Strawberries start off as a little seed but when grown properly can become big and juicy. Strawberries grow on bushes that look like vines. Ripe strawberries are normally ready to pick four to six weeks after the plants blossom, they turn out better if you have the adequate amount of sunlight and water. The ideal growing temperature for strawberries is 15-26 degrees Celsius (60F-80F). Our cafe gets our fresh strawberries from Sandside Farm, down on the East Coast. We support their farm so they can give us the quality fruit that we need for our products. Strawberries are hand picked by the farmers at Sandside. All strawberries are picked with gloves as to make sure that they stay as clean as possible. There are a lot of strawberry farms in New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland. At our cafe we store our strawberries in a section of our fridge. Strawberries are very good for you, as they have a lot of Vitamin C, fibre ,manganese, antioxidant and potassium.