TEA Long Island Strawberry

Story How to Experience Ingredients Long Island has been famous for its strawberries for as long as people have inhabited the long spit of land.  Local history books describe Long Islanders going on picnics and nature hikes to pick the wild berries as far back as the 1850’s – and that’s only recorded history! Archaeological records show that the Native Americans who inhabited there centuries ago were also fond of the sweet summertime fruit.  Commercial farming on Long Island began to develop rapidly after the Civil War.  It certainly didn’t hurt that the local farms were generally within a day’s drive of New York City.  Among the new cash crops taken to market was the wild strawberry.  As farmers began to haul their produce around, word quickly spread about the exceptional flavor of the Long Island treat.  The strawberry’s popularity grew quickly and as time wore on and car culture began to develop, roadside fruit stands popped up to cater to the city folk who began to partake in t