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Bridgeworthy: A Visit to Suzie's Farm

"We are bound by a small, sometimes magical fruit called the strawberry. This fruit has the power to make tears dry up, make friends with enemies, make sick people feel better, make the elderly feel younger by bringing back pleasant memories of days gone by, make acquaintances of strangers, and above all make little children smile. What other fruit has that power?"

-Marvin Brown

We spent the morning at Suzie's Farm last Saturday for the annual Strawberry Jam, a family friendly, pick-your-own strawberry festival. A visit to the farm has been on our list for quite some time, and we knew it would be a great photography opportunity!

The strawberry fields were picked clean in just a few hours, but Suzie's Farm promised to plant at least five acres for next year's event. The Green Truck was also on site with a special strawberry-infused menu for the day. My Strawberry Jam Burger featured a 1/3 lb. grass-fed beef patty, smoked gouda, strawberry jam (made with Suzie's Farm strawberries, of course), Suzie's Farm arugula, and house bun. John had the Roasted Broccoli Grilled Cheese Sandwich, with Suzie's Farm broccoli, aged cheddar, goat's milk feta, garlic spread, and local multigrain bread. We shared an order of Sweet Potato Fries, made with hand-cut California garnet yams.

With the strawberries that made it home, we enjoyed strawberries tossed with a touch of thick, syrupy balsamic vinegar spooned over strawberry cheesecake ice cream, and the salad below which I created with baby arugula, fregola, sliced strawberries, toasted almonds, basil, and lavender honey goat cheese, tossed in a light balsamic, olive oil and tangerine juice vinaigrette. Fregola, a type of pasta from Sardinia, and similar to Israeli couscous, added a nice flavor and texture to the salad.

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Here are a few more strawberry recipes you might like....

Burrata, Tomato and Roasted Strawberry Salad

Strawberry Summer Cake

Bouchon's Almond Cake with Strawberry-Rhubarb Compote

Strawberry Shortcake on a Stick

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Staff Comment by Anne Covington Morse on May 24, 2012 at 11:47pm: Mmm everything looks wonderful and delicious! Thank you for sharing!! I can't wait for the concerts in the park! :)

Staff Comment by Kellee Hearther on May 28, 2012 at 4:09pm: GREAT pictures...I really enjoyed them and your text about picking the strawberries. I hope we can make it next year!

Comment by Julie Overstreet on May 29, 2012 at 4:20pm: LOVE Suzie's Farm! Especially loved/miss the baskets of organic produce the students would sell every week as a fundraiser- sure beats cookie dough! Printed out the Roasted Strawberry recipe - looks delish!