The signs are everywhere — strawberry shortcake at the grocery store, plentiful containers of ripe berries at the farm market, and Pick Your Own open for business at nearby orchards.
Two of this week’s jam flavors feature hand-picked strawberries from Shaw’s. I drove out there earlier this week for berries and picked them myself right from the field. The orchards were beautiful and this year’s strawberry crop is terrific. I managed to pick about five and a half pounds in the time I had. I filled in the rest of the strawberries I needed for this week’s jam batches with berries from Oak Spring Farm. If you haven’t yet bought local berries, what are you waiting for??
Look for me tomorrow at the “Hats & Honey” table at the Hereford Farm Market!
Windtree Bee 