Dempsey Farms, popular strawberry grower, open again for picking

Dempsey Farms, the popular “U-Pick” strawberry farm on St. Helena Island, re-opened Wednesday morning with berries ripe for picking.

“There are strawberries sitting on the stand,” Davis Dempsey said Wednesday morning.

Following last week’s freezing temperatures, Dempsey said he spent all day Monday clearing off berries damaged by the cold, and discovered some of the early bounty survived.

Dempsey Farms is located at 1576 Sea Island Parkway.

This story was originally published March 22, 2017 at 9:53 AM with the headline "Dempsey Farms, popular strawberry grower, open again for picking."