Woody Agriculture Weblog
The Future of The World Is Nuts!(TM)

Posted by Brandon Rutter, 8/31/08 at 12:58:18 PM.

Hello Volunteers and Potential Volunteers,

The hazels are ripe! Following 1/2" of rain from several days ago, the crop has been ripening rapidly. At this point there is PLENTY ready to pick, and will be throughout the rest of the season.

What this means is, whenever you can make it, come help for a day or so of picking! We'll be working on it every day, though we do have some other chores on Sept. 2-3 which will be taking extra effort on our part. If you're already a skilled picker, really do come at any time.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WITH YOUR OWN CROPS: There is always a great deal to learn about the process here. How to pick little bushes in the open field is different from how to pick twelve-foot-tall bushes in shade. There are also major differences in how to find and prevent nut theft in these situations. You have a lot to learn, and we have a lot of ways to help!

In addition to just having a lot of nuts, we have a lot of exciting new material coming into production, some of which is uniform enough that we're keeping track of the nuts by row rather than by plant. We just need to get them before the crows do!

So, if you can make it, please try to let us know the day before so that we're ready for you. But if you can only make it without notification, that should work too! Ideal picking help times for us are Sept. 4-10.

Hope to see you soon!

Read/Leave Comments on this Message