teadrinker
Senior Member
A friend of ours planted 200 of his acres in green beans. When it was time to pick and send to the cannery the cannery couldn't take them because at that time they had too many beans to process and he was told he had to bring them in at a different time. Well the green beans would be to large for the cannery so he had to take a loss on the field. He started to plow them all under.
His wife said to leave some of the field and she would call around to see if perhaps someone would want to come and pick them. She called the food bank, prison, many other places and surprise......all of them either said no or perhaps at a later date. So she called around town and a few came out to pick them. We went and she told us to pick a truck load....so we did. I am now canning, and canning, and canning.
My husband went to a few of the neighbors and asked if they would like some ....99% said no. They either don't like them, only wanted frozen ones from the store and didn't like fresh ones, some said they had a few cans already so they didn't need them. Only 1 person said, sure I want as many as I can have. Smart person. (We have given some to our family members) I really don't know what the heck is the matter with people other then maybe they are really lazy....not sure.
I consider it a blessing from God, and I am very greatful.
teadrinker
His wife said to leave some of the field and she would call around to see if perhaps someone would want to come and pick them. She called the food bank, prison, many other places and surprise......all of them either said no or perhaps at a later date. So she called around town and a few came out to pick them. We went and she told us to pick a truck load....so we did. I am now canning, and canning, and canning.
My husband went to a few of the neighbors and asked if they would like some ....99% said no. They either don't like them, only wanted frozen ones from the store and didn't like fresh ones, some said they had a few cans already so they didn't need them. Only 1 person said, sure I want as many as I can have. Smart person. (We have given some to our family members) I really don't know what the heck is the matter with people other then maybe they are really lazy....not sure.
I consider it a blessing from God, and I am very greatful.
teadrinker