{"id":17619,"date":"2021-05-04T16:00:59","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T21:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/?p=17619"},"modified":"2021-05-04T10:43:56","modified_gmt":"2021-05-04T15:43:56","slug":"strawberry-season-begins-in-tennessee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/2021\/05\/04\/strawberry-season-begins-in-tennessee\/","title":{"rendered":"Strawberry Season begins in Tennessee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-407377\" title=\"Tennessee Department of Agriculture\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Tennessee-Department-of-Agriculture.jpg\" alt=\"Tennessee Department of Agriculture\" width=\"250\" height=\"101\">Nashville, TN <\/strong>&#8211; With warm spring days in the forecast, Tennessee farms will quickly have fields turning red with juicy and sweet strawberries. If you are looking for the freshest berries, head straight to the farm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTennesseans are always looking to enjoy time with friends and family,\u201d Commissioner Charlie Hatcher, D.V.M. said. \u201cSince it\u2019s strawberry season, a visit to a local farm is a great way to be together and to enjoy the freshest berries around. There are plenty of you-pick and pre-picked options available.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_451770\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Tennessee-Strawberry-Season.jpg\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-451770\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-451770\" title=\"Pick Your Own Tennessee Strawberries.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Tennessee-Strawberry-Season-480x320.jpg\" alt=\"Pick Your Own Tennessee Strawberries.\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-451770\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pick Your Own Tennessee Strawberries.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Farms are reporting that even with rapid weather changes, there should be ample berries across the Volunteer State. \u201cWe expect to have plenty of strawberries this year,\u201d John Myers of Myers Brothers Farm in Sevier County said. \u201cLuckily, the freeze didn\u2019t slow us down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you want fresh strawberries without the work, farms like Woodall\u2019s Strawberry Farm in Robertson County provide the option for customers to purchase already-picked strawberries. \u201cOur strawberries will be pre-picked only this year,\u201d farm owner Anson Woodall said. \u201cBe sure to call ahead before your visit to make sure berries are still available and not sold out for the day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s always best to call a berry farm in advance to learn picking procedures and to determine availability. Depending on weather, the typical strawberry season lasts four to six weeks, so head to a farm now for the freshest, best tasting strawberries.<\/p>\n<p>Support your local economy and buy fresh strawberries from your local farmer. Use the free Pick Tennessee mobile app or go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.PickTNProducts.org\" title=\"Pick Tennessee Products\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.PickTNProducts.org<\/a> to find a farm near you. Follow @PickTNProducts on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to learn more about seasonal recipes, products, and activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nashville, TN &#8211; With warm spring days in the forecast, Tennessee farms will quickly have fields turning red with juicy and sweet strawberries. If you are looking for the freshest berries, head straight to the farm. \u201cTennesseans are always looking to enjoy time with friends and family,\u201d Commissioner Charlie Hatcher, D.V.M. said. \u201cSince it\u2019s strawberry [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[10850,549,284,3248,921,7053,13276,1632],"class_list":["post-17619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-arts-leisure","tag-charlie-hatcher","tag-nashville","tag-nashville-tn","tag-robertson-county","tag-sevier-county","tag-strawberries","tag-strayberry","tag-tennessee-department-of-agriculture"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17619"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17619\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17620,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17619\/revisions\/17620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}