By Brandy Cavanagh Purdue Extension, Elkhart County Recently I saw photographs of a new variety of strawberry that was a cream color; I can’t remember the name of the variety, but I can tell you that to me they just didn’t look right. The person who had tasted them shared that they were sweet and …read more.

It is probably only natural the strawberry, the first fruit to ripen every year (thus called “the taste of spring”), should be celebrated so early in the year. Every Feb. 27 the nation recognizes the nutrition-packed fruit, rated the third best antioxidant U.S. food. Strawberries are low calorie (one cup has only about 50 calories) …read more.