Well picking cherries does take a long time and I would charge 5$ if I was charging what I thought I should get, but the simple fact is nobody will pay it here. Everyone sells them for 3$ in most of the markets in my area. I have talked to some other sellers about price but everyone seems scared to risk losing customers as most of them are just making enough to get by as it is. I may experiment with charging more next year for the Artisan blend cherries since nobody else had them but I get customers who literally yell at me about 3$ being outrageous. Not that I care too much as you cant make everyone happy but I guess for me I do it because I love it. I don't plan on ever getting rich doing it and if cherry tomatoes end up being too much of a time sink then I just wont grow them.
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