Ms. Revsin said she will be a spokeswoman for a strawberry grower and also plans to write cookbooks.

The school was named Strawberry Crest in order to honor the strawberry growers of the region.

The largest were for American tomato and strawberry growers, who together are seeking to continue using more than 5,000 tons of methyl bromide a year.

For strawberry growers, which are in the initial stage of production, the damage may not be evident for several months.

And Senator Chiles of Florida got help for his state's strawberry growers.

At its height, the city's strawberry growers shipped as many as 28 train carloads of strawberries each day.

Mrs. Rose said strawberry growers were "in the business of entertainment farming."

Large-scale strawberry growers and their hired thugs attempted to intimidate the foreign workers.

"You have to be a tough breed of cat to be a good strawberry grower in Florida," he said.

Most strawberry growers are fighting the organizing effort.