Wilted pre CHARACTER NF York Institute for Health Research

York Institute for Health Research

brilliant ten-year-old dealing with the complexities of maintaining friendships and learning how to compromise

concise and highly visual format

fate sometimes cruel

set against the tumultuous backdrop of life in 1973

Wilted pre CHARACTER NF York Institute for Health ResearchStrawberries are big business in California. They are the sixthhighestgrossing crop in the state, which produces 88 percent of the nations favorite berry. 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. In Wilted, Julie Guthman tells the story of how the strawberry industry came to rely on soil fumigants, and how that