Put Needles in Strawberries and See What Happens

Needles in strawberries? Now, why would someone do such an awful thing?
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Self Sufficient Me is based on our small 3-acre property/homestead in SE Queensland Australia about 45kms north of Brisbane - the climate is subtropical (similar to Florida). I started Self Sufficient Me in 2011 as a blog website project where I document and write about backyard food growing, self-sufficiency, and urban farming in general. I love sharing my foodie and DIY adventures online so come along with me and let's get into it! Cheers, Mark :)

[@shortgod9832]

Dude! Two years later this is still so powerful. I've been binging your channel because the abundance is good for my soul. (It's six degrees Fahrenheit today in Minnesota.) But this one is my favorite. It's a call to decency, and that's what the whole damn planet needs. Grow on!

[@ugen3118]

Thought this vid is about some tricks... Some people are sick, if they doing such stupid things

[@Jonny87Slick]

Would love to see a "How to grow a Tone of Strawberries" video.

[@mustafabrennpaste6521]

Plant Strawberry, Add Cowpoo, Wait, Profit

[@aaronwebb1548]

The tone of Strawberries can be found in the Beatles "Strawberry Fields Forever"

[@evanvevan]

SOUNDS like a great idea

[@BigAussieCheeses]

Found this video googling for that

[@tabethapacion7137]

i live in US and with covid 19 growing my own food has helped me alot with money problems as well as the mental side effects that came with this virus . man, i hear it in your voice with the fustration. growing things brings joy and helps me with my depression and anxiety. so just the thought, of ruining someones hard work with lots of love put into the strawberries plants made me tear up a little. if someone did that to my garden..... theres just no words. lots of understanding from united states.

[@mio.giardino]

Here in Canada our stores have lots cameras where the meats & fruits are. This has happened here too, it’s pathetic. The ones that are doing this just don’t care, they want to inflict as much fear into society...they have no place IN society in my opinion. I’d hope the penalties include labeling the criminals as domestic terrorist and their punishment is fitting of it.

[@cathymadsen2930]

Just curious about when it happened in your country?

[@mio.giardino]

Cathy Madsen Here we have had candy warnings, Halloween, since I was a kid in the late 70’s. We had someone tampering with meat packages since 5 years ago. If you’re caught tampering with food you’re charged & could face jail time. The stores do what they can so I never blame them for the malevolent actions of the scum in society.

[@-Hilltophaven-]

When I was a kid, people put razor blades and needles in apples, as well as in homemade candy, on Halloween. Then it started in the stores. That's at least fifty years ago. Most people have private Halloween parties, with friends and family. Any who allow their children to go door to door, throw out anything homemade, check candy wrappers and slice apples. Oh! I'm in Canada too!

[@joesmathers1158]

take'em out and shoot a few it will stop

[@Selfsufficientme]

Domestic terrorism is definitely a common theme in the comment section and I tend to agree. Thank you :)

[@katewizer2736]

When it's "raining cats and dogs", you have to be careful not to step in the poodles.

[@donnavorce8856]

😀😀😆😆😅😅😂😂🤣

[@janewhite2331]

😂

[@StabbyMcStabwood]

You're far more cordial than I am... I can't even mention what I'd do to someone who I caught putting needles and bullshit in fruit to hurt innocent people.

[@knivesron]

does it rhyme with your name by any chance?

[@mcbeed2770]

Lol! Both your names fit.

[@bjorn3438]

Bugger the needles, I've been buying extra strawberries since this all started. Going to make some jam this weekend! 🍓 I think some of the farmers in Qld have also been hit with hail damage with the recent storms on top of the needle drama as well...

[@Selfsufficientme]

Yeah it has been a rough time for many farmers in Australia over the past several years - drought, storms, flood, high electricity and fuel costs, and now sabotage... Hopefully, it can only get better from here. Cheers :)

[@lynbar08]

Bjorn Ogle I did the same thing, buying 5 times my usual amount of strawberries. Supporting the industry in my own little way.

[@So_So]

I like how you discuss this topic, apart from focusing on the act, talk about how to help those who are affected. Such crimes should be given ‘just enough’ coverage to alert the public instead of sensationalising it. These criminals crave for attention, high news coverage gives them satisfaction and put ideas into others mind.

[@joebloggs619]

They need to be given maximum adverse publicity. Especially if they are Asians because Asians cannot bear to be publicly shamed. It's a part of their cultural character, so it works on them. Also, notice how secretive and invisible that Asian culprit was? Their anonymity, sameness, invisibility and inscrutable demeanour and style is also another of their cultural characteristics. Which is why they need to be be publicly exposed, like a metaphorical Western culture style "hanging and quartering" to show all the evilness of what some of their own people do. This then puts pressure on the rest of their people to "save face" and control the behaviours of some of their less acceptable ethnic group members. But, as soon as you try to do that, the white Aussie and other ethnic politically correct gaggle on the ABC eg RN radio will scream blue murder about racism and their usual politically correct shit and embark on a fresh political correctness propaganda campaign to defend the indefensible eg sticking needles into strawberries etc and protect those who deserve to be figuratively speaking, hung and quartered, very publicly, too. Regardless of their gender or race etc. Because we don't do discrimmination in Australia, now, do we? Who, what, how, where, why? Oh, just a few powerful politically correct types trying to cover up and protect a few of their own ethnic bteed or gender who do deserve to be metaphorically very publicly hung and quartered. Ask any poor angry Aussie mum of young kids who could have easily been accidently fed such a needle spiked strawberry and died and you will know exactly what I mean.

[@TheBrewingMiner]

I’m sorry but I must ask, what did ethnicity have to do with this? I’m not sure if I’m understanding this wrong.

[@heatherreis7839]

all i can picture is a child biting down into a fruit that was hit with a needle 😢😤 its sad for anyone to have something like that but a innocent little child..... like come on now! that could harm them internally if they dont know better and swallow it. people are such jack holes.

[@charlesbrown7066]

I know people that choked on fish bones as children and now they don't eat fish as adults.

[@Selfsufficientme]

Horrible thought isn't it. Thanks Heather :)

[@joebloggs619]

And foreign coloured type immigrant breeds, did you notice.. Not that all such people are evil, as some are clearly OK human beings...

[@자시엘-l1s]

Annemarie May Most are great folk It’s a small percent that’s bad. Just like in any people. It’s just that the bad folk are easier to put on the news Media never shares the good things of the world and humans. Easy to paint an ugly picture if all that is reported is ugly. God loves people of all nations. No one is superior. And nobody is worse. Every nation has done horrendous things. It’s up to you to generalize those sins on everyone of that nation or just the individual. I’m sure God would prefer us to not blame a whole people.

[@Stettafire]

@@joebloggs619 Some? They're human beings. White people, black people, doesn't matter what country you're from. The chances of you being an arsehole is the bloody same!

[@ladyofthemasque]

Thank you for destigmatizing the idea of mental illness somehow automagically being a part of these sorts of things. You are absolutely right; the people doing this are *sane*...and they are indeed choosing deliberately to do this bs.

[@MoebiusUK]

THIS video will give people ideas ... it should be taken down.

[@mytech6779]

It all depends on how you define and categorize mental illnesses.

[@misscleo378]

These people are sociopaths, they derive pleasure from causing harm to others.

[@ccaffie1231]

@@misscleo378 sadists* the absence of empathy doesn't automatically equate to taking pleasure in (other people's) pain

[@donnavorce8856]

No they're not sane. No sane person would do such. That does not excuse them from penalties of their bad decisions.

[@kurotenshi1973]

Simply put, sir. You are a class act. I wish, very hard, that there were more people like you in this insane world. You have reignited my passion for gardening, growing things and taking a closer look at the beauty of nature in your own back yard. This video has very much increased my already high opinion of you. Especially considering how much I watched you censor yourself to just calling these lunatics 'assholes.' That took some amazing restraint.

[@earlrumble1692]

I'm with you on this topic. I feel that your example is " domestic terrorism" and should be treated just the same as someone who bombs a train station! I retired after teaching here in the USA at the "middle School (13-16 YO students) and one of the major problems I faced as the years progressed was that the kids had no comprehension of punishments for their actions. This feeling of entitlement was fed by parents who felt that their kid could do no wrong, and if they did it wasn't their fault. The concept of respect and courtesy for adults disappeared during the 20 years that I taught. Several of my co-workers even started teaching basic manners at the start of the school year until the parents complained! As to this vid....BZ!

[@Bouttyful]

Golf drill

[@thjeokthjeok443]

Earl how do you know who did it ? could nave been some group that wanted to break the industry in Australia .

[@Terrekain]

That may sound nice, but it's really just virtue signalling claptrap. You're complaining, but you've probably done more to enable this kind of behaviour as anyone. Question: Would you support a farmer who shot a trespassing "kid" in the middle of the night? The kid may not have been sticking needles, it turns out, but does the farmer have a right to shoot the escaping trespasser? Or does he have to let him go (no punishment or risk) and let the kid keeping doing what he does until the farmer finds needles in his fruit one day? In Texas, for example, the answer is "Yes, the farmer has the right to shoot." Subchapter Protection of Property, Sec. 9.42. Deadly Force to protect property Subsection 2b. Basic understanding, responsibility and culture is the source of codified law and your "respect and courtesy". A child, adult, or any animal really, will learn when his "rights" end and another's begins when they are face-to-face with the REAL-WORLD consequences of their actions, NOT lectures from a schoolteacher. Remove or shield people from these real-world consequences, or worse, enforce them out of existence, and you get the liberal, amoral and immoral culture. It is not barbarism to shoot children who have no respect for other people's property. It is barbarism to NOT shoot children, and thus allow such behaviour to continue unpunished, which will enable and end in inevitable barbaric, dishonorable behaviour (like planting needles in other people's food).

[@thjeokthjeok443]

Terry What ??? are you for real ? Shooting children now ? You know in Australia the farmers get people to work for them from Asia , i think it was at the time of picking that the first needles were found - because farmers had to bury all the strawberries straight after picking . then you get some people that want to sue the shops so they themselves planted the needles . Culture is overrated, and respect should be earned not demanded , The real world ??? What culture do you come from ??

[@Selfsufficientme]

I reckon there are many social breakdowns that are collectively causing an increase in problems but I think Earl you've nailed the biggest issue in your comment. Thank you.

[@ClementDupuis_CISSP]

There is always some sick people who do stupid things like this. Halloween is one of those nights where criminals (yes that what they are) put razor blades, needles, and other junk inside fruits and candy. Thanks for passing the message along to warn people.

[@VJKBorahae]

This is where Australia stands out from other countries countless people were queuing up at strawberry farms to support our local farmers. All sorts of Australian were there helping & showing that we are one with the farmers. Australians are wonderful people who give each other a go! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😘

[@CarmenxSullivan]

Yup, I noticed that attitude too, they can see that some idiot is trying to screw another person and that's not okay. They had that attitude with the lindt terror attack, don't give in to the terror.

[@OGYouTubeEnjoyer]

what are you talking about u pick farms are incredibly popular here in canada.

[@notahotshot]

@@OGKZbinEnjoyer, they are talking about how they are better than everyone else around the world. You know, because everyone else just turns their backs, and abandons people in need.

[@AndreasHatz]

@@notahotshot - As a previous Australian, I can say that I left the country because of how many miserable, selfish people lived there. They are in the majority there. Just look at the governments they elect and what they do to the people that tried to reach asylum by boat.

[@cathygillis7083]

@@AndreasHatz previous Australian? wtf must be nice to be able to choose. Like all entitled twats around the world - you know nothing. Being an Australian is f'n not cool at present, our government is pretty dysfunctional and the people are generally unhappy. Still we are a country of resillience and most of us, not our representatives are wondering why we can't hold these idiots accountable for mismanagement of the greater good. I would sack most of them and prosecute quite a few

[@dang2390]

If I catch anyone tampering with anything I eat or grow I will turn them into fertilizer so they can give something back to society

[@FukushimaRadiation]

Sad world we live in today. I was thinking when i saw the title that this was a video of putting pine needles in strawberry beds. Sounds like an organized assault.

[@fashnvain3194]

People are crazy.....I absolutely adore your videos....I just lost my GPaw recently at 98 years old, and he was a wealth of farming knowledge.....I have a huge backyard garden now....keep doing what you do 💕🌸

[@SixteenThirtyFive]

I think we need to look to the character of our leaders. It’s filtering down from the top. Look at the polarization of political discourse right now!

[@joebloggs619]

Yes.

[@kennethlatimer4607]

Trump cult

[@jwm6314]

@@kennethlatimer4607 TDS cult. See how stupid this game sounds? Don't be part of the problem.

[@pamp5797]

So sad to hear about the deadly sabotaging of the produce down under.

[@joebloggs619]

Yeah...It's because we grow toxic multiculturalism, feminism and political correctness down under. Such things thrive very well I our Aussie political climate. Our climate change fanatics tell us us the climate is changing fast ..Getting hotter, colder or some such bullshit, like it has been doing for millennia now, or so the local natives who have been here over 60,000 years tell me... I can't wait for the climate change to happen. Don't care about all the thunderstorms, floods, bushfires etc. You either survive these or die ... I just want the political climate, the societal climate to hurry up and change... And it had better be pretty soon. Like at the next elections! Never mind the bushfires and politically correct types and all the sheep running around like confused frightened headless chooks, wondering how it could have got this bad and what to do about it. When the reasons and answered are very plain and clear. Bad political leadership by politically correct types eg worthless useless feminist power trippers trying to make a name for themselves, wimpy males bowing and scraping to such females and needing to grow a penis...Opportunistic, greedy, corrupt recent immigrant and refugee types on the feminist gravy train, low towing to the headless chooks "big girls" I politics. All those fuckhead, dimwitted little masculinised millennial girls, their daughters they are grooming to take control when mum retires And gender neutered young guys in pretty floral skirts and light teenage beard growth now preparing for gender reassignment, so they can have no penis and therefore be no threat to "girl power" of the young millennial fuckhead daughters now being groomed by "sistas" for positions of political, business and media, government and other such power and influence. So they can thoroughly accomplish their complete destruction of our once great society. So many older Boomers are so glad they don't have to be alive when it all comes crashing down on this latest generation who deserve all the destruction. Because they destroyed a perfectly good working globe the Boomers fought a social revolution to create for the future of their kids, the millennials and those very greedy bad 80's era lot, too. Who are probably in hiding somewhere on some boat on the high seas, running Internet scams and what not, trading illegal arms, drugs, contraband, whatever. That gen we're very "enterprising". Pretty greedy and unscrupuless, dishonest etc. But definitely not stupid, like their millennial kids are.

[@kerryannennett9159]

I fully agree with the stupidity of whoever did this. But I think it has been completely blown out of proportion by the media. It was what, 6 needles all up, including the copycats and the mentally ill woman who got caught putting one in a banana. Why make such a big deal out of it other than to give them the 15 seconds of fame and encourage copy cats (those that can’t come with original ideals), trying to get their 15 seconds of fame probs cos they couldn’t get on one of those stupid reality TV shows. I’d be more concerned about the pesticides in and on the fruit. If you can’t grow it yourself, buy it direct from your local farmer, ask about pesticides and encourage better. Be willing to accept fruit and veges with spots etc in exchange for less poison.

[@Selfsufficientme]

You make several good points Kerry, although if my children could possibly be exposed to needles in fruit I do want to know about it fast! I think it's best to over report these incidents than under report. Cheers :)

[@CAyellowtail]

Good message Mark. I feel the main problem with the idiots today is how they're raised. Our generation, we won and we lost. We succeeded and failed. We fought and won and lost. Our generation took those experiences and learned from them. Most parents of today refuse to let their "Superstar" kid lose at anything. They refuse to let kids fail or face adversity. There are no real punishments or consequences for their petty entitled attitudes. If a kid has a problem with a bully, mommy comes and saves them. If a coach doesn't play a kid because he's just not good and makes a team suck, the parents don't teach the kid to try harder and work to be better. Instead the parent makes a huge public issue saying the coach is horrible and their kid should play regardless. Don't even get me started on not keeping score in sports so there are no winners or losers. We're just making a generation of dependant, entitled, scared, little snow flakes. When this generation comes into the age of power, construction, sports, and manufacturing are going to be in serious trouble. I'm a 25 year + electrician. I often interview twenty-somethings for jobs on our crew. I get asked by these kids, during a hiring interview, if I can talk to their mom instead of them. I get asked, if it's ok to be on their phones while working. I get asked if they can start later because it's too early for them to get up. They ask if they have to start as an apprentice, can't they be hired as a supervisor. Even though they've never stepped foot on a jobsite... We are in serious trouble

[@cathiegalbraith475]

Very sad situation. You have to wonder what our world is coming to. 😥

[@evelinefoneswilliams906]

Demons are breeding. They have idiot parents who have confused loving discipline with criminal abuse.

[@DonnieBrasco-dy9yd]

Don't be delusional, things like this have been happening since people were people...

[@OldTimerGarden]

The Bible tells us what our world is coming to. An End.

[@debbiecurtis4021]

@@OldTimerGarden absolutely

[@donb.1426]

One of the best videos I’ve ever seen! Well done. You deserve a lot of credit for putting out such a great video. I agree with everything that you have said!

[@dale2283]

The 50+ people who disliked this are those maniacs

[@stevenschnepp576]

No, it's people who dislike clickbaity titles.

[@DonnieBrasco-dy9yd]

@@stevenschnepp576 How is that clickbait you dipshit? You don't even know what you're talking about...

[@riddlzbtk6092]

Yous are both wrong...on vids like this dislikes happen by accident by majority...ive done it alot and not relised...thats touchscreens for you

[@Tk-iz2ws]

@@riddlzbtk6092 If by accident undo your first wrong choice and do the correct on. It's NOT rocket science, duh.

[@bt1vn]

@@Tk-iz2ws of course you are correct, but what if it was an accident, and the person didn't even realize that they clicked the thumbs down instead of thumbs up? It's NOT rocket science duh!

[@katseyeview9354]

every year we (usa) have a recall on romaine lettuce. it lasts for months. my hubby gifted me a raised bed in oct (almost full!) and a green house for xmas and my birthday! i have always grown tomatoes , strawberries and flowers, now i want to grow most of our veg myself. thanks to you Self Sufficient Me i will!

[@PepeFassos]

Great message mate.. #supportlocalfarmers #growyourown

[@Selfsufficientme]

You are one of those smaller farmers with a niche mate that we the public need to support if we're going to keep having fresh food produced with love - good on ya :)

[@sharoncarlisle7089]

Is this still happening to growers in Australia and across the industry?

[@2outta3aintbad96]

They need to be charged with Terrorism period !!

[@3tropicstaffies319]

The definition of terrorism: to inflict terror for political gain should be political terrorism, whether by our or another countries govt or people. Terrorism should be just that. Anything that inflicts terror upon somebody.

[@2outta3aintbad96]

@@3tropicstaffies319www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/cj-jp/victim/rr09_6/p3.html

[@3tropicstaffies319]

I’m in the same area as Mark.

[@mytech6779]

The term "terrorism" is pure political wank to herd you around like cattle and milk you for extra taxes. As far as I am aware in all developed countries any acts committed with the intent to cause harm are already criminal acts generally with punishments relative to the act, political motivation is irrelevant to anybody other than those clinging to political power.

[@100canadianmaplestirup8]

putting needle s in food is not terrorism its attempted murder and endangerment of life current laws already stop this, more laws arent the awnsewr , ENFORCEMENT of current law and surveillance is key, common sense not reactionary weakness when youve cut down all the laws in the land to catch the devil, what then will protect you?

[@janineowen]

We seemed to simply plough on through in WA - we're all still buying strawberries, buying direct from farms, picking our own. Just cut the dam things up - if there's a needle, that's just one strawberry in a punnet of 12 or more..

[@tealkerberus748]

Janine Cummings and when you slice the strawberries, you spend more time enjoying the flavour as you eat them. It's a big winner.

[@ShojoBakunyu]

Back in like 2006 my cat woke me up at about 6:00am looking out the bedroom window and meowing frantically so I look outside and see smoke coming from the patio of the restaurant downstairs. Some employee got fired and came back to set the building on fire and if my cat Kip hadn't woken me up the fire could have caught and find right up the building and into my bedroom. It was horrible. Thank goodness I was able to get it out out and alert the landlord before any real damage had occurred.

[@AliciaMclendon09]

Things like this are horrible. No one should sabotage food. Things like that kill people. CARE about other people! Thats the only way we can live together in peace.

[@CSWRB]

Wow! Not what I expected. Thought it was gonna be a way to beneficially grow strawberries. So sorry this is happening to y’all. People can be evil.

[@edieboudreau9637]

There are too many that want to hurt because they think their entitled and no one else is. Sad they are.

[@edieboudreau9637]

@Jake Sangria that is NEVER JUSTICE. That is REVENGE creating others who will do the same. Still sad. Learning to Not blame others is best. Passing blame to any but the one CAUSING HARM is senseless & just causes more people to cause you more harm.

[@edieboudreau9637]

@Jake Sangria true. But it's still wrong & up to us to tell them why. It may take a while to get through. It may never get through. But we must try.

[@edieboudreau9637]

@Jake Sangria true. But he who does NOT speak of evil is as guilty of the evil. We have been told we will be persecuted. That time is now. All the old testament warnings are coming to pass. & I DON'T MEAN from the changed watered down versions from king James onward. Revelations is very specific. We are in it. Signs & wonders in the skies. Entitled children. Plagues(illnesses) that will come in 3 waves. Each one removing a third of the world population at the time. Wormwood. One world government. Wars & rumor of wars. Read & be amazed at how many are happening now.

[@edieboudreau9637]

@Jake Sangria I could be wrong. But each must decide until the RETURN. Then all will know.

[@vaguelyvegan7340]

I remember hearing about this over here in the States. People can so messed up sometimes. It's unreal.

[@tran43]

Do you get any birds eating your strawberries? we had some strawberries and they kept getting eaten by birds until we installed bird proof netting

[@ronaldandsusanshaws-growing]

Hi Mark, Brian at allotment life gave you a mention so I thought I would come and have a look and I am glad I did, great video on what is an ever increasing problem by idiots who this it is good to create massive problems for people, Thank you for sharing and Take care.

[@th71-23]

i never imagined such a Godless society in my lifetime

[@vdjKryptosRock]

Lol

[@ZIlberbot]

look inside the root of the problem ("governments" with their "laws" are not helpful at all): this is done by mentally ill persons who were hired as cheap and stupid workforce. So 1) owner of a company which produces fruits should do tests to check mental (and physical) health of hired employees 2) owners of fruit companies themselves may behaved rude and behaved to employees like to a shit, provoking them such way. How to check fruit producers to avoid this, I dont know. 3) automation of such stupid work like sorting and packaging (by artificial intelligent) looks promising solution to this case.

[@decolonizeEverywhere]

Yes, sir! The problem is that people have it too easy and have too much free time on their hands. Instead of working to survive, they are doing shit like this.

[@mariehernandez8431]

Education starts with the family unit. Kindness goes a long way. I love growing and taking care of my garden. Maybe these idiots need to work in a hot and uncomfortable strawberry field and see how hard and rewarding harvesting our food can be!

[@nicholasnapier2684]

People were doing that during Halloween here in the United States putting razor blades in apples and stuff like that we were told that when we were kids.. to be careful when we accepted apples and any other kind of fruit like that wrapped candy that possibly could have something in it....

[@rachelshomemakeithomestead2826]

Isn't the world horrible now! I hope i won't be seeing this on news this yr, but i know i will. 🙄

[@Selfsufficientme]

That's outrageous! Cheers mate :)

[@Dumpknoedel]

Wasn't that a hoax?

[@itsokaytobeclownpilled5937]

That was an urban legend.

[@DonnieBrasco-dy9yd]

Wive's tale...

[@xxxrst]

Strong law's should be passed for such inhuman behaviour, thanks friend for the insights

[@maximep.1904]

Just a quick thing, i think people, 10 000 BC were a lot more organised than today and most importantly, a lot more self sufficient.

[@colinmccomb7873]

Hi i got a question about strawberry runners. Do they grow if they are picked off the mother plant with out rooting them if I pot them.? Love the channel. Keep up the good work

[@williamwelch7]

Thanks Mark, you are a good man! Sorry y'all are having to deal with such evil. I shall pray that this person/people see the error of their ways, or are stopped from continuing. We should all be loving our neighbors...it is a commandment. I am grateful for you and your videos, thank you so much. Blessing be upon your family!

[@Selfsufficientme]

Thanks William and blessings to you and yours too mate :)

[@WolframiteWraith]

Putting needles in food has been an issue in many countries for many years. The first time it got a lot of press was with American Halloween candy. It's either someone that wants to discredit a company or just hurt as many random people as possible. It's actually an easier issue with fruit since you can just cut it up.

[@schlagevuck]

Hi, can someone please tell me what kind of mulberries we see at 7mn30? It seems very nice and doesnt look like anything I've seen here in France. Thanks!

[@kennethlatimer4607]

Mark, it is so strange to see such a nice guy have to address this shit. I am an American and things have gone to hell with our last president. He has encouraged racism. He has no moral compass. The assholes of the planet have risen with his encouragement. I find solace in my garden. Peace out

[@Elddreki]

What’s wrong with the world? It’s a start that people are questioning it. The answer is in the last book of the Bible.

[@ProductionsHabby]

Its jesus christ. The world is going crazy because they dont have hope or look at life the same way as we did years ago. People need jesus.

[@Howto-uy7vo]

I remember that, horrible people, I kept buying strawberries i just sliced them into chunks first

[@michiganoutlaw1]

Its hard for most people to understand and many will deny fact is the Anti Christ spirit has been released and is running rampant.

[@Automedon2]

A lot of food tampering incidents in the US turned out to be by the people who claimed they discovered their product tampered with - for some bizarre attention seeking reason, I imagine.

[@manymoonstraveled]

Praying for your country. I will support our local farmers. Oh, I will pray for these people who want to harm others too. Great video ☺💗

[@wingscancer]

come pick your own... all i can think of now is people will come plant their own "come in and freely put more needles in them"

[@oceanaelf]

That's a scary thought 🏃

[@wendyrowland7787]

Needles have become so expensive since hardly anyone sews any more I shall have to get some strawberries in the hope of finding some free ones. It pays to eat carefully and not greedily gobble.

[@Selfsufficientme]

Let's hope not!

[@mytech6779]

@@wendyrowland7787 I have several old pin cushions shaped like strawberries.

[@charmainemrtnz]

Oh no!!! As I see what is happening in the US right now this is the mentality of these people.

[@suzmac1526]

It has the potential to kill someone, let’s make the punishment fit the crime.

[@patricknazar]

We have also bought strawberries. There is a balance/holistic understanding that needs to be put back into society. But in order to do that we need to be proud and happy of who we are. I do feel like things are getting worse but I do also understand the importance of not focusing too much on being angry about it (sometimes hard!) and focusing more on being a better person, and encouraging others to do the same. If you can wake up someones empathy (which may be hibernating these days) they may wake up to sudden realization and be better as individuals, and social members, and respond better to "triggers". Social media is having a bit of a "positive feedback" (positive as in exponential, not necessarily good) effect, I think, where all you ever see is the bad stuff. Hence provoking anger and diverting peoples attention to negativity. We must be stronger than that and be good role models - don't leave it up to others alone to do it. When negativity reaches too high a level it self-sustains and is hard to break out of. Your videos are a nice way to get away from all that.

[@Selfsufficientme]

Yes you do make a good point about not focusing entirely on the negatives - very true. Thank you :)

[@RockingCHomestead]

Very sad to hear this! Totally agree with you on this!

[@suzmac1526]

What the hell is wrong with some people? Seriously!!

[@revert6417]

I had all these needle puns ready but now I'll have to stick it out..

[@becsterbrisbane6275]

Queensland- we have your fruit needs all stitched up!

[@Quarry4x4]

You guys have knitted some together some good ones. Eye will have watch for some more.

[@brucewillis4604]

I would continue this thread down the same VEIN but it wouldn’t be tasteful...

[@Selfsufficientme]

You guys are so naughty but I must admit some of these puns had me in stitches... ;)

[@revert6417]

@@Selfsufficientme ahhhhh I see what you did there!!

[@marilyngandhi4213]

We need a return to the value of encouraging children to do a good deed every day, and if you see someone doing wrong tell someone about it, 'dobbing is not wrong'... Thanks Mark for supporting farmers morally,,,

[@DrBrainTickler]

I like that repurposed pallet vertical garden. I wonder if you've got a video where you use that as a window blind in a Southern facing window in your house cuz I seen that before and it works great to grow spinach and lettuce indoors. #Permaculture

[@wolfferoni]

It seems this is less of an issue now/to have settled down a bit or at least, it isn't broadcasted as news these days. Cutting up fruit should solve the issue until people put smaller things in them that we can't find unless they're mashed or something. The punnets had to be put through metal detectors which was pretty sad. Unfortunately, fear is very powerful. A lot of terrible things that are going on in the world are as a result of fear. Worried about the future, where people will fear everything. Funny how you mention glycophosphate as 4Corners recently did an episode on it and how Monsanto/ RoundUp is terrible.

[@lifewithmikeandjenn5814]

I'm so sad to hear this. Yes, I'm under a rock in the states. Lol. Don't have TV and try not to leave our little farm much. I initially thought you were putting pine needles in the strawberry bed. I heard about doing that for blueberries. I pray that no one else is injured and that the filth that is doing that is punished to the full extent of the law!

[@Selfsufficientme]

I've tried the pine needles for Blueberries (as mulch around the base) but didn't see any big improvements regarding fruiting etc although that's not to say it doesn't work perhaps I needed to keep doing it. Yes, I hope they do punish them to make an example! Cheers :)

[@lifewithmikeandjenn5814]

@@Selfsufficientmethank you sweetheart.

[@laughteristhebestmedicine996]

You want to know why? 1 John 5:19 that's your answer

[@nelsonlobo3615]

World has to grow darker before Jesus returns.

[@borizovskimilan]

I can not do nothing except feel sorry for the people who could do such a grisly thing like putting needles in fruits or vegetables. They must suffer a lot and have a lot of pain in them to be able to do something like that.

[@StillSwirling]

Goodness! People really are going bonkers these days, aren't they? 😒

[@mikegallegos7]

I've not finished, but have started gardening on a very small scale. Looking forward to being able to give daily effort to making a nice, self-sufficient garden. I find that it also includes other learning like canning, choosing what and how to freeze, or maybe freeze dry, or to make dried fruit, meteorology, the study of dirt!, finding out about worms, lady bugs, the parying mantis, bee keeping!, learning about how to best construct a raised garden, constructing a huglegarten (sp), learning how to spell, use a shovel to best effect, and which wheel barrow is best ... pant, pant ... LOL Until I do not have to purchase fresh foods, I do not purchase anything from Mexico, or Central and South Americas, Europe, etc. I select, or else I pass, foods grown in America, local food markets and growers. Hope you enjoyed your US trip; show us a video - I'll go search and see if you uploaded any. Have a great day. It might be worth a check to see if any muslims are nearby if one area has repetitive occurrences. Their 'bible' encourages special kinds of evil in order to dominate the world - so; it is NOT a religion.

[@Mrbfgray]

1st I've heard of the needle thing. Let's not generalize too much here, waves of such 'insanity' come and go throughout history. Decades ago there was a thing with Tylenol in the USA I believe.

[@deadinsidemcgee411]

That was contaminated Tylenol, not sabotage to my knowledge

[@Mrbfgray]

@@deadinsidemcgee411 It was someone inserting poison in the retail containers for some perverse 'reason', a vendetta against the company I think.

[@denastever2110]

Good dahy😁

[@isazasamuel]

Great video Mark. This idea still rings true today. I am enjoying all of your videos.

[@vink6163]

I know you said not to discuss what could be worse than needles, but I can't help thinking how much worse it would be if someone were to implant the strawberries with a note showing their full name and birthdate! Imagine biting into a strawberry and finding out the name of the person who did it! That would be so unbelievably awful! I sure hope nobody reads this and gets any ideas...

[@nathanrhinesmith919]

I began following your channel when you only had around 25k subscribers and I have to say you've become my favorite youtuber to watch!! Great message, great videos and great attitude! Keep up the great work!!

[@lv224]

Just realised this is a two-year-old video I hope it's not still going on in Australia or anywhere else and that culprits have been caught. Wishing you all the very best love watching your programme.

[@Alizardlovesyou]

Increase mental health funding

[@babyroot3479]

I'm glad you posted this. You are so right about society and its lack of empathy and consequences. I've watched a lot of your videos and this is a good one. Thank you from sunny Las Vegas Nevada :)

[@alicebonnet4607]

2021 world is much worse.

[@julieharvey6928]

Love ya work mate. Keep it up.

[@mikeedward3161]

Thank you for this video, your opinion is appreciated and I go along with all of what you have said. There definitely is a need for such punishment to be made harsher and once given should not be made lighter. There is a great change in peoples behavior, as can be seen today in the motorists behavior then what was around about 20/30 years back, however not always owned by 'just' younger drivers. Attitudes have changed dramatically for worst and the world as a whole has lost it's ability to really care. What Earl Rumble here earlier states regards children's and parents attitudes is very correct. Just pleased that you and others are speaking up. Thanking you once more for being there and doing such. Kind regards to you and those contributing their opinions. Maureen

[@Selfsufficientme]

Hi Maureen, your analogy on drivers is a good one! It's so true, I used to be an advanced heavy vehicle driving instructor and the demeanour of drivers on the road has changed considerabley over the past 30 years no doubt about it. All the best :)

[@Spirits2000]

What that’s insane 😳 Needles !

[@IAmTheOnlyMrDaryl]

That's intent to cause harm

[@K162KingPin]

Why don't you just use a magnet? or a "stud finder" used to find nails in walls. Even cutting it up or slicing it, unless you cut into very tiny pieces there could still be something in there. In fact the grocery stores should have a few studfinders right there so customers can use them as well as checking their produce regularly until the people doing this are caught

[@natureboy6410]

Time to go back to the old school ways. Load up in the back of the old farm pickups. Patrol the fields. Have the old double barrel Iver Johnson 12 gauge in hand loaded with salt rock, crushed glass, chopped nails, etc... Clearly post, "ALL TRESPASSERS WILL BE SHOT!" Because it's your livelihood, and the safety and well being of the consumer, all farmers/ranchers have that right!

[@AussieBrit]

How the heck do YOU stop birds like parrots, bower birds for eg., (or the blooming flying foxes) from nicking your strawberries (and other fruit) when they are out in the open like that? I have to net EVERYTHING here on the Mid North Coast of Oz because, as soon as it is anywhere near ripe I will plan to go out and harvest the next day and sometimes, by morning, it will ALL BE GONE. It happened with my tropical peach tree one time, the only thing left was the kernels still hanging on the tree...unbelievable!! Hahaha...I'm laughing now but, trust me, I wasn't then! Love your channel, still ploughing through, trying to catch up after subscribing this year. Cheers!

[@vnss_wav]

I love your channel, not just because of growing tips. Thank you for being unapologetically yourself, and for talking about social issues here and there. Keep spreading the word, my friend! And thank you for your endless gardening advice. We’ll never let these asshole maniacs or politicians win!!!

[@francessims783]

Thank you Mark for exposing this problem!

[@rosewood9839]

I love you! Tell it like it is. I just found this video in 8/22. I believe it is lack of family support when the children are young is the problem with these self entitled little shits. My son suggested repurposing my above ground pool into a garden. I really enjoyed the pool, but I really couldn’t afford it. If my family had been dependent on me for food this year, we’d have starved. So far, 3 little bell peppers. I’ve always grown beautiful flowers and shrubs. I’d had an awesome garden 40 years ago (when I lived on ground that had been cow pasture for years). Raised beds are a different animal. Veggies are different. I know I’ll figure it out, but I didn’t this year. Planning on a better 2023. First year it sleeps, Second year it creeps, Third year it leaps! Thank you. Your videos have helped me a lot.

[@cicad2007]

I've never heard of this in the USA. It's terrible. However, did you ever think of it this way... people become wary of strawberries (and other fruit), large amounts are dumped, removing them from the food chain. Plants are burned, removing future production. Then what happens? Price go up! And... who does this benefit? Large industrial farms. Think about it. Crazies aren't limited to poor, out-of-work people. There are a substantial number of greedy CEO's around.

[@debrafuller5693]

There are lots of videos to educate those that have Empathy! There is so much more then simply knowing a narcissist is grandiose about themselves! They are extremely dangerous too the 🌎largely! Learn to recognize the 🐺in 🐑clothing! I really enjoy your spunky,playfulness about gardening! You clearly want to feed the 🌎 Your ❤is Beautiful and you are feeding the 🌎by teaching and encouraging self sufficient means to be prosperous and have abundance! Thank You for every effort💪 ❤

[@lynnpalfi4322]

Kinda late on seeing some of your wonderful videos. This one is 4 years old. Lol. Just recently stumbled across your channel. Just making a comment bout folks messing with our food… I’m here in the USA and we have issues at times with folks sticking razor blades in our apples and such. Sorry excuse for humans they are. Bright blessings. Keep the videos coming.

[@dayc5933]

Damn, i thought i came for a gardening tip and ended up with some serious shit! Thanks for letting all the good people know, man. Love it, keep up the good work

[@bobronsons5780]

Maybe if the over rich actually paid those at the bottom a livable wage we would not be having these issues. THIS is the ONLY way to heal the world. Those at the top are WAAAAAAAAAAAY out out of touch with what reality is really like

[@missmisiowa]

we all suffer. the Bible warned us that towards the end, it will be as bad as in the times of Noah. i live in a 160k population city. the local police receives over 1000 calls regarding crime and antisocial EVERY DAY. nearly 100% crimes are committed by youth. not in education, not working, just hanging around. 85% cases remains unresolved and nobody charged. this is now normal. we have gangs terrorizing neighborhood while authorities are helpless. we must endure. God bless!

[@yellowbird5411]

People who do this hate people. They hate their lives, themselves, their families and strangers. If they can get back and hurt some of them, they get a sick satisfaction from that, because they don't have any feelings of shame, responsibility or empathy. They are incapable. They may also be young, and very confused. I would never shop at the big stores for produce again if my local small outlets didn't have prices that would bring tears to your eyes. My local health food store had large potatoes (organic?) for over $3.00 per lb. a few days ago. For those who are wealthy this is no problem. But considering a large potato can weigh a lb. or more, this is unacceptable. Unfortunately, their entire fresh food area is wilting and unattractive because it is all overpriced and people cannot afford it. One very small bunch of dandelion greens was $4.00. Cooked, it would be one serving. So until I can afford to keep pesticides, artificial fertilizers, herbicides, needles and Roundup out of my dinner, I will be forced to continue to eat it. Thank you for your videos. I really like them. You are excellent.

[@ann7318]

I think it is terrible when people do such wicked things also. It is 6/2022, and I just now saw this video. I think it is dispicable when people do such stuff. These things are happening because satan is taking control of people. They do not want to worship God and do what is right. Jesus is coming soon, and these things are signs of that fact. Read Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21 for starters. I enjoy your videos and garden tips also. I just planted some sweet potato slips in a large tub. I hope they do well. I love to garden too.

[@jessiesalisbury86]

Hello Mark, My sentaments exactly. Just be glad you don't live in the USA. People over here have gone nuts, especially if they are African Americans. I can't believe they are shooting people for nothing. I put it this way "We are all brother's and sisters, Neighbors). We live together on a floating Island (the Earth). We share all of the good and all of the bad. We should learn not to take advantage of a bad thing, nor to take things so personally. Love thy neighbor as thy self, do unto others as you would have done unto yourself. What's wrong? Everybody is having a hard time during this Pandemic, we should learn to uplift our fellow Earth dwellers. Jessie USA

[@180182ashley]

Love your videos 👍👍