Can there be anything sweeter than Carter's strawberries? Other than our children, that is! Probably our most anticipated crop, Carter's grows on average five acres of delectable strawberries in several different varieties for the best flavor, size, color, and texture around. We start picking early strawberries around mid June, with our main crop starting late June or early July (depending on growing conditions) and produce for three to four weeks. Our strawberries are available ready-picked at our Market, but you can have a fun experience picking strawberries yourself at our farm! Please check our website before coming out to make sure we are picking that day as conditions vary depending on weather and turn out.
Yep, those are our actual strawberries that Anna cannot resist!
The average strawberry has about 200 seeds. Strawberry seeds are all those little bumpy spots on the surface of the berry.
More than 40 species of strawberries have been identified in the wild. Wild strawberries are all fairly small in size, and it wasn't until the 18th century that attempts to produce strawberry plants with larger berries were successful.
Fresh strawberries were once used as a toothpaste, as the juice cleaned discolored teeth.
Alaska Strawberries: A 19th century American euphemism for 'dried beans'.
Strawberry Point, Iowa is home to the 'World's Largest Strawberry,' which sits atop city hall.
The most valuable fruit crops in the United States are in order, grapes, apples, oranges and strawberries (2000).
There is a centuries old custom that if you break a double strawberry in half and share it with someone else, they will fall in love.
Strawberries were once avoided by pregnant women because it was believed that their children would be born with strawberry birth marks.
The U.S. is the leading producer of strawberries, and supplies about 20% of the world's strawberries. California grows about 75% of U.S. strawberries.
Strawberries are big business in Oxnard, California. The annual strawberry revenues are $100 million from Oxnard's bountiful 6,600 berry acres. Twenty-four companies harvest and cool nearly 16 million trays of berries, which are shipped throughout North America as well as to Germany and Japan.
More than 40 species of strawberries have been identified in the wild. Wild strawberries are all fairly small in size, and it wasn't until the 18th century that attempts to produce strawberry plants with larger berries were successful.
Fresh strawberries were once used as a toothpaste, as the juice cleaned discolored teeth.
Alaska Strawberries: A 19th century American euphemism for 'dried beans'.
Strawberry Point, Iowa is home to the 'World's Largest Strawberry,' which sits atop city hall.
The most valuable fruit crops in the United States are in order, grapes, apples, oranges and strawberries (2000).
There is a centuries old custom that if you break a double strawberry in half and share it with someone else, they will fall in love.
Strawberries were once avoided by pregnant women because it was believed that their children would be born with strawberry birth marks.
The U.S. is the leading producer of strawberries, and supplies about 20% of the world's strawberries. California grows about 75% of U.S. strawberries.
Strawberries are big business in Oxnard, California. The annual strawberry revenues are $100 million from Oxnard's bountiful 6,600 berry acres. Twenty-four companies harvest and cool nearly 16 million trays of berries, which are shipped throughout North America as well as to Germany and Japan.