All Almost Strawberries

Nothing tastes amend than a freshly picked strawberry, sweetness as well as bursting alongside juice, notwithstanding warm from the sun. Strawberries are tardily to love--they are gorgeous to expect at, delicious to swallow as well as real healthy. But growing strawberries is no land of cake. Their roots tin live susceptible to rot as well as fungus, pests assault them as well as unpredictable atmospheric condition patterns tin brand growing them a risky proposition. The California Strawberry Commission invited me to take in around farms as well as come across alongside growers. Here is around of what I learned well-nigh strawberries on my trip to the Central Coast.

California is the leader inward growing strawberries, over 80% of all fresh as well as frozen strawberries inward the United States come upwards from California as well as the bulk come upwards from the Central Coast. Why the Central Coast? The atmospheric condition conditions alongside fairly warm sunny days as well as cool foggy nights are real goodness for growing strawberries, as well as the breezes coming off the bounding main assist cash inward one's chips on the pests away. Strawberries are harvested for nine months of the twelvemonth on the Central Coast, that's to a greater extent than than simply well-nigh anywhere else inward the world! The peak flavor is Apr through June. 

Conventional crops are sprayed upwards to twice a calendar month to grapple pests, but meaning question is beingness done past times the California Strawberry Commission as well as the California Department of Pesticide Regulation to trim down fumigants. Growers role põrnikas vacuums as well as integrated pest administration to take away pests safely from plants without chemicals on both organic as well as conventional crops. 

Plastic strips are embedded inward the reason to permit for irrigation as well as whatever chemic applications which is easier on the fruit, the environs as well as the farm workers. Conditions are improving for workers, specially since harmful pesticides similar methyl bromide as well as methyl iodide are no longer beingness used. The workers who selection strawberries are paid past times the hr as well as past times the total they pick. At 1 farm, I was told workers brand upwards to $17 per hour. 

After strawberries are picked they are transferred inside an hr to a chilling facility where they are labeled indicating where, when as well as who picked them.  Strawberries are chilled downward to 34 degrees, every hr they stay at ambient temperatures translates to a twenty-four hr menstruation less of shelf life. 

Nutritionist Mitzi Dulan recommends eating strawberries because they are depression inward calories, high inward Vitamin C as well as also incorporate many other antioxidants as well as phytonutrients such equally manganese, folate, iodine as well as magnesium. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 1 loving cup serving has solely 45 calories but iii grams of fiber (perhaps because each berry has 275 seeds?) as well as 220 grams of potassium.

To best preserve freshness, don't launder strawberries until yous are laid upwards to swallow them. One other tip? Despite what yous may accept heard, a redder strawberry is NOT necessarily a sweeter strawberry. Strawberries come upwards inward a myriad hit of pink, orangish cherry as well as fifty-fifty white. 

Strawberries are a perfect topping for shortcake or cereal, inward spinach salads or whipped upwards inward smoothies. I also similar them served alongside a bowl of Greek yogurt sprinkled alongside brownish sugar. 

Here are around to a greater extent than odd ways to role strawberries:

* Make salsa alongside strawberries, onions, cilantro as well as chiles

* Cut strawberries inward one-half as well as exceed alongside a dollop of ricotta or caprine animal cheese

* Puree strawberries as well as add together them to marinara sauce as well as serve over spaghetti

* Use strawberries inward a savory risotto 

* Toss strawberries alongside balsamic vinegar, carbohydrate as well as a pinch or dark pepper, gently roast or serve them raw

* Make a shrub past times combining strawberries, vinegar as well as sugar

* Wrap strawberries inward prosciutto or serrano ham, secure alongside a toothpick as well as serve them equally is, or grill as well as serve

* Layer mozzarella as well as strawberry slices alongside basil leaves to brand a strawberry Caprese salad

* Top toasted baguette slices alongside chopped strawberries as well as chives mixed alongside olive crude oil as well as lemon juice

* Use strawberries alongside cheese as well as greens equally a topping for flatbread

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Additional strawberry recipes and a costless strawberry recipe telephone app (for iPhone & Android)

Meet the other nutrient bloggers on this trip:

Jodi of Garlic Girl, Mitzi of Nutrition Expert, Jill of The Veggie Queen, Kristianne of My San Francisco Kitchen, Jennifer of Playful Pantry, Laura of Superglue Mom, Jess of Sodium Girl, Ivette of Muy Bueno Cooking, Kankana of Playful Cooking, Jennifer of Savory Simple, Nicole of Pinch My Salt, Claudya of Unknown Mami

Disclaimer: I was a invitee of the California Strawberry Commission, I was non paid to write this or whatever other posts. 

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