Wim de Weert has been growing strawberries in Portugal for the Dutch and French markets for 15 years
Fifteen years ago, Wim de Weert moved from the Netherlands to Portugal to run a strawberry farm (Rei de Morangos) ten kilometers north of Faro. "Originally, we grew the plants and sold them to Portuguese growers, but not much came of our advice. So, we started cultivating strawberries ourselves," he begins.
Wim grows strawberries on over two hectares. He markets them and those of
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