Manitoba fruit producers share secrets of their success

摘要

Both Brian Schoonbaert and Murray Boonstra say they became fruit growers because they thought it would provide something for their children to do. "It turned out that our (six) children weren't too enthusiastic about the hoeing, but they liked the business aspect of it," says Schoonbaert, who grows saskatoon-berries just south of Brandon, Manitoba, where the family lives year round. "The orchard is still a family effort. Even our married daughter still comes out every morning at 5:30 a.m. to help uspick the berries."