Keeping Strawberries Fresh Using Bioactive Packaging

Strawberries are delicate and difficult to keep fresh. In response to this challenge, Monique Lacroix, a professor at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), and her team have developed a packaging film that can keep strawberries fresh for up to 12 days. The team’s findings on how this film protects against mould and certain pathogenic bacteria have been published in Food Hydrocolloids.

Spread Develops Technology for Mass Production of Pesticide-free Strawberry in Vertical Farms

May 18, 2021 Spread Co., Ltd.

Spread is considering the deployment of strawberry vertical farms in Japan and overseas, targeting North America, Europe and Asia.

GoodFarms Strawberries First EFI-Certified Product in Whole Foods Market Sourced for Good Program

Equitable Food Initiative, the workforce development and certification organization that partners with growers, farmworkers, retailers and consumer groups, announced that GoodFarms strawberries will debut as the first EFI-certified product in Whole Foods Market’s Sourced for Good program during May, which is also National Strawberry Month.

California Strawberry Commission Launches Engaging Summer Campaign to Connect Farmers and Consumers

The California Strawberry Commission has launched a campaign to connect the heart of strawberries with the heart of people.

Walkling The Walk With Bobalu

May 12, 2021 Bobalu Berry Farms

Bobalu Berry Farms is celebrating the success of their weekly e-news titled the “10 o’clock Walk” due to the increase in the number of buyer subscribers. This weekly bulletin summarizes what the team sees in the fields each week specific to volume, quality, and weather, as well as the current outlook ahead for the fields in production.