We picked strawberries today. Each of us filled two gallon pails. As I crawled down the row, I was thinking about how long I could do this and what I might make if the farmer was paying me. When we finished, I did some online research. It looks like I would not have been able to make $15 which nows seems a bare minimum wage.
There are lots of folks and kids who face this kind of labor to try to make ends meet. Hard to imagine. Hard also to understand those who think those who take on this kind of work are taking their jobs. BTW – Lindy’s Berries and many other farms hire ag workers.