Strawberries by AMERICA LOPEZ

1. A. Where is your whole food grown? B. Are they domestic (grown in the U.S.) or imported (shipped in from another country)?

379314_1 — 2024-02-07 21:18:13 UTC

A. Strawberries are grown in California and Florida.

B. Strawberries are grown in the US.

What is the production process?

379314_1 — 2024-02-07 21:19:16 UTC

Field strawberries are normally grown from the root and not a seed, strawberries are planted by a machine called transplanter,

Farmers then use drip tape to provide water for the root of the plant, farmers also use straw around the strawberries in order to keep down weeds, and it keeps the strawberry clean after it rains. They also cool the strawberries, wash the strawberries in a first chilled chlorine bath.

How are these foods assembled and packaged for the consumer?

379314_1 — 2024-02-07 21:22:57 UTC

Strawberries are hand picked and then put into “clamshell’ containers.

How do these foods reach the consumer? Not just delivery, but are they frozen or processed in any other ways?

379314_1 — 2024-02-07 21:24:07 UTC

After being hand picked strawberries are taken into a facility to cool and draw out the heat, after this they get put into refrigerated trucks while they are being transported for a few days.

Typically, how long would this product’s shelf life be?

379314_1 — 2024-02-07 21:25:12 UTC

The shelf life depends on how ripe the strawberry was when bought but normally strawberries can last up to 7 days without going bad. If you add moisture to them then tend to expire quicklier.

Are there any local growers/markers of this food? If no, where is the nearest ‘farm’ producing it?

379314_1 — 2024-02-07 21:25:54 UTC

There are many local markets of this food.