Red Beans & Advice for Monday, September 25

Why there are still strawberries at some farmers markets

The strawberry season in Michigan goes by in the blink of an eye. It only lasts for a random three weeks between Memorial and Fourth of July. When network television showed people eating strawberries and cream at Wimbledon, I could only look on with envy.

In August, I was surprised to find strawberries at a farmers market in Toronto. I snapped up a basket and figured that perhaps the season ran later north of us.

This past weekend, I found strawberries at a small farmers market in Amherstburg, Ontario, south of Windsor. It seemed impossible that there could ne strawberries this late. Were they hothouse? I asked. Or hydroponic?