Local strawberry season off to an early start
Quick ReadAfter last year's "miserable" crop, Dan Latham is hoping for a good strawberry year. So far, so good.
Photo credit: Newsday / Ana P. Gutierrez | Local strawberries.
After last year's "miserable" crop, Dan Latham is hoping for a good strawberry year. So far, so good: The Orient farmer started picking strawberries on Saturday, the earliest he can remember in his 40-odd years working his family farm.
While some heavy-hitting North Fork strawberry growers - Harbes in Mattituck, Wickham's in Cutchogue - are anticipating a traditional early June start date,...
