Strawberries are in!
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
United States
May 1, 2016 8:16am CST
Saturday we went to check out our friends' new home, the first time we saw it 'finished'...they were waiting for some furniture to be delivered. It sure is a big house, glad I won't be cleaning those 3.5 baths and 5 bedrooms. Since they only will be using the house for vacations and long weekends until she retires in 4 years, it's basically a big vacation home right now. Right now they are on the road heading back to their 'real lives' in New York.
The Mennonite farm market in Englewood is just a few miles from there so we stopped in to buy strawberries and boy did they have them! They go for $3.50 a quart which is a little more than the grocery store charges, but the quality is 100 percent better and well worth the price.
Since they don't use chemicals you can pop a berry into your mouth and not worry about rinsing them off. I did hold off doing that until we got home! It's a little early for the every-day gardener to have strawberries, but those Mennonites have an in to early development I think!
Photo is mine.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
1 May 16
those are beautiful, my strawberries now have flowers on them so in just over a month we should be enjoying ours.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
1 May 16
We almost polished off both quarts.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
1 May 16
@AbbyGreenhill We would have too, better to eat them when they are at their peak of taste and freshness.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
1 May 16
@fishtiger58 We froze some a year ago and they weren't so wonderful. I rather just eat them fresh.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
1 May 16
I'd like to make strawberry ice cream with the next batch.
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@miniam (9154)
• Bern, Switzerland
1 May 16
@AbbyGreenhill
Still too cold for icecream unless i make it and freeze it
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
1 May 16
@miniam Ice cream is year round food.
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
12 Mar 17
@AbbyGreenhill We have them here from neighbouring Spain already in the shops and next month there will be local ones available too.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
12 Mar 17
@mysdianait You are way ahead of us - way too cool yet.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
12 Mar 17
We have a few more months until berries are in.
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
1 May 16
Yum!! It's strawberry season now? I can't wait! Looks delicious! Enjoy!
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
1 May 16
@AbbyGreenhill I think it is here too April through June 
I haven't seen many strawberries yet soon hopefully! I love strawberries. I did buy some last week.
I haven't seen many strawberries yet soon hopefully! I love strawberries. I did buy some last week.@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
1 May 16
@infatuatedbby those in the grocery store that we get, I have no clue where they come form - FL or PR or someplace..I like those grown in the same dirt I walk on LOL!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
1 May 16
It is here - not sure about where you live.
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
1 May 16
@AbbyGreenhill It must be in their soil then. They know what to do to improve it.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
1 May 16
Their veggies and fruits are all amazing, considering they don't use fertilizer -
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
1 May 16
I lived in Pensacola for 6 weeks a long long time ago - when my then husband was in Navy training.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 May 16
@Elizaby Mostly I remember Wahtaburger and the 'Pack-A-Sac' store which I used to call 'fill up your bag' store.
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@Elizaby (6902)
• Pensacola, Florida
2 May 16
@AbbyGreenhill Many do come through here for one of the several schools especially flight training
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
1 May 16
Strawberries are in here too!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 May 16
Gotta eat them while they last, such a short season.
@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
1 May 16
I love eating them right off the vine, still warm from the sun, too.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
1 May 16
We grew them one year but my husband got tired of all the work involved!
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
1 May 16
@AbbyGreenhill we cant in texas, gram used too in Missouri though
@antonbunot (11091)
• Calgary, Alberta
1 May 16
O, organic grown strawberries. . . Good for our health. Most fruits sold in supermarkets are non-organic. Bad for our body.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 May 16
I am not an 'organic' person, it just happens that the only farm market within a hour is this one and it's def. organic.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 May 16
The grocery store sells them $2.50 - but you have to throw half away!
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@just4him (306113)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
3 May 16
@AbbyGreenhill I wish they were that cheap here. I look over the whole container before it goes in the cart. I'm glad you have a source for great strawberries.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 May 16
The fresh stuff is always better even tho it might cost a little more.
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@CRK109 (14558)
• United States
2 May 16
@AbbyGreenhill I can't always afford to pay more these days, but at least at the Farmer's Markets I can use my food stamp card. They are smart to allow us to use our cards for really healthy foods like that! It's my favorite thing to buy! :)
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
2 May 16
I have been buying them at Aldi`s for $1.49 but like you said, chemicals!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 May 16
Chemicals and freshness..right out of the field to my mouth.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 May 16
I put sugar on them, my husband eats with whipped cream, I eat mine plain.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
1 May 16
I don't know how healthy they are but they sure are good.
@LeaPea2417 (36438)
• Toccoa, Georgia
1 May 16
Fresh farm picked strawberries are a very special treat!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
1 May 16
They sure are - I wish the Mennonite farm was a little closer I'd go every day.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
1 May 16
I think they have had them for a few weeks now - no way to tell since you can't call them!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 May 16
It's a beautiful home that will sit empty most of the time, at least until she retires in 3 years and 9 months.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
1 May 16
They have 4 kids plus a ton of relatives who I'm sure will be visiting.
They wanted each kid to have his/her own room. I like a decent size house - ours 2300 just right for us and the dog.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
1 May 16
They are - they did a lot of research on where they wanted to move and finally narrowed it to TX or TN and after visitng TX they liked TN better.
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