An overnight freeze caused only minor damage to Florida's citrus crop, but some strawberry growers suffered significant losses, officials said Thursday. ...more

January 4, 2008

PREPARATION HELPS SAVE STRAWBERRIES Strawberry farms in the Tampa Bay area worked for days to pick as much fruit as possible before the cold front set in and industry experts estimate that overall crop losses were limited to 10 percent to 15 percent. That should not affect market pricing. ...more

January 4, 2008

Strawberry growers in the Tampa Bay area were expecting a bumper crop - and bumper sales - this season. Wednesday night's frigid temperatures, however, have put those expectations on ice for now. ...more

January 3, 2008

and bumper sales - this season. Wednesday night's frigid temperatures, however, have put those expectations on ice for now. ...more

January 3, 2008

With less than a week of holiday baking and shopping left, many of us are thinking about how to create a festive dessert for our family gatherings. ...more

December 20, 2007

At age 96, Letha Morgan still remembers the exact date her family moved to Ruskin. ...more

December 19, 2007

LAKE PLACID — It all depends on who you talk to. Some call the vendors who hawk fresh vegetables along the roadside "squatters," while regular customers talk about bargains. As the local growing seasons change, the fare varies from strawberries to oranges and melons. A pair of longtime produce vendors along U.S. 27 – just north of the Lake Placid town border – don't know whose property they sell from. ...more

November 12, 2007

For weeks now, the delicate seedlings have been arriving from Canada. ...more

October 25, 2007

For weeks, the delicate seedlings have been arriving from Canada. They come packed in foam coolers and are quickly plugged into the plastic-covered beds that blanket thousands of acres in eastern Hillsborough County. ...more

October 25, 2007

The Florida Strawberry Festival is going Hollywood with its 2008 theme. ...more

September 19, 2007