Landro Lensvik

Lensvik is known as the "strawberry town", and there has been a tradition of strawberry growing here for over a hundred years. We are the third generation to grow the sweet red berries on our farm in Sterten. We both grew up growing berries on our home farms, and in the 80s we took over responsibility for production on the farm in Lensvika.

In the summer we sell the berries at a self-service farm outlet here on the farm, and if there are any berries left over, we also drive to our own outlet on the square in the center of Orkanger. Although the strawberry season lasts from June to October, the Self-Service Bua is open all year round. There you will find the products we make from the strawberries and from everything else that grows here on the farm (jelly, juice, frozen berries and vegetables and our sparkling strawberry drink Jordbærtausa!)

A few years ago, we tried out 'table-top' production under cover, in a small polytunnel, and quickly discovered that it led to a longer season, better yields, less food waste, no need for chemical pesticides and much easier harvesting! Now we have finished setting up four new tunnels, and are in full production! We never 'get used to it', so it is equally exciting and challenging for every season!

'Jordbærtausa' is also an exciting project that started in 2018 with the aim of making better use of small berries and reducing food waste. In season, we make juice from these, and in collaboration with Røros Bryggeri og mineralvannfabrikk and chef, Øystein Kvåle, we came up with a fresh sparkling drink with a low sugar content (only 6% added). It really tastes like strawberries, and reminds us of childhood summers.

Otherwise, we think it's fun to use what grows in the kitchen garden and in the forest to try out new recipes for juicing, pickling, chutney, etc.