Located in the heart of the Artesian Belt, Poteet is recognized as the "Strawberry Capital of Texas".  No doubt, Henry and Ida Mumme, the city's founders, would be amazed to see what acclaim is now attached to the crop which started as a few rows in Mumme's kitchen garden.

The first year of marketing Poteet strawberries proved very successful and strawberries sold for $20....that's more than they sell for on today's market.  In 1921 a group of Poteet citizens invited guests from San Antonio to partake in its newfound delicacies.  Headlines in the San Antonio Express read, "Crimson Berries Beckon Hungry Tourists to Poteet."  The Poteet Rotary Club continued the tradition when it organized the 1st Annual Poteet Strawberry Festival in 1948.

The Poteet Strawberry Festival Association will celebrate the 61st Annual Poteet Strawberry Festival on April 11, 12 & 13, 2008.  Since the annual event draws crowds in excess of 100,000, the demand for Poteet strawberries is greater than the supply.  Unfortunately, outside strawberry markets move into the Poteet area to take advantage of the crowds.  The Association has no control of vendors outside the Festival Grounds.  However, to assure that our guests are getting the genuine articles, all local berries will be in newly designed boxes which states "Fresh Produce-Poteet, Texas" during Festival Weekend.  The Poteet growers are also offered locations on the Festival Grounds to sell their berries.

For information on Poteet strawberries and their availability at other times, call our office at 888-742-8144 or email nitaharvey@sbcglobal.net.

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