Strawberry fields forever...this doesn't really capture the vastness of the strawberries that blanket the rolling hills west of Watsonville. The mounds are covered in plastic and the berries are planted in holes. The plastic holds the pesticide in and keeps the leaves from getting too wet. The growers were supposed to be phasing out the use of methyl bromide and a state judge issued something about that last year but I don't know if they still use it. The yield will go down, workers will be paid less per hour and volume, and strawberries will be more expensive. But toxic poisons won't be used near homes and schools and people won't get sick from it. Good berries are worth the extra money.