Since 1930, the Florida Strawberry Festival has been an 11 day party filled with all the things that makes Plant City great. This years Florida Strawberry Festival however, is one for the books. Perfect weather, delicious and unique food, amazing concerts from the Wish Farms soundstage, and of course…the best berries you can find. The […]
Wish Farms is Homegrown and Powered by Love.
Quality, integrity, and responsiveness are the values we live by. When you add in a pinch of hometown, homegrown pride…you get the perfect berry. Our family of growers work day in and day out to provide the best berries for our customers, so we couldn’t be more excited to share our video with you that […]
Daily $100 Winners When you #Sharetheloveofberries
The Strawberry Festival is back! Plant City’s most anticipated event has started off with a huge bang and there is still more fun to be had! The quirky cuisine, fun, rides, games, concerts sponsored by Wish Farms and of course plenty of Strawberries! (Buy some of ours right outside of gate 1 near […]
2016 Strawberry Picking Challenge Recap
The 3rd Annual Strawberry Picking Challenge benefitting the children at the Redlands Christian Migrant Association (RCMA)Β was a huge success! Wish Farms, along with the events’ presenting sponsor, Bright House Networks, worked hard to make this year the most fun yet! A balloon artist, food trucks, games, activities and of course strawberry shortcake were the stars […]
Fresh From Florida Strawberry Parfait
Tired of the same ol’ snacks? Well put the chips down and immerse yourself into something you will be proud to snack on! This Fresh From Florida Strawberry Parfait is the best craving curb and actually crave-able! With only 4 main ingredients and 3 Toppers and optional ingredients, this recipe is fast, easy, and satisfying. […]
Keep on Handtruckin’
I started working for my father and uncle in 1974. Β My father wanted to immediately put me in a management role, when I started.Β I resisted that because I felt that I first needed to do the jobs that I was going to be managing.Β That way I could better understand them and also […]
Wish Farms Strawberry Picking Contest
February 7-8th, Wish Farms plans to host our 1st Annual Bright House Networks Strawberry Picking Challenge.Β On February Β 7th a kick-off dinner is scheduled at TPepin’s Hospital[bulletlist][/bulletlist]ity Center in east Tampa for all the Sponsors and “Strawberry Picking Challenge Relay competitors,” that will surely inspire attendees to be in the ‘athletic mind-set’! […]
Wish Farms experiencing growth in blueberry market share
By LORA ABCARIAN ~ November 26, 2013 Produce News Online The blueberry season is hitting its stride at Wish Farms. βRight now, weβre getting in a pretty good amount of Argentinean blueberries,β said President and Chief Executive Officer Gary Wishnatzki in early November. βChilean blueberries will be coming in a couple of weeks.β Wish […]
Misty The Garden Pixie is Born
I think it is fitting, since our focus or “North Star” is building Misty the Garden Pixie into a brand of distinction, that I tell the story about our name change to Wish Farms and how Misty came to be. Back in 2009, I recognized that our Wishnatzki Farms brand was not well-recognized.Β Consumers […]
Top Five Patriotic Party Drinks
Champagne BombPop Little Baby GarvinΒ βΒ This is such a fun idea for a festiveΒ IndependenceΒ Day drink! Β As blogger, Jessica, says Bombpops are βnostalgia on a stick.βΒ The sparkler garnish adds such a fab touch to this already poppinβ drink!Β Follow this blog on Twitter: @itsmejessicagΒ Β Β Firecracker Cocktail Budget Savvy Diva βΒ This super easy drink looks so […]
Top Five 4th of July Desserts
Brownie {& Fruit} Kebabs Melβs Kitchen CafΓ© βΒ This is such an easy way to make a great looking dessert and itβs a fun one for kiddos too!Β As Mel explains in her post, dessert kebabs can be done with any fruits and dessert items, but what a patriotic combo to celebrate the 4th of July!Β […]
Top 5 Watermelon Recipes
When you think of watermelon, you think of summer. Β It’s the perfect fruit to enjoy by itself, but with the Wish Farms cooler full of this delectable fruit, we’ve been looking for some fun ways to transform this simple fruit to something a little more special! Watermelon and Goat Cheese Bites The Meaning of Pie […]
Remembering Lester Wishnatzki
May 20, 2013 It is with great sadness that Wish Farms announces the loss of Lester Wishnatzki.Β Lester passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2013 from age-related causes.Β Lester was 96 years old and survived by his two daughters, Eleanor and Susan.Β Services will be held at Temple Emanuel in Lakeland on Wednesday, […]
Florida Strawberry Festival – Wish Farms Soundstage
To all of our fabulous fans, As most of you know, Wish Farms is the Florida Strawberry FestivalΒ soundstage sponsor for the third year in a row! The Festival runs February 28-March 10th in Plant City, Florida β known as the winter strawberry capital of the world.Β Big name acts like Blake Shelton, Alan […]
A New Twist on Strawberries & Cream
When brainstorming recipe ideas for a post this week we really wanted toΒ make a strawberry dessert that was simple and tasty.Β Strawberries and cream isΒ aΒ go-to combo thatΒ doesn’t require aΒ fancy recipeΒ to follow. If you Google the word ‘strawberries’ I bet one of the first 4Β drop down phrases thatΒ appearsΒ is ‘strawberries and cream.’Β Β Well we figured, why not […]
Organic Strawberries and Blueberries…
When You Ask…We Listen! By using our Howβs My Picking?β’ ProgramΒ β(powered by FreshQCβ’) Β Wish Farms is able to receive consumer feedback from people all across the country who purchase our fruit.Β Thousands of surveys are submitted every year with customers telling us about their experiences, good and bad, and many times people ask us questions […]
Introducing The Pixie Post
What’s New In Store – Hi everyone & welcome to the first official blog entry from The Pixie Post! We commemorate this day with the launch of our new (and improved) Wish Farms website!Β This new site has been a summer long project for our marketing crew and our wonderful friends at Webhead Interactive. We […]
