Strawberry Picking Time!

This is one of my favorite times of year.  It's strawberry picking time.  And it's happening at the perfect time in our house since we just ran out of the strawberry jam I made last season.

If you are in the Tampa Bay Area, or will be visiting, the place to go is Ergle's Christmas Tree Farm.  Yes they do more than trees.

The grow their strawberries using Natural and Healthy Growing practices. They offer strawberries that are hydroponically grown so there is also no bending over to pick them.

The berries are $2.99 a pound, which if you have been buying Organic in the stores you know this is a deal!  And they will have them thru June!

They provide the buckets and you just go and pick.  They are the sweetest strawberries we have ever had.  Perfect for eating, my homemade jam, or the yummy strawberry ice cream I will be making!

Once you get them home soak them in 1 part white vinegar to 10 parts water for a few minutes and it will clean them and kill any mold and keep them for so much longer in the fridge.  Make sure to store them in a colander so they have air circulating around them.
 

3325 Trieman Blvd
Dade City, FL 33523 352-583-3647

Definitely worth the drive!

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