The Strawberry Solstice: what the berry symbolises in our lives

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2016's strawberry solstice fell as the UK's strawberry pickers embarked on a bigger crop than ever before. Strawberries have become a supermarket staple - no longer a seasonal treat. Yet the strawberry is interwoven into our culture like no other fruit, and when good, can be the flavour, scent and colour of summer. Sheila Dillon embarks on a discovery of the Strawberry Solstice. First broadcast on the Food Programme, 8 August 2016.