(30 years of) Farming Strawberries
Where did Leah rank in her High School senior class?
1st: Valedictorian!!
How many days does it take for a strawberry bloom to become a ripe berry?
21 days- and they do not ripen off the vine!
How many pounds of strawberries does the average person eat a year?
3.5 pounds
What does the strawberry represent in Roman mythology?
Love- heart shaped and red. (Also, Venus is the Goddess of Love)
Leah received a check of $___ to start Harriet Tubman High School in 2006?
a.1000
b.500
c.700
d.300
d.12
d.300
What family are strawberries in?
Rose family (they are not a berry!)
Which state grows the most strawberries?
Cali baby!
According to folklore, if a person cuts a strawberry in half to share, what will happen to the two people?
Fall in lovvvveeeeeee
Leah understood true love after being rescued heroically from the cold winter storm by Jonah under what kind of tree?
a. hemlock
b. pine
c. oak
d. beech
b. pine
How many seeds does an average strawberry have?
200! Wowzers.
Of the state that grows the most strawberries, how many pounds of strawberries a year does it grow?
2 friggen billion!
The strawberry is a symbol for which roman god?
Venus
In an attempt to get to Northampton, age 12 and 13 Leah and Naima made it where?
a. Nowhere, MA
b. Northampton, MA
c. Hampton Beach, MA
d. Southampton, NY
c. Hampton Beach
How many species of strawberry plants are there?
103 distinct species!
What potentially life-extending phytochemical do strawberries have in greater concentration than other fruits?
Fisetin- show in lab studies to extend the life of yeast, worms, flies and mice.
What country has a whole museum dedicated to strawberries?
Belgium! Musee de la Fraise
On Leah and Naima's journey in search of Northampton they
a. Drove home with their father
b. Slept on the beach
c. Sold kisses at the beach
d. Defended themselves with a piece of wood
e. Stole silverwhere
f. All of the above
f. All of the above