tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post8382091111232328560..comments2023-10-21T16:38:35.007-05:00Comments on Thoughts from Frank and Fern: Free Food....For the PickingFrank and Fernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15570058990887565563noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-11273414030035924092020-12-23T08:04:37.893-06:002020-12-23T08:04:37.893-06:00I have seen apple trees loaded with apples,just en...I have seen apple trees loaded with apples,just end up on the ground because people would rather buy perfect apples, I love to gather them and make jelly , dry them or applesauce..Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01614578200125820140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-1950838858488479962014-06-26T07:31:50.859-05:002014-06-26T07:31:50.859-05:00It is interesting. The differences in people surro...It is interesting. The differences in people surround many topics. I'm glad you know where a good source of free food in your area is located. It is to your advantage to know the where and how of obtaining extra food for your family. Thank you for sharing.<br /><br />Fern<br />Frank and Fernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15570058990887565563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-39719998053388648512014-06-25T22:31:06.167-05:002014-06-25T22:31:06.167-05:00We pick blackberries every year at a local river. ...We pick blackberries every year at a local river. I can and freeze them. My husband makes the best blackberry pie anyone around here has ever eaten. I've told many local people about the berries at the river. They seem uninterested. Oh well, more for us.S.Lynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-8632371730059057102014-06-22T09:18:37.221-05:002014-06-22T09:18:37.221-05:00The blackberries are ripening now, so it's tim...The blackberries are ripening now, so it's time to go pick again. The first batch of dewberries I picked was in a short sleeved shirt. After I came back all scratched up, Frank reminded me I needed a long-sleeved shirt. It took several days for my arms to heal up and look presentable again. I have found I can pick a lot more wearing gloves. Then the thorns don't even get my hands.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing, Just me.<br /><br />FernFrank and Fernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15570058990887565563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-1633545160473818012014-06-22T09:14:04.374-05:002014-06-22T09:14:04.374-05:00You're right, Deborah. Work is it's own re...You're right, Deborah. Work is it's own reward. Well put. Thank you.<br /><br />FernFrank and Fernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15570058990887565563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-87038756398799889682014-06-22T09:13:03.771-05:002014-06-22T09:13:03.771-05:00There are many people that won't pick food tha...There are many people that won't pick food that is offered, it's just too much work. I will happily pick for the 'little old ladies' at church that raised a garden for years, but just can't any more. That's a different story. Even one of my 76 year old neighbors came over and picked dewberries.<br /><br />We once had the opportunity to pick broccoli from a field that didn't meet the buyers quality requirements. We went home with several large trash bags full. What wasn't picked by the folks around there rotted in the field. We were very grateful for the 'free food'.<br /><br />Fern<br />Frank and Fernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15570058990887565563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-92005250739188258252014-06-21T23:46:08.568-05:002014-06-21T23:46:08.568-05:00They wouldn't even come to pick their own free...They wouldn't even come to pick their own free beans?! Who wouldn't come to pick their own free beans? For pete sakes.<br /><br />I was once told that I could go out into a pea field and pick all I wanted before morning - when the field would be harvested. It took a long time (and taught me never, ever to plant BUSH peas. Oh my aching back!) but I ended up with a full grocery bag. WOO-HOO! <br /><br />Just Me Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-19812549779557742102014-06-21T23:33:38.982-05:002014-06-21T23:33:38.982-05:00I'm a little late to this party - I just saw t...I'm a little late to this party - I just saw this post. Everyone has such fun stories about going into the briar patch or the bramble thicket for their tasty morsels! <br /><br />You're so right about even "free" food requiring the work to go and get it. When I go berry picking, I put on a long skirt, high muck boots and long sleeves. <br /><br />Then I say a little prayer - "Please let me get my picking done today without turning over a wasp nest...or getting bit by a sleeping groundhog...or getting too close to the 4-foot wide anthill. <br /><br />And let me get prickled a little less today."<br /><br />Amen.<br /><br />Just Me Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-37980611593350309962014-06-21T21:10:20.865-05:002014-06-21T21:10:20.865-05:00I, too, have faced thorns, possible snakes, and he...I, too, have faced thorns, possible snakes, and heat stoke to pick berries but mine were for my mother who is now 93yrs young. Just two days ago she helped me weed some in the garden and was a bit upset that she couldn't do more (it was way too hot when she was here) but she was raised in W. Va. and worked all her life. She lived through the depression and said that her family never knew there was a depression. They lived on a farm, were poor, but raised all their own food except for coffee and a few items for baking such as sugar, soda, etc. Work is its own reward; idle hands and all that :) Take care and enjoy God's bounty.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00672756989871535088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-81044393429506555572014-06-17T08:49:52.222-05:002014-06-17T08:49:52.222-05:00Isn't this free food great, Shannon? There are...Isn't this free food great, Shannon? There are so many things that come very easily to all of us, especially food, now days. <br /><br />I was telling Frank yesterday that sometimes I think it would be nice to just 'be a girl' and not have to worry about how much food we gather and preserve against a downturn in the economy, or in our lives. Interestingly, he reminded me that the ease with which we live now, with so many conveniences and so few concerns for survival, is not how most people throughout history have lived. History tells the story of having to provide food, shelter and protection for one's own family, because no one else was going to do it for you. The ease of our times is the exception to the story of man, not the rule. How long this exceptional time will prevail is not for me to predict. But, just like watching a storm come, it appears the end of this exceptional period of history is on the horizon. Many people may notice a storm, but not heed the warning the dark clouds bring, so it will be with our time. <br /><br />Fern<br />Frank and Fernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15570058990887565563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-46177265993003445492014-06-17T06:18:07.099-05:002014-06-17T06:18:07.099-05:00We also have some spots on our little homestead wi...We also have some spots on our little homestead with "free" food; black berries that just abound on the bushes. Of course there are thorns to deal with but worth the effort. I can't possibly gather all those berries but I feel certain that the wild birds and bunnies will enjoy what we don't gather..... and that's as it should be. I invited our neighbor to come gather as much as she wanted. She came but after she encountered one thorn she decided it was too much bother. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09586330044953097637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-82783671871118150472014-06-16T21:32:23.446-05:002014-06-16T21:32:23.446-05:00I fear for those that will not do the work necessa...I fear for those that will not do the work necessary to live, Ralph. The future may bring them a very rude, unfortunate awakening. I can only pray that it will not be a fatal mistake. Thank you for sharing this with us, I appreciate your comment.<br /><br />Fern<br />Frank and Fernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15570058990887565563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-45641735205055813202014-06-16T21:18:19.142-05:002014-06-16T21:18:19.142-05:00When I was growing up, we had a large green bean h...When I was growing up, we had a large green bean harvest. My Mother canned and froze all that we needed. There was still lots left on the vines. My Father called up the road to a neighbor and asked him if he would like to have some green beans. He said "Sure". My Father told him to come down and pick all he wanted. He said he wasn't interested. He wanted us to pick them and deliver them. He wasn't going to pick free green beans. They rotted in the field, except for the dried beans we gathered. He wasn't interested in doing the work, we weren't interested in feeding him. No work, no food!<br /><br />RalphAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09489918728515115111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-19695695607833442282014-06-16T19:07:11.215-05:002014-06-16T19:07:11.215-05:00Thank you, SFG. It concerns me how prevalent the t...Thank you, SFG. It concerns me how prevalent the two groups are becoming, the workers and the waiters. The differences in perspectives seems to grow larger everyday. Take care.<br /><br />Fern<br />Frank and Fernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15570058990887565563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-89259622538738976242014-06-16T17:52:03.988-05:002014-06-16T17:52:03.988-05:00The berries are very good, Joy, and I actually thi...The berries are very good, Joy, and I actually think the 'sweat equity' makes them taste better. Thank you for sharing.<br /><br />FernFrank and Fernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15570058990887565563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-4506696462204483702014-06-16T17:06:35.970-05:002014-06-16T17:06:35.970-05:00Good post! (Like always). The "Free Stuff Arm...Good post! (Like always). The "Free Stuff Army" is very prevalent here. People just want everything given to them without any effort from them. The "if you don't work, you don't eat" is one if my favorite bible verses. Rings true.small farm girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01485314092236803411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-2718884321751068842014-06-16T15:50:04.498-05:002014-06-16T15:50:04.498-05:00I always enjoy your down to earth, practical, comm...I always enjoy your down to earth, practical, common sense wisdom. One of my fondest memories as a kid was donning a long sleeve shirt, and long pants, sturdy shoes and venturing into a briar patch along with my Grandma and Aunt to pick berries. It was hot and we did a lot of sweating, but those berries sure tasted good. I imagine Gran and Auntie made jam from the berries, but I just remember eating them. 'Sweat Equity' shall we say?Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15471639876072617577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-76984545595277795512014-06-16T08:02:05.154-05:002014-06-16T08:02:05.154-05:00Things are changing quickly, Donna. So much so, th...Things are changing quickly, Donna. So much so, that it's hard to keep up with it all. Thank you for your kind words. We hope that in sharing, something here will help someone in some small way.<br /><br />Fern<br />Frank and Fernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15570058990887565563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-8018287350080734962014-06-16T07:49:30.720-05:002014-06-16T07:49:30.720-05:00Fern, bless you for your work ethic and honesty ab...Fern, bless you for your work ethic and honesty about life. Too many people are so selfish that they never see anyone or anything but the end of their own noses. Sadly, those with children will pass that same attitude on to the next generations.....woe to all of us because that is really happening in our society. It makes me so upset that we are losing so many freedoms because of our government wanting to take over every aspect of our lives. Where did that come from?? Evidently it has been slowly evolving right in front of our noses but we did not see it until now when it is blatantly in our faces! How sad that our country has lost its morals, integrity, compassion, love of God, and the list goes on & on. Those of us who know what life is intended to be will just need to keep on setting good examples, helping others as we can and PRAYING like never before that the Good Lord will set us back on the right path before it is too late for all of us. We must never give up hope and trust in the Lord. Your blog is the best "good examples" on the internet. Thank you for doing what you do to encourage us all to keep working and doing our best to make this world a better place to live and raise our families. I am just a grandma in MN doing my best to keep my family on track to lead the good lives they were put on earth to lead.......it gets discouraging that so many outside influences affect us all, but when we keep our eyes focused on God, we are blessed. Donna WAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-15888368230435018952014-06-16T07:44:38.287-05:002014-06-16T07:44:38.287-05:00You're right, Sandra, it is sad.
I don't ...You're right, Sandra, it is sad.<br /><br />I don't remember the berries being as numerous as they have been this year. One reason is that we had to have the fences dozed off and replaced when we bought our place. It had a few strands of barbed wire that was fine for cows, but we needed a 'goat' fence. Now our fence rows are harboring nice rows of wild berries. Yum!<br /><br />Fern<br />Frank and Fernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15570058990887565563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-49427783193034413552014-06-16T07:16:49.638-05:002014-06-16T07:16:49.638-05:00The sad thing is that this mindset was created by ...The sad thing is that this mindset was created by handouts. <br /><br />When we first moved here my daughters were always able to find berries. Not so much the last few years, not sure what happened to them. Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14643387947219993819noreply@blogger.com