>>For this very reason. I doubt those on unemployment would take those jobs.<<
We would. In fact, I know tons of tweens and teens that would die to have those jobs.
We were out three hours at the height of the day. (would have been out longer if we didn’t miss the height of ripe) They make it out like it’s a living hell. It’s not. I did it as a kid for spending cash, now my kids do it to stock away food. A straw sun hat, white clothes, a cooler with bottles of water and you CAN go all day. It’s hard when you start (and my 49 year old hips are aching today) but my Tweens made it through just fine.
We were out picking Strawberries yesterday. Today we processed 30 pounds of them.
exactly, did it for years growing up in an agricultural area. They won’t let kids 9teenagers) who want to work work