Strawberries are big business in California.
In Wilted , Julie Guthman tells the story of how the Strawberry Industry came to rely on soil fumigants, and how that reliance reverberated.
Yet the Industry is often criticized for its backbreaking labor conditions and dependence on highly toxic soil fumigants used to control fungal Pathogens and other soilborne pests.
They are the sixth-highest-grossing crop in the state, which produces 88 percent of the nation\'s favorite berry.
Strawberries are big business in California