In The Strawberry Fields Schlosser Summary

“Americans doubled their consumption of fresh strawberries. Last year California shipped 76 million boxes of fresh strawberries (a box, also called a flat or tray, holds a dozen pints and weighs roughly eleven and a half pounds), an all-time record” (Schlosser). According to Eric Schlosser, writer of the article “In the Strawberry Fields,” Americans have greatly increased their consumption of strawberries. But, at what cost? Throughout Schlosser’s article, he outlines for the reader all the problems that come with growing strawberries. The biggest of these problems is thought to be that illegal immigrants farm and produce many of these strawberries. These problems don’t lie in who these farm workers are, but instead, the problem lies in how the farm workers are being treated. Because many of these farm workers are “off the books,” consequently they aren’t treated with the same respect as other workers. This is because they …show more content…
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