Local strawberry legacy

Edgar County was the strawberry capitol of Illinois and shipped fruit across the country

By Gene Killion The Prairie Press
Posted 6/8/20

June is the month when strawberries begin to ripen in Illinois. I saw a row of them beginning to bloom in a small garden in Redmon last week, and the sight reminded me of when I was a youngster and …

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