{"id":3551,"date":"2012-06-26T09:20:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-26T09:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=3551"},"modified":"2012-06-26T09:20:00","modified_gmt":"2012-06-26T09:20:00","slug":"get-your-fresh-local-strawberries-while-they-last","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=3551","title":{"rendered":"Get Your Fresh, Local Strawberries While They Last"},"content":{"rendered":"

We heard the first warnings that strawberry season may be short this year from Barbara Hamilton of Hamiliton Orchards<\/a> last Friday at the Copley Square Farmers' Market.<\/a><\/p>\n

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We were telling her how much we've been enjoying this year's crop of super sweet, juicy berries when she said that with the heat, hers may be gone soon. (But, her blueberries are almost ready and a few may show up this week.)<\/p>\n

As you can see from the photo, these strawberries<\/a> are totally ripe and very delicate. Penny carefully carried this container home because she wanted to photograph these plump, rosy jewels in their wooden cradle.<\/p>\n

But, most of the time, we tuck our own covered containers into our market backpacks to protect delicate items like berries, ripe tomatoes, or delicate pastries. We pick out the container of berries we want and dump them into a sturdy, sealed bowl for the trip home. <\/p>\n

We're also coming to the last week of the Mass Farmers' Market Association Strawberry Festival<\/a> fund raising event. Choose a special strawberry dessert from a participating restaurant<\/a> and they will donate to the group that helps our farmers and farmers' markets.<\/p>\n

And, speaking of farms, here's a link to find the MassGrown map<\/a> where you can search for places to pick your own berries.<\/p>\n

Related Posts:<\/strong> Here are our Local Food & Farmers' Market Posts<\/a><\/p>\n

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