Source: ASHEBORO COURIER-TRIBUNE, 4/18/17

A moderate winter has translated into early strawberries for local growers. “We picked berries on March 21, the earliest ever,” said Sarah Beal of Kildee Farm of Ramseur. “They’re beautiful today and there are plenty of them.” Whitaker Farms of Climax also has a bumper strawberry crop. According to Bridget Thrower, agritourism coordinator, strawberries are “doing great.

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