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Whole Field Should be Open Saturday

7/11/2023

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I went out to pick in the nearly empty Spartan rows on Sunday morning and I'm glad we decided to close.  It took me over an hour to scrounge together 3lbs of berries from multiple plants.  3lbs may sound like a lot, and an hour may not sound like much time, but seasoned pickers can easily do more than 10lbs per hour.  The bigger issue is that those berries were often nestled in clusters of green/pink berries that will grow into the stuff you want to pick.  It can be a challenge to pick in a way that leaves them intact.  We want them intact so you can pick them in the future!

So when is the future?  It will probably be this upcoming Saturday.  At the very least, we will have a ton of Nelsons to pick.  I will walk the field on Friday morning and make the call on opening Spartans back up.
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Sandy
7/11/2023 02:30:19 pm

Appreciate the thorough updates and the reminders about careful picking. Looking forward to this Saturday's bounty! 😀

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Matt (Owner) link
7/12/2023 05:55:20 am

Thank you Sandy. Us too! It's going to be a hot one.

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