Happy Strawberry day Farmers!
Did you know that February 27th is National Strawberry day? 🍓🍓🍓🍓
We could not let it pass without mentioning it!
Some strawberry facts for you 😉
🍓 Ancient Romans used the berries to treat everything from depression to fever and sore throats
🍓Strawberries are the only fruit with seeds on the outside
🍓 The average strawberry has 200 seeds
🍓 Strawberries are a member of the rose family
🍓 There are 103 species of strawberries
🍓 Strawberries contain more vitamin C than oranges
🍓 The fear of strawberries is call fragariaphobia
🍓 Strawberries & cream is a classic Wimbledon dessert ever since the tennis tournament started in 1877. Over the years the combination has got so popular that on average 10,000 litres of cream and 28,000 kg of strawberries are consumed every year during the two-week tournament
You can read more facts here
So to celebrate all things strawberry, we would like you to share your favourite strawberry recipe/dessert/drink etc with us! Nice and easy and to join in with the day, everyone who shares their favourite, will get the badge below.
No rules except it must involve strawberries as it is their time to shine 🍓🍓🍓
(please note that the badges are not automatic and will be added by our farm queen in batches so don't worry if there is a little wait)
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