East Texas Quarterly Magazine Summer 2014 | Page 21

Doesn’t National Strawberry Month sound delicious? How about National Turkey Lover’s Month or National Grilling Month? Each month of the year has been designated to celebrate various aspects of the agriculture industry by the United States Agriculture Department (USDA). “Strawberry Capital of the South.” Today, with more than five hundred volunteers, the Pasadena Strawberry Festival continues to celebrate Pasadena’s heritage on the 106-acre Pasadena Convention Center and Municipal Fairgrounds May has been designated Na ѥ