Raspberries

[KRS]

Re: Raspberries

We would pick the raspberries, then pick the wild huckleberries and make a jam out of the fruit, leaving the huckleberries whole. They burst in your mouth and have a wonderful tart flavor that offsets the raspberries perfectly..... ahhh those were the days.

 

[technostingray]

Re: Raspberries

[colour=blue]First and foremost, I am an aussie (legal) and don't mind doing this type of work including picking, in fact I enjoy it. But the pay is carp so generally speaking, most aussies won't do it (sound familiar?). For me, money isn't the driving force, the lifestyle is far more important.

For raspberries, the pay rate is $1 per punnet (4" x 4"), undamaged. Walnuts, $1 per kilo. Blueberries $1 per punnet (7" x 4").


If the farmer is caught, the manure would hit the fan. My understanding of this is that the immigration officials KNOW that the seasonal picking industry would collapse if the illegals are deported and fruit prices would skyrocket. Most often, they look the other way - but not always.............

Not to mention bankrupting the Farmer.