About this episode

Paul discusses the challenges and resilience of raspberry growers in Washington with Gavin Willis.

In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Gavin Willis of the Washington Red Raspberry Commission. Most of the frozen raspberries grown in the US comes from Whatcom County in Washington state due to the unique soil conditions and weather. These growers are facing issues related to labor and foreign competition but are very resilient. It can cost upwards of $50,000 to put in an acre of raspberries and mother nature does not always cooperate.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Paul

Guest: Gavin Willis

Topics covered

• raspberry farming
• agriculture challenges
• labor issues
• foreign competition
• Whatcom County
• frozen fruit production

Keywords

• raspberries
• farming
• labor
• competition
• Whatcom County
• agriculture
• frozen fruit

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Washington Red Raspberry Commission

Places: Whatcom County, Washington, United States

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