PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • June 14, 2024
This week marks the opening of several pick-your-own strawberry farms in southern Maine. “This year should be terrific compared to last year,” said David Handley, vegetable and small fruit specialist and professor of horticulture at the University of Maine. “It was a rainy year last year, and we had drought for three years before that.” The milder winter was also helpful for growing, he said.