The Colonial, Familiar, Nostalgic, Radical, Transformative Life of the Strawberry

The story of the strawberry is troubled, because of what becomes uncovered as we unpick the systems within which this sweet, nostalgic fruit is embedded within. From rural English fruit-picking sites, to agricultural fields in Spain, to the sides of North American highways, the strawberry exists in many formations. Its multiple (his)stories—starting from its hybrid colonial roots, trace the many hands that have encountered this fruit on its journey into our mouths, its avid consumer.

The book encompasses the stories and histories that shape human relations entangled with the strawberry. It unpacks the abstractions between the fruit and the exploitation often overlooked within its production, to explore how, through varied social, political, geographic and economic contexts, the story of the strawberry lives on through all of our hands, mouths, and memories.

草莓的故事是一个充满困扰的故事。这种甜美、怀旧的水果在各种环境中生长，从英国农村的采摘地，到西班牙的农业田野，再到北美高速公路两侧，草莓以多种形态存在。其多重（历史）故事——从其混合的殖民根源开始，追溯在这一路上接触过这种水果的众多双手，最终到达我们这个热衷于消费它的群体手中。

“草莓的殖民、熟悉、怀旧、激进、变革的生命”涵盖了这些塑造人类与草莓纠缠关系的故事和历史。它揭示了水果与其生产过程中常被忽视的剥削之间的关系，探索在多样的社会、政治、地理和经济背景下，草莓的故事如何在我们所有人的手中和记忆中延续。