Farm Handpicks 2,000 Pounds Of Blueberries A Day | Food Insider

Josh Pond in Whiting, Maine, handpicks 2,000 pounds of blueberries a day and packs 30,000 pounds per season. Every day during harvest season, from mid-August to mid-September, the berries are gently raked by hand to preserve their natural form. After the berries are lifted off their bushes, they are packed and frozen within 24 hours of leaving the field, ensuring high-quality flavor and peak nutrition.
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Farm Handpicks 2,000 Pounds Of Blueberries A Day | Food Insider

[@zazie8290]

The blueberries look so good and the way they pick them is satisfying

[@MadiLikesPie]

thanks cat killua

[@shan3622]

Ikr

[@ganjivenkanna2726]

A

[@mdwahid8446]

You

[@harleymays1736]

Wild BLUEBERRIES we have these in canada

[@EvenFlow391]

"Look at this farm hand-picking berries!!" 0:38 "The berries are never touched by human hands" *Press X to Doubt*

[@justincv]

The hand stirred cheese is phenomenal, the way they switch on the electrical wisk is amazing

[@BaKonSkully]

Why isn't it alt+f4

[@elaracaseyderegla5335]

X

[@N9Nz]

Did we just watch an ad?

[@kevinha614]

Lmfao same thought

[@freedomfreedomfreedom]

yes.

[@cambridgeratmom]

No. Try learning something new.

[@alro11]

yes!

[@sid_eunjoo_ha]

Yup

[@joshpondmaine]

Thanks Food Insider! We're glad your find our hand-harvesting process as satisfying as we do.

[@vergilmontiero2558]

Nice I rarely see the companies involved in the videos comment, then again I'm new to food insider. I'm usually on business insider. Btw blueberries are favorite berries.

[@sisigpapi]

0:42 that was surprisingly really satisfying. Who knew fruit packed in neat, clean boxes like that would look so presentable

[@BaKonSkully]

0:13 my mom told me to go to the basement because she thought there was a tornado

[@rasergod]

Lmao

[@fortnitestwcontent]

Lol

[@lkb08]

No she didn’t that’s obviously a lie

[@googleuser8677]

@@lkb08 It is funny though

[@Claudia-M]

Imagine all the time and effort saved by using a tool like that. Very impressive 👏🏽

[@JD-hi8qx]

U-pick gonna get cleaned out next year lol

[@nic764]

@@JD-hi8qx This type of tool is nothing new! I don't know the rules for the U-pick place you mean but normally you pay for what you pick, not the time... So sure you will be able to pick more but that is what they want since you pay by the weight...

[@flip2724]

yeah you know the first couples season you have that made like eff picking all these

[@idiotbuster8662]

How is it handpicked if they're using a tool? Surely this is manually picked.

[@tribulationisuponus9245]

@@idiotbuster8662 What are they using to hold the tool?

[@VannieEats]

Blueberries are so delicious! Love blueberry pancakes and muffins 😜

[@sarahosuna9082]

Yum ! :D

[@jobird354]

I love them in my porridge 😘

[@nicholasfletcher639]

Blueberry smoothies

[@candiceruth10]

I love blueberry cheesecake waffles

[@stephanieyee9784]

Eating them plain is the best though.

[@foodielah535]

Harvesting blueberries with that tool looks so satisfying ☺️

[@blt4life112]

You need a good back.

[@sarahosuna9082]

It does

[@lazara5172]

Yeahhh

[@chrissysmith3888]

When food is still picked by hand, it makes it all the more special💜

[@edhernandez8523]

Can someone please explain why hand picked blueberries are also “never touched by hands”

[@fatihsultan7186]

I was about to make the same comment. Those aren't handpicked.

[@JimmiAlli]

No actually they are - you saw the man with the picker in his hand right? Blueberries are too small and delicate to be picked by fingers.

[@FreedomTalkMedia]

Because he's not using a machine to do the work. His hands are powering the comb

[@brendaday1294]

You take them. Too slow to pick by hand. Also, they might fall to the ground. You are trying to take as many as possible to make more money. The more boxes you fill the more pay you make. Seasonal field work. Very hard work and you can't fill your rake too full or you will smash the berries. You take in long narrow rows.

[@brendaday1294]

You Rake them

[@dianneproffit6287]

I've actually had the privilege to do this visiting my family in Maine yrs ago, me and my 2 daughters got to do this, I saw how it was processed then my grandmother made the best 3 beautiful blueberry pies!!! What a treat, to think we picked them in person then walla a pie 🥧

[@markmapirwe3740]

we do pick them by hand - and although slow , the quality is unparalleled ......greetings from South Africa !

[@lost4356]

titile:handpicked but the berry never touched by hand! im confuse

[@rexxxxxxxx001]

Me too

[@Garagegarments]

they pick with the rake but never touch skin due to virus

[@imtired6614]

Bruh how is this confusing. They are not directly touching it but it’s made with close human labor and it’s essentially handpicked. The only reason why it’s not is because they want to maintain safety precautions for their consumers. It’s not that hard -_-

[@thefatpakyak2826]

@@imtired6614 Then that isn't exactly "hand picked" by definition..

[@SuWoopSparrow]

@@imtired6614 "The only reason why it’s not is because they want to maintain safety precautions for their consumers." LOL Please. If it was 100% safe to touch the blueberries with hands, they would STILL do it this way. Its faster and more efficient. This is "handpicked" by a stretch of the imagination. Larger machinery would damage the bushes, thats why its done this way, otherwise theyd be using even bigger and more efficient machines.

[@janetskene3413]

So BEAUTIFUL! What a rich harvest. Blueberries 🫐 are indigenous to Canada

[@user-he9yy5qs8l]

Какая прелесть ! Я никогда не видела как растет голубика , только в фильмах или вот у вас на видео !!! Интересно как собираете , заготавливаете !! Спасибо за видео , очень понравилось 😉 !

[@hel_3358]

Это браконьерский способ сбора ягоды

[@user-he9yy5qs8l]

@@hel_3358 , Спасибо вам за отзыв , но я и не знала даже , что есть браконьерский способ !! Думала , что очень удобно и быстро можно собрать ягоду ! 🙌😯😐

[@Mr.Byrnes]

@@hel_3358 Your stupidity is astounding

[@FingeringThings]

Respect, that’s a lot of work

[@Grepes2]

Bruh u r every where

[@luckieyy6341]

This guys literally everywhere

[@robertpace901]

When we vacationed in Wisconsin they had cranberry bogs nearby. They were known to be patronized by bears. I wonder if there's any bears that invade those blueberry fields? Everybody I've known that grew blueberry's for resale had to cover them with nets to keep the birds away.

[@srimillah4853]

Di hutan kalimantan Indonesia blueberry ini tumbuh liar... Manis seger rasa buah nya

[@officespace3494]

I Love the gardener work and farming works totally amazing away of the complicated and materialistic life..I wish after retired from my job I will go back to live farmer life in my field and my animals 👍🤍

[@angelaclaudia4165]

Office Space, desejo boa sorte. Vc vai conseguir, Deus abençoe. 🙏

[@officespace3494]

@@angelaclaudia4165 🤍🕊🕊🕊

[@gerriziezio8753]

Oo

[@raindrops1047]

In Scandinavian countries, blueberries grow in wild, free of cost and much more tastier and healthier.

[@TonyWitDaBaloni]

ok

[@MichaelT_123]

Affirmative, the flavour of north European blueberries (forest berries, bilberries) is different from American blueberries, particularly the cultivated ones, and in my opinion ... with both the complexity and the intensity which can't be matched by ... ANY BERRIES.🍓. Supermarkets blueberries are still good and healthy substitute...for the real thing 😋

[@MichaelT_123]

@managerial conclusionsOhhh, I am in doubt now. I hope, I will taste them 😏

[@community7874]

American non wild blueberries are high bush but these are low bush wild blueberries they are smaller and taste better and native to Maine.

[@charliemycroft1491]

Omg, this reminded me of my trauma with blueberries 😂 I volunteer at a food bank and there was a week where we had so many crates of loose blueberries, and because we take food that is close to the use by/ best before date to reduce food waste, we can get some spoiled stock and I had to pick out all the bad blueberries and bag them all up. It was a nightmare 😵

[@ArtZen111]

🤮🤮🤮🤮so sorry

[@jasonbristow]

Oh Charlie, but it's a funny and relatable story :D did you recover though?

[@charliemycroft1491]

@@jasonbristow I don't think I ever could nor will I be able to, they haunt my dreams 🤣

[@jasonbristow]

@@charliemycroft1491 one day you will, I believe in you! Also great of you to help at the food bank! 😄

[@charliemycroft1491]

@@jasonbristow Thank you, I've always thought it's good to give back to those in need. Especially during the pandemic, it's helped so many families and I'm so glad to be apart of that

[@JD-kp6pt]

Until robots are invented to pick blueberries and other crops, USA should allow people form poorer countries to pick the crops with a visa. Provide those people with shelter dorm and food free of cost. Then you can Pay them below minimum wage so the price of the berries still stay low. Then after the season is over, those people return to their home countries with a lot of money because the value of the dollar is worth more in their countries.

[@MrDgonzo77]

Lol it’s called Mexicans but they don’t go home lol

[@cosworthTV]

its cheaper to have machines

[@Tuner9069]

@@cosworthTV but not safer to the environment.

[@cosworthTV]

@@Tuner9069 how not? explain

[@fallingfloor6924]

You import the third world you become the third world. There are plenty of people on food stamps. Get them picking

[@ConsideredYET]

people complaining about 'hand picked' not being hand picked.. humans! can we just appreciate how satisfying this whole video is...

[@TechReviewInsider]

That combing tool to harvest the Blueberries is the Real MVP of this Farm.

[@natashaalfred2645]

What an amazing invention!!! That picker is worth its weight in gold!!!

[@halkonxTV]

nah, it damages the bushes, and if done on a public property, it's illegal because of the damaged bushes

[@etheron1235]

Fact about blueberries: They're called blueberries They bleed purple If you peel them, it's green

[@naritruwireve1381]

The first time I saw the inside of a blueberry, I was so confused...

[@mgntstr]

and that variety tastes nothing like blueberries, more like grapes.

[@banwill9813]

Fun fact: here in Europe ( namely Poland, Czech republic and Germany i believe) are these types of rakes banned for harvesting wild blueberries because they damage and impede their growth and you could uproot entire bush. Also wild blueberry is protected species here. (Excuse my bad english please)

[@dontmindme2246]

Mainer here. Blueberries are picked everyday... for about week in august. Then its over! But man the smell of a blueberry field in august is fantastic! I live across from one

[@joycenagy3140]

That is so fantastic. Always wondered how they were picked.

[@rubir.3875]

This isn’t really how they’re usually picked. In Oregon they are either literally picked by hand or by a machine

[@francisgaramendi2962]

Los arándanos, llamados los berris, en mi país son muy cotizados, es muy rico y nutritivo, se puso al alcance de Todos, lo q vi, prova a estar en lugar tan hermoso, me gusta el campo y allí la vida es mejor, bendiciones, gracias x compartir, este video.

[@SeSmokki]

I'm Finnish and I took those harvesting tool thingies for granted, since everyone here uses them when harvesting berries, until I read these comments and see so many people be in awe of the tool.

[@hkmsawwa]

The environment is so beautiful

[@InsaneD602]

I can’t be the only one who wonders why they hell they clicked on this

[@Slammaa]

title: "handpicked" video: "never touched by hands :)"

[@user-rf7iq9hc2k]

Какая красота,а у нас высоко в горах растёт черника!!

[@user-hi9ll8rd4b]

В комментах пишут, что эта штука портит черничник и ягод будет гораздо меньше

[@imelbil]

One of my favorite fruit and looking at this makes it so so satisfying

[@user-uy4fo1ow7t]

Do you like raspberries? What kind?

[@SomewhereInIndiana1816]

Wow cool!! I do enjoy blueberries. My favorite:. Keep them frozen and mix them with frozen whipped cream!! 😍. Tastes like a yummy keto ice cream.

[@sumanjeekrthakur]

Blueberries are Excellent for eyesight. If you have eye floaters then try blueberry with Eyebright and milk thistle extract. Good luck

[@kellysherrard257]

these are high bush blueberries, now low (wild) which are so sweet and delicious....... prefer wild blueberries....

[@marselbicentennial5159]

I want one of those devices for my back yard.

[@zvzsun8555]

Whenever I feel like I'm getting sick I get Orange juice with a lot of pulp, blueberries, and blackberries. I eat and drink as much as I can. The next day I feel fine. Been working for me for 15 years now.

[@debferguson7354]

What a great idea to picking the blue berries with that tool 👍👏

[@rozinetesousadossantos4371]

Lindo!!!! A natureza é maravilhosa!!

[@ranela66]

Si e ka emrin makineria dhe ku mundemi ta blejme??

[@laavalus696]

Lol, old ladies in my village used to use these "intricate tools" to pick blueberries already in the 90', probably earlier. This tool damages the blueberry bushes and causes the plant to die.

[@kittenclawsguitarvideos6147]

I like picking them by hand. It's so relaxing.

[@rcfnc]

I live in NC. We have bushes and pick them by hand. It's hard work. We give most of them away.

[@crawlingfingers]

Nice ad.

[@valkiriagorddon7201]

Simple and super functional technology. I love blueberry. Congratulations on the harvest.

[@pureheart2]

الله شكد حلو شكله ولونه .. اتمنى اتذوق طعمه .

[@user-up2iz8qv2r]

Красота!!!!!!! Как много ягод!!!!!! Как!? Голубика!?

[@viola2831]

Садовая голубика.

[@stevencampbell7394]

Mainer here. I guess I took blueberries for granted because I thought everywhere has them! My dad used to pick blueberries up in Blue Hill, Maine

[@user-du1mn7zx7n]

Title: Farm Handpicks 2,000 of Blueberries a Day Meanwhile at 0:36 "The berries are never touched by hands"

[@user-le9en3zb8q]

Супер!!! 👍👍👍🌺🌸🌺

[@keirkeir9859]

Low bush are low yielding but way tastier and healthier than common high bush. High bush berries are white or green inside from being crossed with currants. Wild low bush are purple inside and stain your mouth and hands instantly!

[@anthonettfillies4759]

To delicate to actually pick by ✋,, Thanks for uploading.

[@halkonxTV]

btw, the tool will and i mean WILL damage the bushes, so if you use this anywhere in public picking places, it is actually illegal, since damaging blueberry bushes is illegal

[@user-mr3bh7ni3v]

Молодцы!!!

[@thebrucechannel8061]

Learn something new everyday, never even thought about how blueberries were picked.

[@nadinepeckham8945]

The correct term is 'raked' blueberries, not hand picked. I spent several summers raking blueberries when I was 10--12 to earn money to buy school clothes. This was over sixty years ago. It was back breaking work!

[@Mitayus1326]

this job can cure depression.

[@EmolessGamer]

People are talking about hand-picked blueberries but I'm here thinking about hand-stirred cheeses

[@evacasas9681]

That is the most practical manual utensil I have seen to collect Blueberries, very ingenious, greetings from Colombia.

[@manchagojohnsonmanchago6367]

do they grow blueberries in the alpine regions in colombia?

[@nadinepeckham8945]

Went to a shop in the area to meet a man who made blueberry rakes. It was probably about 10 years ago, wonder if he is still crafting these? He made some with long upright handles so you didn't have to bend over so much to rake them.

[@scrumpti0us]

Fun fact: insects really dont care for blueberries so its quite unnecessary to spray it with pesticide so even without usda organic certification its quite pesticide free. Birds, however, love them.

[@antoniospanayiotou8619]

The backbone of soceity... not corporations that destroy any semblance of humanity for the profit of the few!

[@jozefsim3843]

This method of blueberry harvest is banned in eu. Regulators say it causes damage to wild blueberry bushes

[@imelkozlov8585]

que belleza de un milagro de la naturaleza🙏🏻😇

[@caseycasey621]

I picked blueberries in Oregon during the summers in the 90s. I would’ve gotten fired for using that tool. It completely strips the bush. The whole point of handpicking was so that we only picked that which was ripe and left behind the clusters that were still red or green for later pickings.

[@paperhatclown675]

Woah. That place is beautiful. Imagine living there.

[@Saucyakld]

Amazing, takes me ages to pick them by hand!

[@flip2724]

this is why engineers and inventors are the most intelligent anyone can learn the material or tool of the inventor but not everyone can invent

[@berthapoblacion4019]

Wow!! Very nice tool! is that something new? never seen one like that.

[@user-dq3cz2qm1v]

Где можно купить такой инструмент для сбора черники?

[@user-bl3sd6nl5e]

А где вы хотите ее собрать??

[@user-vt7tj3zb6y]

@@user-bl3sd6nl5e в лесу

[@user-kz1vh6pr6m]

У нас тоже растут, в детстве собирали в ручную, а теперь вот так собираюсь. Сейчас сезон

[@lisatart7923]

It's blueberry season here in Florida right now!

[@keenday2382]

Wow that's a lot of blueberries! I used to pick them as a kid!! Amazing so much food for everyone ...

[@koreanature]

!!! My best friend, It's always great. We liked and enjoyed to the end. Thanks

[@ivan363]

This is how they used to make “gummy berry juice” 💪🏾

[@jaxjax809]

My fav fruit

[@seangelarden8753]

Best blueberriesin the world!

[@meggiel.512]

Wow, beautiful berries.

[@HealthandFitnessTipswithNeetu]

Beautiful berries

[@MedaniMichaella]

Mmmmmmmmm! I just love blueberry things! Yumbo! 😋🫐

[@MedaniMichaella]

My mom says that blueberries hate her,🤧🤒 Me and my dad are immune to blueberries. Like…YUM!😋🤤 🫐🫐

[@dhdhshssjsjs1594]

I love blueberries they are lucky because when they pick em they can secretly eat a few or even more!!!♡♡♡♡

[@Lauren-vd4qe]

great way to COMB the bushes!

[@mickcarson8504]

I love blueberries fruit, they're so tasty with Kelloggs cereals and milk in the morning.

[@beezknees4339]

Love blueberries !!!!! And huckleberries!!!!!

[@neesaeli66]

Now this was heavenly

[@jazz-axy9924]

It's a weird flex to gloat that they're handpicked while also stressing that they are never touched hands

[@steveweingart6005]

That is too cool 😲👨‍🌾...best 1 min video ever...w/o Booty💃🕺...."Skakeboard Sky" would take ya, but she's flying longer than a minute🙄.......oneLOVberries👍

[@user-ou4hr8fh5t]

В 1970-х-80-х годах мы такими же самодельными совочками бруснику собирали в советском Магадане, в СССР. Думаю, что и сейчас такие же методы сбора и брусники, и шикши. Хотя нет, шикша она очень нежная и водянистая, жёсткую гребёнку не переживёт,.. только руками.

[@debferguson7354]

That’s best way to picking the blueberries 👍👍👍👏👏👏🤩💕

[@jeanclaudecollin3056]

My favourite fruit those one are so Big 😋😋😋😋thanks for vidéos grettings 🇧🇪

[@linadecrava895]

I never taste fresh blueberries, because it's very hard to get them in this tropical country 😭

[@pikasnipe1]

I just happened to watch the episode he did with Mike Rowe and Dirty Jobs. Great farm awesome family!

[@user-dq3zb2bu8m]

Так собирают люди которые приехали в лес на один раз после этого совка растение долго болеет и не плодоносит

[@viola2831]

Это садовая голубика на фермерских землях.

[@user-rg2bv7rk9q]

Вообще-то это черника,голубика, а если по-научному гонобобель, растёт на более жёстких кустарниках. Таким варварским способом собирать ягоду неприемлемо!Кустики несколько лет будут восстанавливаться!

[@viola2831]

@@user-rg2bv7rk9q Это садовая искусственно выращиваемая голубика.

[@dazydog9394]

great for "farmed" berries. I live in Alaska and those groom pickers are bad news for wild plants.

[@nialing24]

Wahhh caranya panen sangat cepat,

[@priscafernandes3191]

Pls show how blue berries are grown from cuttings or seeds n from where do we get the seeds

[@anontseeker]

Can you make a video of animal control? You know there are bears and deer and all types of critters taking their yield. How do they prevent it?

[@SK-lt1so]

Wild low bush are the best...nothing else tastes like them. Great for baking

[@Soto24]

Thanks guys. I just ate some blueberries

[@svitlanakindrat5513]

Спасибо!!!