Workers Trim Hedge

Susan Schmidlin May 26, 2017 blackberries, cows, trimming

The view from the bridge shows one worker hard at the task of trimming back the blackberry bushes.

A view from the bridge shows a Black Angus cow nibbling on blackberries. — View from the top of the bridge of cows snacking on the bushes

While other cows and calves were resting comfortably in the field this cow was doing her best to trip back the new tips of the row of blackberries that grow alongside the bridge on one side of the river.

We harvest these blackberries in the summer and early fall. Since there are so many growing in this area, there is more than enough for the cows to trim them and for us(along with neighbors and friends) to get our share of the delicious fruit.