Organic Strawberry Banana Smoothie

We harvested our first batch of organic strawberries yesterday.  Oh my goodness, there is nothing like the taste of homegrown organic strawberries; they are the best!

We plant more organic strawberry plants every year to allow our organic strawberry garden to continue to grow and grow.  The cool thing about strawberries are that they grow what is called runners.  Strawberry runners are properly called “stolons.”  The word “stolon” comes from the Latin word “stolō” meaning a shoot, branch, or twig springing from the root.  Stolons are produced by virtually all June-bearing strawberry plants and most everbearing and day-neutral strawberry varieties.  By definition, stolons are horizontal connections between organisms, and they can arise from the organism or its skeleton.  Pretty cool huh??!!

The health benefits of organic strawberries include improved eye care, proper brain function, relief from high blood pressure, arthritis, gout and various cardiovascular diseases. The impressive polyphenolic and antioxidant content of strawberries make them good for improving the immune system, preventing against various types of cancers, and for reducing the signs of premature aging.