National Strawberry & Cream Day!

May 21 is National Strawberries and Cream Day!  We will celebrate May birthdays and bizzaversaries with strawberries and cream!  The celebration kicks off Monday at 2 pm in the downstairs breakroom.

15 Fun Facts All Strawberry Lovers Should Know!

1. Strawberries are the first fruit to ripen each spring.

2. There are 200 seeds on an average strawberry.

3. Despite their name, strawberries aren't technically berries, they're accessory fruits.

4. The seeds can grow into new strawberry plants, but most instead reproduce through runners.

5. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Americans eat an average of 3.4 pounds of fresh strawberry every year.

6. California produces 75 percent of strawberry crops in the U.S.

7. Stop and smell the strawberries! Considered members of the rose family, they give off a sweet fragrance as they grow on bushes.

8. Considered a perennial, strawberry plants will grow back year after year.

9. The lesser-known tabletop method of cultivation, where strawberries hang from the ceiling in containers, is gaining in popularity for its practicality.

10. Ancient Romans believed strawberries had medicinal powers.

11. Native Americans were also among the earliest people to eat strawberries.

12. There are three different types of strawberries: June-bearing, overbearing and day neutral.

13. Don't rinse cut strawberries under water until you're ready to eat them--its speeds up spoiling.

14. There is a museum in Belgium dedicated to strawberries.

15. Strawberries are grown in every single U.S. State and Canadian province.