawberries and You Survey

1. Which of the following best describes you?

Which of the following best describes you? I like strawberries a lot, and buy them all year long.

I buy strawberries occasionally -- a few times a year

I make sure to buy strawberries during the local harvest, but occasionally throughout the year

I only buy strawberries when they are ripe locally.

2. How do you find out when local strawberries are ready for harvest in your area? (select all that apply)

How do you find out when local strawberries are ready for harvest in your area? (select all that apply) See farmers signs along the road

See it in the newspaper

I don’t try to buy locally

Email/postcard/newsletter from a farm

Word of mouth

Website, Facebook, or Twitter from NCSA or a farm

Hear about it on radio/TV

3. If you buy strawberries in the store, do you read the signs or labels to see where they are grown?

If you buy strawberries in the store, do you read the signs or labels to see where they are grown? Yes

Sometimes

4. If you do buy locally grown strawberries, where do you get them? (check all that apply)

If you do buy locally grown strawberries, where do you get them? (check all that apply) Roadside stand

Pick your own

Ready-picked at the farm

Farmers market

Grocery store

CSA

Other

5. If you buy strawberries at a local farm (pick your own or ready-picked berries), how often do you visit the farm during the season?

If you buy strawberries at a local farm (pick your own or ready-picked berries), how often do you visit the farm during the season? I just visited a farm for the first time this spring.

Usually once

2-3 times

4 or more times

6. If you buy locally grown strawberries, why do you choose to do this?

If you buy locally grown strawberries, why do you choose to do this? Better flavor

Better freshness & nutritional quality

I like to pick my own berries

It is fun to visit the farm

Helps local farms and economy

7. What keeps you from buying local strawberries more frequently?

What keeps you from buying local strawberries more frequently? It is inconvenient/out of my way to visit a farm or farm stand

Prices are too high

I don’t think it makes any difference if fruit is local or not

I don’t know when the local crop is ready

The season goes by so fast that I miss it

I would like to find organic berries, but I can’t

I already get all I want, no problems!

8. What can we do to improve your strawberry experience?

What can we do to improve your strawberry experience?

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1. Which of the following best describes you?

2. How do you find out when local strawberries are ready for harvest in your area? (select all that apply)

3. If you buy strawberries in the store, do you read the signs or labels to see where they are grown?

4. If you do buy locally grown strawberries, where do you get them? (check all that apply)

5. If you buy strawberries at a local farm (pick your own or ready-picked berries), how often do you visit the farm during the season?

6. If you buy locally grown strawberries, why do you choose to do this?

7. What keeps you from buying local strawberries more frequently?

8. What can we do to improve your strawberry experience?

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1. Default Section

1. Which of the following best describes you?

2. How do you find out when local strawberries are ready for harvest in your area? (select all that apply)

3. If you buy strawberries in the store, do you read the signs or labels to see where they are grown?

4. If you do buy locally grown strawberries, where do you get them? (check all that apply)

5. If you buy strawberries at a local farm (pick your own or ready-picked berries), how often do you visit the farm during the season?

6. If you buy locally grown strawberries, why do you choose to do this?

7. What keeps you from buying local strawberries more frequently?

8. What can we do to improve your strawberry experience?

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