The Marshall strawberry, once regarded as “the finest eating strawberry in America,” is facing extinction. Like so many other heirloom fruit and vegetables, it fell out of commercial favor in the 1960s as traits such as yield, shelf life and the ability to survive transportation were selected over other considerations such as…well…taste! But artist Leah Gauthier has taken up the cause of the humble little fruit and has launched a Kickstarter campaign to bring it back from the brink and onto our tables.
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