I wonder if he has tried advertising a “pick your own” approach. He would get more per pint than the produce buyers would give him and wouldn’t have to pay anyone to do the picking.
That is the most fun. I remember when I was a young’un, we went up to Beaumont (in CA) to pick our own cherries.
It's a great idea. I did that when I was a child.
$10/hour is enough for even my pampered kids. It's a great bootcamp to teach the value of an education and how much better it is than hard labor.
It's a great idea. I did that when I was a child.
$10/hour is enough for even my pampered kids. It's a great bootcamp to teach the value of an education and how much better it is than hard labor.
My thought, as well.
I have two blackberry patches and more wild vines that line the paths we mow. It is hot work in mosquito territory. So, in the early morning, I gear up with long sleeves, sox and long pants, a hydrated silica gel cooling hat and neck wrap, I pick like a wild woman for about an hour and I end up with at least a gallon, usually more. I do it again in the evening. My husband does the same a couple days a week on the other patch. We put away 8-12 gallons a year, plus we eat a lot of them fresh and give away a lot more. There are more berries than we can use. I have an open invitation to anyone I know who wants to pick and there is a swimming pool to cool off in, afterward. Few want to do the work. They would rather pay $3/pint in the store or be the recipient of our generosity.
In this economy, my fresh or frozen berries are a luxury for which I am willing to sweat a little, not to mention getting scratched by the vines. Besides the berries, it is simply a rite of summer. And in January, it is a tiny bit of that summer brought back to life.