In Madera the Church owns an 80 acre vineyard, and once a year everyone comes out to help for the Harvest. What is interesting is that these grapes are used to make raisins that are shipped all over the world for the needy, and what is left over is sold to Sun Maid and the profit is put back into maintain the vineyard. We went out Saturday morning to start picking. It was actually really fun, minus seeing all the spiders.
We didn't know that the grapes were really "sun dried", but found out that they really are. They are laid out, and in a week someone goes out and turns them to make sure all of them dry out, then they put all the dried vines in bins and take them to get washed and whatever else they do to them to get the raisins we eat.
We didn't know that the grapes were really "sun dried", but found out that they really are. They are laid out, and in a week someone goes out and turns them to make sure all of them dry out, then they put all the dried vines in bins and take them to get washed and whatever else they do to them to get the raisins we eat.
Here is my adorable husband picking grapes under the shady vine. He was very sweet, he let me choose the spots with less spider webs and spiders so I could pick in peace.
We got down and dirty, sweaty, and I even cut myself, but it was a different thing to do on a Saturday morning. In January they go through again and tie up the vines on all the wires, but I think I'll let David take care of that -- it pretty cold here in the winter from what everyone tells us. I'll stick to helping out in the nice summer mornings.
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