Strawberry update

The online farmers market is open for orders. New for this week is arugula from the greenhouse. There are also wild leeks and chives to add the fresh allium flavors into your diet. I eat wild leeks with popcorn on Sunday afternoons.
In you own backyard you will be able to find dandelion greens soon. I mostly eat dandelions and leeks raw in sandwiches and cut fine into dishes such as potato salads.
I have most of the strawberries out from under their winter cover. They have come through the winter beautifully. I put lots of leaf mulch on then in November to protect them and now this time of the year I rake it back off into the walkways where it helps to keep the berries clean. They are still wonderfully dorment yet. One of the major hazards a strawberry faces is the flowers or buds freezing. The later they start growing in the spring the less chance of losing the crop. If we have a normal May and June look for us to open for U-pick around June 16th give or take a few days. Daniel