Stuart Lavalier spoke to us this week from the strawberry patch at his u-pick business-- Lavalier's Berry Patch and Orchard in Grand Rapids. It was June 27th, the morning of the first day of the 2018 strawberry season. When he picked up the phone, helpers were picking boxes of berries for customers who prefer to buy their berries ready-picked. The birds were singing. Anticipation was in the air. Stuart's been in the business a long time. He said that when he was growing up the strawberry plants