Strawberries
June’s NH Harvest of the Month: strawberries!
The strawberry is a member of the rose family. Wild strawberries are indigenous to North and South America, as well as Europe and Asia.
The cultivated strawberry originated in Europe in the 1300’s when wild strawberries were transplanted into the garden. The large, tasty, and hardy strawberries we eat today are a cross between Chilean and Virginian, an American variety.
Strawberries are one of the first fruits to ripen in the spring. They have a short growing and harvesting season, about 3 weeks. In addition to red, strawberries can be white, pink, yellow, or golden. Strawberries contain more Vitamin C than oranges.
In Ukraine, buckwheat dumplings called Vareniki, are filled with strawberries and farmers’ cheese.
This webpage includes a variety of educational materials, activities, recipes, and more about strawberries for use at home, in youth or family programming, in the classroom, and in the cafeteria. For more New Hampshire Harvest of the Month resources for June, click here.
Home Kit for Strawberries
Teacher, families, youth programs, and anyone
interested in incorporating strawberries into activities,
meals, and learning can use this home kit. This kit includes information, cooking tips, recipes, mini-activities, and more.
Download here (in English)
Download here (in Spanish)
Download here (in French)
Poster for Strawberries
Display your love for strawberries! Download the
New Hampshire Harvest of the Month poster at the
link below. The file is in PDF format and is sized to
print on 11×17 inch paper.
Videos about Strawberries
“Healthy Recipes, Local Produce: Strawberry Pops,” UNH Extension
Books about Strawberries
The First Strawberries by Joseph Bruchac
I LOVE Strawberries by Shannon Anderson
Lesson Plan for Strawberries
Developed in partnership with UNH Extension, NH Farm to School, and the UNH Education department, the Harvest Lessons lesson plan and curricular activities can be used by education professionals to incorporate strawberries into dynamic, long-lasting learning in the classroom and other education-based settings.
Lesson Plan Supplements
Click to download the lesson plan supplements to support learning through the activities in the lesson plan.
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Strawberry Recipes for
Home Cooking
Vareniki Ukranian Strawberry Dumplings
Strawberry Overnight Oats
Strawberry Lemon Jam
Strawberry Recipes for
School + Institutional Food Service
Fruit Breakfast Pizza
Fruit Smoothie
Strawberry Applesauce
Apple Berry Chicken Salad
Strawberry Oatmeal
Find Strawberries in
New Hampshire
NH Department of Agriculture, Markets
and Food’s Farmers’ Markets, including
Winter markets, Farm Stand, Pick Your Own, and
CSA listings
UNH Extension’s Farm Products map
NOFA-NH’s Organic Farm and Food map