In many parts of the province, strawberry season has started early this year, and the mouthwatering red berries are appearing on shelves more than two weeks ahead of schedule. "[It's] really exceptional," said Jennifer Crawford, the director general of the Quebec Strawberry and Raspberry Producers' Association. "The fields are beautiful, the flowers are really, really big this year." Growers who dealt with frost have had to decide which fields — or which parts of which fields — to protect. U-Pick strawberry season is still set to kick off by Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day.

Source: CBC News June 04, 2021 09:00 UTC