History

Strawberries have grown wild for millennia in temperature regions throughout the world. While cultivation of strawberries doesnt date back this far, it still dates back hundreds and hundreds of years. It was not until the 18th century, however, when cultivation of strawberries began to be pursued in earnest. In 1714, a French engineer sent to Chile and Peru to monitor Spanish activities in these countries discovered a strawberry native to this region that was much larger than those grown in Europe.