Susanne’s Fruit Farm in Arkansas, Harvesting Blackberries

Catherine stops in Arkansas to harvest blackberries and plums on their way to Indiana. You can homestead from the road by stopping at local farms along your route!!! The blackberries were eaten in the car and used in smoothies in Indiana with friends. The plums are still being eaten 4 days later from the road.

The Fastest and Easiest Fruit To Grow

From Marjory Wildcraft’s GrowYourOwnGroceries.org Blackberries will produce within the first year. The fruit is great fresh eating, in jams, or jellies, and makes fabulous, fabulous wine. The leaves of the plant make a nice tea. They grow throughout most of the US, but watch the video to see where you DON’T want to plant this.