From farm, to fridge, to fork

Plant City Observer

From farm, to fridge, to fork

Grant Tarrant didn’t waste anytime dipping into his strawberry shortcake. And Grant, a10-year-old fourth grader at Alafia Elementary School in Valrico, wasn’t too concerned about how it got to the bowl in front of him, just as long as he got to eat it. But once he had a few forkfuls, he remembered one aspect of the strawberries’ origins. “I know they put a plastic bag around the soil so the strawberries don’t fall out,” said Grant, who quickly w…