U-Pick Fields Lure Strawberry Lovers to Riverview
Longtime residents Jerry and Becky Hoffman have opened Fern Hills Family Farms, which also will include a 6,000-square-foot farmer's market.
While the Beatles may extol the eternal virtues of strawberries in their legendary song, "Strawberry Fields Forever," those living in Florida know better. Florida strawberries are available for a seemingly fleeting period of time each year. Then, like the rest of the country, Floridians are relegated to eating strawberries grown in California. Actually, the Florida strawberry season is a little more than fleeting. In Florida, strawberries are hand planted in September and then hand harvested immediately after Thanksgiving through April. During that five-month period, Floridians enjoy strawberries in just about every recipe imaginable -- shortcake, pie, jelly, jam, chocolate dipped, smoothies, shakes, spinach salads, cheesecake, sauce and …
Terry Modica
1:51 pm on Sunday, February 10, 2013
Great article! I've picked strawberries here twice now, and highly recommend going. I've never tasted better strawberries! more ›