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MessagesThankyou, you know who, for getting back too me, my email is l_m_bulleid@hotmail.com
MessagesYes dew that is the correct number :-)
Messageshey so 269/2309?????carla
MessagesIt is slow in Bella Coola, nother week or so i think.
MessagesMoe....leave a number and we`ll talk...
MessagesIt looks likely we really will get the rain we were promised by the weatherman here on the coast in Oregon :-) Heck our pickers in this area might even be able to get 2 buckets after that... lol It has been very bad for us so far here but i have hope it will get better :-)
MessagesBoston Bar has no real buyer....maybe sell at one of the stores !Hope is flagging out fast !What about Bella Coolla ?
MessagesMatsidog,there is a buyer in Greenfield(I think)along the highway to Liverpool.Sorry don't have the number.
MessagesMatsidog, email me at dwight.thornton@gmail.com
MessagesHey rj and you know who, sign us up! I know a few great pickers in Terrace area who deserve better and would be greatful. Quality and quantity is not a problem, myself i'm a father/ grandfather and at the prices our buyers are paying, I have to work instead of picking, just pick part time. Goodluck too all pickers
Messagesanyone have info on nakusp thanks
MessagesIts a go....if you can fill the order, send on wednesday...
Messagesgood to here back ,no problem , keep it upppppppppp. we can fill that. more volume coming.just waiting for the word.call me to-nite running low on baskets.
MessagesRJ...your $$ is being deposited today!!! sorry for the wait.
MessagesHi there all - I heard over the weekend that Boston Bar was picking up with Pine mushrooms. I was just wondering if anyone knows if they are picking there and what the prices are? Also if there are any other places happening right now - we are picking here in Anahim but it is slow as usualy - think maybe a couple more weeks before it picks up here and/ or if it does I should say. Well I hope to hear from anyone that knows. Thank you and have a great day all .
Messagesalready sent freebe`s matsi,just waiting to see. going to send more to others involed in the bussiness . if this works i`ll be helping my freinds who have been helped out in suppling and refusing to sell to the cartel. if enough people hold off, (supplying the cartel,we might have a bussness).they are cheap enough. wow,the price was $8 here in the northwest,some getting there gas paid. a little perk to intice the pickers, what a bunch of crap. some get it and some don`t.pretty low as you all deserve the gas funds. just waiting for some replies back,any day now. power to the pickers.
Messageshi I am looking for a buyer in Nova Scotia Queens County area Calidonia, Maitland Bridge any info would be helpfull thanks. Dog
MessagesGreetings All, Had a thought I'd like to throw out there. How about giving the gift of matsutake to the Japaneese people? Yep free matsutake!! Pickers send matsi to Japan as a gift to be distributed by the Emperor of Japan. Haven't checked into the possibility of acceptance by the Emperor, but if accepted, could developed a direct market from individuals and companies in Japan. Just an idea. Later, Matsiman
Messagesgarf ,i tried ,you email me at r2421@telus.net
Messagesscored some fall king boletes today and got 50 matsutakes yesterday.... put lots of miles on in 2 days - woods lookin good, will head out for more matsi in a few days.
Messagesmyfish,lila is buying at the country market towards merville,in the back
Messagesmornin everone looking for a buyer on Vancouver Island peferably near comox/courtenay any hints?
Messagesany picking lately Randy??? getting a few lol ..... anyhow just about got my market established but not a done deal yet.... the guys seen my mushrooms before so he knows the product he will get... some areas here have some some don't ..... just the way i like it .... means i will pick til snow probably.... worms are almost gone.... ger
Messagesrj could you e-mail me at ger_takeaguess@hotmail.com ,,, i would appreciate it /// did you know betty shore also??? ger
Messagesmike.... they are not cone companies... they are logging companies.. In Alberta they have to do thier own seed collections (silverculture)
MessagesTook my sis out to the patches and picked 24lbs buttons, made $7.lb from Wendy's who is a great grader, but the prices still suck! We had to walk many many many miles to find our loot. Are there any buyers who pay more than others?Terrace area is starting to pick up. Goodluck to all
MessagesGreetings! I was finishing up GPSing a road in a proposed logging block in Yellow Bay about 2 hours north of Revelstoke and what did i come upon? A patch of pine, about 200m up from the lake with just a few Whitebark Pines around. Very steep terrain with south aspect.
MessagesWell just back from a quick pick in the Perry river area, a few small patches ive found over the years living here in Salmon Arm. Brought my two daughters, Madysen 10 and Isabell 8, picked all sorts of shrooms today. Sicamous is having its mushroom festival this weekend i think, all sorts of people in the woods today. Managed 7 pounds of buttons @ $10.00, and easily could have filled all my buckets with 2's and 3's but had no idea what the price was, $3.00 when i got to depot. Anyways walked away with $120.00, kids were so happy even after i scooped 20 for fuel...lol. thinking of heading to trout lk. tomorrow or maybe just stay on west side of arrow lakes, anyone in the area know whats popping there maybe, hate to waste the fuel if no shrooms around. Anyways happy trails all. Terry
MessagesRANDY,CAN U E MAIL US SOME CONE COMPANIES IN ALBERTA, mike@westcoastnaturalstone.com
Messagessorry stand corected, 6 bucks plus 10 %
Messagesnass valley is starting to kick,lots of weight to the bottons there $ 5 buck per lb. cramberry is starting also at borden lake area is picking up.alice arm too nothwestern british columbia has start spiting then out. well that`s what happening. your choice,what to do
MessagesI am just Fantastic! Thx for asking ;-)
Messageswho ever you are that`s the fact`s of the bussiness ,just to let others know the game plan for this season..and who`s name-calling.(figure of Speech.Snake that slithers in the grass. very quietly .where`s the harm it that ) people need to understand the shrooming bussiness.they been keep in the dark long enough. control.take it for what`s it`s worth. your not for the picker, as this is sharing info. to the true pickers,who have pounded there vehicles over the beat -up roads, wet and cold at times,when you have to keep moving in the damp conditions to stay warm. your pumped and pulling the poundage,in the prime time of the season,when the markets only raise as the little guy falls. Share the weath to the pickers as they work hard to make(cartel`s) The Millionairs they are. controlled here in Canada. just ask joe what`s his favorite Casino. your his ace in the hole. it`s a win win for those at the top. i`ve said my two cents now ,you make your choice .
MessagesCarla......Carla>>>>>Carlllllllllllla how the hell are you :)
MessagesI keep hearing that there are loads of pines but i still can't seem to get an answer of where are they coming from... Does anyone know of anyplace that is actually getting a huge amount? Just curiosity here.... :-) p.s. Good Morning all
MessagesHi Sniper my buy station is in Coos Bay Oregon but I live about 45 minutes from there in Myrtle Point. I guess we did get some good rain north of Coos Bay but the Winston area is still dry as a bone.
MessagesPitchzillar and Marin and RJ and X-buyer and anyone El's that whats to use name calling should go to a board that the teenagers use to Bitch and us leave your name calling there. This board is for buyers and pickers uses only and not a bitch board and if you won't to bitch go to Mad Morel bull board. If you can't use your real name then go away and that goes for you Patchzillar as well and the other name's you use. X buyer you could use you name as well so that most of us know where your coming from unless your hiding something from us. I myself don't really care in what you as well as patichzillar are trying to keep other's from know, It is your business. Most people know about me but then there are those that say otherwise. I use my name and that is that !. August
MessagesIt's really not that big of a deal, you make the choice on the job you choose, if you want to pick mushrooms, do it, if it's not working out, do something else. The buyer isn't the problem, they follow the rules from the company they work for. You can do all the complaining you want, but in reality it's not going to change a thing, if you dont want to pick for that price, dont, someone else can easily take your place. And to Bitchzilla, Mushroom pickers are alot smarter than you think, atleast they are not in the same day to day routine working for 35 bucks a day listning to someone tell them what to do all day at a dead end job. Mushrooms pickers are hard workers, many support familys, send their kids to college, you should give them alittle more credit. Rain, snow, hot, they are out there working!
Messagesjust a little note ,the cartel,does alot of shipping by boat as the refrigeration and tranportation cost are down as they are sending frozen fish over sea. do your reseach,before you speak. the air lines are costly,but the produce is fresh .
Messagestry 10 precent dehydration. on fresh produce , it`s only a 18 hr flight. Only if you hold for 3/4 day`s. figure it out geniuse. there`s your 20 % loss .. 15 bucks /per lbs for your shipping expence ,plus your packaging and labour costs at 3 bucks a lb. coolers and gel packs your broker,8% of total sales. Okay X-BUYER you crunch the Numbers. you obviously were a buyer not a shipper. who`s bed you in, rolling over to cuddle to Joe and joe. hey you know it all .check it out.the facts don`t lie.been there done that.like i said the going rate as of yesterday was $69 for # 1`s. figure it out at 300 kilo`s fool.now do the math .over 40,000 ton a season. you do the leg work and there making the gravy.your pretty smart to confuse those that don`t under -stand the market over-seas.You shouldn`t talk about anything you don`t know. the fesher the produce ,the high the prices. nows the time to send the produce, hope you can hook up with the right poeple as it`s taken years to get the knowledge require to understand the bussiness. thats why your a X - BUYER. Another know it all. go do your reseach,before you beck off.to many people listing to others who know squat. p.s i don`t need to hide behind a phony name either.
MessagesRJ lets see ok do the math. years ago 10 lbs of mushrooms brought in to a buy station weighed probably 8 lbs when it hit japan due to dehydration . now 10 lbs bought at buy station weighs 5 lbs or less when it hits japan, due to dehydration DIRT, and root wads still on shroom. ,that are cleaned at the plant prior to shipping. Then you ad the extra costs for shipping. now you do the math. And I didn't put in the loss for dirt in the gills of 2-5s. They can't sell those. Enough said. And again Rj I am not saying you do this but about 70% or more do it. Sign of the times, greed, and just plain not caring about a FOOD product. And hell $6.00 a lb for dirt is pretty good.
Messageswell now. so if we are the only place producing the pines ,why aren`t the prices up. called Greed. check it out for your selfs,make sure you have a translater,as you have to know someone,who can read japanese. not saying any more as you can find out more info if you got the contacts.said enough .the rest is up to you people to decide what your going to do about it. to bussy working on a bussiness plan, to japan . seem easy to talk of it but try doing it. . now Canada is the main player at the markets over there. tryed to tell you guy`s but who cares,, so pick and fill the pockets of the cartel this season,as this seems like the season,the bumper crop. clusters of the mushrooms ,lots of big heavy bottons .they`ll dump them here in canada and the rest ,to Japan .the premo`s will raise the market. pay you high ,earily in season for the wormies . now the fall has begun the flea`s and worms have almost died off .leaving the top quility produce to be bought for pennies on the Dollar . they are very smart bussiness MEN. (or known as SNAKE IN THE GRASS )
MessagesAre there any buyers in Terrace area who could post daily or weekly prices/quality Wendy, TC, Jackie, Rick or Frenchie? this would help your pickers. Goodluck and Goodpicking
MessagesHowdy Fungi Folks, NAKSUP area, "what's up"? looking for info. about what shrooms are popping at what stage please. happy trails and happy pails.
Messagesneed a buyer in vancouver for a good clean product.... no games .... same e-mail as below.... gl all ger
Messagesi know betty quite well dwight .... used to log with her son and living in pemberton she was a local for many years.... she was the rock that held up the prices for many yrs i think you're right on that.... if i can remember i will say hi .... too much to say and i can't on here so if you want e_mail me at ger_takeaguess@hotmail.com .... do you know her maiden name.... doesnt matter but i do so that should tell you i know her quite well
MessagesI think pines in Sweden should be finished by now. I was picking them in Sweden three years ago, and the season was finished by early september... See, because the locations of pine grounds is much more north then Terrace B.C.
MessagesAnyone selling Kings? you can reply here or call me 360-751-6095 Rich
MessagesAugust i seen your old ad in the buy/sell section. Are you still buying? if so what are you paying? If you dont want to post your prices call me 360-751-6095 Rich
MessagesA" i know what he was saying that was the reason for the LOL at the end of the statement
Messagesevening all. now listen well as i`m giong to say this once.okay now i`ve got a close freind , contact, in japan.story is that the koreans have fired missles in the past into japans air space. so they are not really not speaking to each other, (country to country) or trading.this includes MUSHROOMS. From china they are having problems with typhoons,food poisoning,so this means there are no MUSHROOMS coming from china either. according to my sources, Canada and Sweden, are the only country`s the pines will be coming from this season. The market price in Japan is a whopping 69 dollars per lb. He didn`t quote me on the lower grades ,but it`s up there. I know it`s up there . With 6 dollar prices ,you do the math.
MessagesWe need to save are mushrooms habited and the Forest Service must spand are money we pay for permits to save them and not for there use on logging units to be cut down. A fishing and hunting license helps pay to feed and protect there habited so why not the mushrooms?? J.M. last night it was $9 for one's.
MessagesA buck two ninty-eight
MessagesCan someone tell me the prices at Crescent lake Oregon. Thanks
MessagesHey what is fast freddy paying in hope? How about the duffy any thing happening up there? How much a pound?
MessagesSniper, CD is only saying what he See's, and knows, and the truth. Yes there are other reasons why but over the years this has become the Big reason why prices have falling to a all time low,low.low,low, same old song. It's up to other's and us to try and put it back the way it was fifteen years ago are longer, but as long as there buying dirt and people saleing for low prices it well be a long and widened road to recover from "if" we can?.
MessagesThis will most likely be my last post, I can't stand to read what you are saying to each other yet again this year. But before I go I will repeat some of my old posts on the subject of what has happened to the industry & what can be done about it. The first remedy would be to find & contact Betty Shore ( Now Betty Foote) and beg her & Kenny to come back into the business. Most of us know (especially you X Buyer) that the industry went to hell in a hand basket when she sold "Bettys Best" to Lynn & Ann in 1997, the Big Boys ate them up for the 1998 season because they had no experience with running such a large company nor the knowledge of Japanese customs & traditional ways of doing business with them. Betty offered to stay on as consultant for two years but was told she wasn't needed. Instead they listened to & were led that year by the Cartel, (as you call them), and as a result of two years of doing that lost all of Betty's Japanese customers & are now just buying stations for the Richmond crowd. No offense Lynn, I really like you on a personal level but you really dropped the ball on not keeping Betty around & letting the Richmond boys take control of your business. For those of you new pickers who don't know who Betty Shore is. It was her who went to Japan in 1979 & set the 5 grades & quality standards for the Matsitake there. And everyone on this board that picked during the 80's and most of the 90's made very good money, because Canada was # 1 on grading & quality next to Japans own system. It was a time when our # 1's were carefully cleaned & wrapped individually in wax paper to protect the veils because that one mushroom could have been worth more than a $100. I seen one slip for $156 for one mushroom paid in 1993 ( price was $153 lb. for 1's) to a fellow who was on a Deer hunting trip & was just curious about what these mushrooms were. That man was Ron Carlson out of Quesnel BC. He of course hunted Pines for many years after that instead of deer. If anyone sees or knows Ron ( He usually picks around the Alice Arm area) please give him my warmest regards. Probably back to hunting Deer now again though. I know for a fact that if Betty came back into the picture that all her old customers from all over the world would come back on board with her, and the boys in Richmond & south of the boarder would once again have to follow rather than lead this industry. Deb & I tried in vain for years to get her to get change her mind about coming back to us, but I guess our voices were just too small to convince her that she was & is still needed. Anyway, you are all a bunch of resourceful people, find her & speak to her as one voice & she may be convinced to help. The second solution would take major advertising & marketing efforts ( And money !! ) to reach every business in North America & abroad who buys any sort of wild forest product. The idea would be to put buyers in touch with pickers closest to them through a web based registry where they would be put in contact with each other through the registry much the same as Allibaba.com or Ebay.com. Profiles for both buyers & sellers as well as feedback could be left for both parties much the same as Ebay or Ubid does. Anyway, a lot of kinks would need to be ironed out, but I could see a model of this type & format working out very well, and would be easier than trying to form a Co-Op. These are just ideas folks, not meant to offend or harm anyone who posts, or reads this forum that is so desprately needed these days. Thank You Andy for creating it for us. Dwight in New Brunswick
MessagesFirst of all this is not aimed at you Carla.You seem like decent people to me.All this talk of clean mushrooms.I have had buyers for neighbors years ago. They made damn good money when the volume came in.They used to hire someone to clean as they packed the baskets. Last year with the mega volumes coming in im sure they made good coin.I dont know if they got there rates cut in recent years.How did they share in the pain of two dollar a lb prices?About four years ago i had a buyer that used to chip in with gas money.This was when the prices were over ten regardless.
MessagesWhy CD you cant be suggesting that the problem is the fault of all pickers. I mean with the canadians the natives the illegals i mean come on there has to be someone besides ourselves to blame. LOL. If we want the prices to change dont pick for a penny less than you think the mushroom is worth. It's really that simple.
MessagesWell, it's 1:30 AM on the coast and my word...you leave the board for a few days and omg...All I have to say is that some of the recent posts are racist to the core. This over the top stereotype of native pickers stumbling around in the bush, picking a button or two and selling to the lowest bidder to supplement their welfare cheques is comical to say the least. Yes, there are some who do just that, however I hate to burst your bubbles folks, but there are at least as many non-natives who do the same (I'm sure there are more actually). Of course I can't speak for everywhere, but as far as the Cranberry/Zoo goes all the broke pickers I know are WHITE! And the fact that they are broke is precisely why they sell for whatever price they can get. And usually it's so they can by their booze...yes booze - booze first, smokes second, gas third, food fourth. Those of you who have spent any time up in the zoo know that this is the case. And lest any of you think that I somehow feel superior to these characters, nothing could be further from the truth. Let's just say I've been there. Call a spade a spade folks. End of story. CD
MessagesWell hopefully enough follow your steps Garf. I'll be out this weekend chasin chantys and kings. To helsinki with the cartel. They'll feel it if we get enough pickers smellin the coffee
Messagesi'm really not getting a lot of mushrooms so i just am checking more than anything .... there really is a lot of both kinds of worms the bigger ones and the tiny almost undetectable pinners... so i will just check mostly for now .... went and delivered a load of wood today and checked a spot out that way and they were starting there ... on the way home i stopped at an old landing and made 6 ft cedar rails for up the mountain for skiers ,,, they use them for putting across any little ditches etc so the snow lays smooth when it comes....so i filled my truckand dropped those off on the way home to the contracter for that .... i get so much a ft .... made good money and it was like not making an empty backtrip... who needs the cartel .... i feel lucky to enjoy the woods ..... but i sure do itch to go hiking everyday lol ger
Messagesi think i detect a little crack in the cartels armour...checked out a spot today and gave my neighbours some nice buttons to eat after i had cut them to check for pin worms.... that way i know someone is getting some enjoyment out of them and what goes around comes around .... think i will clean a spot off before the weekenders get out there and those also will stay out of their hands... i'll do my little part .... i know others will also... eventually it will really affect them... its only logical.... some of these spots if they're picked pretty clean its hard to tell theres any there .... i was told the prices went up a bit today but i'm too busy to bother going there myself .... freemarkets and all you know.... gl everyone.... oh and heres a comment i heard a buyer say the one day i sold this yr and the price was 15 .... she had one picker come in and she swore that he musta picked with a shovel they were so dirty... oh how nice.... ger gl all
Messagesdo not sell to buyers
MessagesWent by local buyer to check prices, as i stood talking to another picker which had three baskets of pines, he said he went out for two days, and was being paid $6.lb we stood and watched the grader and i was thinking to myself, this buyer looked happier than a pig in mud; all these pines and he didn't have to spend time picking,sweating,driving, well you get my drift. This fellow picker said he had to get rid of the urge and won't go out for such prices again. goodluck to all
MessagesWho's payin $12 for chantys? I heard $3-4.
Messageswell we got the rain,went out with the wife today n gained 9lbs of chanties n 20lbs of water ,at least we are gettin $12 a lb for the chanties :))
Messageshello all, Why bother unless you are looking for exercise. Stop whinning and just stop picking, don,t waste your time. Only when people stop picking will things change. I stop picking years ago because of prices and will never pick for $10 or less a lb.
MessagesEvening all !! sure is nice to read the board lately lot more optimisim :) garf you're bang on !! thats what been in the wild is all about !! I say it again 10:00 /lbs. minimum if we all stick to it , they'll have no choice but to raise the price !! (eventually) full buckets everybody !! Sam
MessagesI have been harvesting mushrooms sence 1973 and never picked one for less then $8:00 a pound NEVER. I FOUND MY BUYER YEARS AGO #1 QUALITY and NEVER LOWER YOU SELF PRIDE. TRY IT IT WORKS BUCKYSON
Messageswent out on the coq today....foggy, rainy, wet perfect conditions for the pinies....we poked around found a few and as we walked up to the benches we hit the motherload!!! 14 in one patch ooooooweeeeeeee! anyways we spent the rest of the day loading up our bags, cleaning them, grading them, and keeping our "take homes" separate haha! We got back to town and shopped around for a buyer...couldn't find any buyers in the usual spots...so we asked around and heard these rude prices...we had everything from $1 to $7 per pound ...so we got out of there and hit another part of town where we hear $8 to $10 per pound ...what the heck is going on? nothing under $10 geeeez!! anyways we found some eager beaver buyers and settled at $10 per pound for the 1's...he didn't wanna pay it and moaned & groaned but his relatives really really really wanted the pinies...but we stood our ground..and got a decent price for a hard days work wresting the pinies from the grizzlies! LOL haha
MessagesHello everyone'; Well: I see Chris and August are continuing with their Three Ring Circus ., It's absolutely shameless and they call themselves proud pickers ? ., I'ts an anachronism and absolutely moronic.
MessagesMy statement wasn't aimed at the ones that still take pride in what they do. But at the ones that pick and use the mentality of a peanut to say "others bring in dirt so why shouldn't I." With those thoughts they should get a lower price. I for one was a buyer that tried getting the companies to pay more for the nicer, clean and well taken care of shrooms, as back in the "ole days" But due to an infiltration of certain minorities that has gone to the way side. Today if I graded the ole way, I wouldn't buy a mushroom. I was forced by economics to buy like the rest or I didn't buy. (and that is why I'm out of it) I liked my regulars and the good circuit guys and do miss seeing them, but unfortunately the business has gone away. And Tinker, how do you feel when you come in with your pride, and clean mushrooms to be paid the same as the little guy in front of you that had 2lbs of shrooms and 5lbs of dirt. Your pride gets graded into the same shipping basket as his. And low behold your pride just got lowered to his. and he none. Sorry I stand on what I said. All need to protest the filth and low grade quality of the buyers, so this might get you that extra money on your shrooms. And by the way I cared about all the guys out there busting their ass for a living, And would give my last dime to him or her if he needed it. And if you knew me you would know that. Take care all you guys out there. Some might know me by what I have said. But it is a dying trade, unless quality picks up. For the high , high dollar is gone. The world has gotten smaller and more countries are doing the white gold. Good Luck to all.
MessagesBitchzilla, And I know who you are!. You need to re-learn the true meaning behind a true picker's way of thoughts and what makes them what he/she is. Your only way of life is to pick,pick,pick and don't care about how you pick and who you hurt with your words. You have never been around long enuf to call yourself a Brother of hunters, your all talk and a trash talker, trash tosser and one that picks just to get your fix if you get my Drift.
MessagesPrices in Terrace yesterday $5/6 lb, regardless of quality or cleanliness. I pick premium quality nbr 1's only, they would get the same price as anyone else's nbr 1's, the buyer couldn't care less about the cleanliness or quality when they are paying you such a small percentage of the products worth, they simply cannot lose money, while making a butt full. Amazing that some think they have the right to tell me not to dump my shrooms if the price is ridiculous. I live in Terrace, yet no doubt Patchzilla will defend pickers from other countries right to come here and sell a local product for $3lb while my taxes pay for the infrastructure they utilize, wake up. Here in Terrace choosing a buyer makes no difference, some may grade a little harder, or want to pay as grade 3 for small nbr 1's, even though they were buying even smaller nbr 1's for $22 lb before the real flush came on, which pissed many pickers off just that they would buy those babies. None will make a noticable difference in their price regardless of quality or cleanliness. This is simply about money, ensuring the picker gets as little as possible, nothing else. It's what makes the world go round, seems a certain amount of pickers are the only one's left on the planet that haven't figured that out yet. Then again many entries on this board are made on behalf of the cartel, trying to encourage the slightly dimmer to sell. Patchzilla, I picked a couple pounds on my property this morning before some scum comes and steals them, they went directly into the garbage...... sure a couple of them looked disappointed they weren't getting a trip to Japan, but I'm so cold hearted that it didn't effect me at all. SNIPER, your Sep 24/10:43 entry was a bullseye, well put.
MessagesPride, That is the key to everything and X-buyer is right. It goes back a long way when people picked with pride but then things took a turn when some buyer's started buying the dirt as well to make there dollars in lbs and others seen them buying the dirt shrooms and decide to pay people to clean them and drop the price to help pay for cleaning of them just to make there poundages. I was hurt by buyers who would buy the dirt shrooms but never gave up my pride in what I sold that were clean as I picked. I would never sale to them. I did run into two buyer's that told me to re-clean them because they look to dirty and I did but then he re-clean them and payed me less to reclean them and I have never sold them again to them.
MessagesIf you want people to not pick and understand whats going on then say the prices for Terace and the sunshine coast areas
MessagesAny time I want to know why I quit buying and the business, i come in here and immediately this site reminds me of why. Blame the buyers, blame this, blame that. Where the blame goes is look in the mirror. If you don't like the prices don't pick. Go find another job. Buyers are at fault also, but not the way you think. Companies are at fault also. The quality of shrooms are great when they are in the ground. But what most do from the ground to the consumer is pathetic. Dirty outside, dirty inside, companies buy that garbage, buyers buy that garbage, pickers create that garbage, and consumer, well he won't buy for the high price. So all are guilty. if a buyer would turn down the garbage and stop buying it, and go back quite awhile ago when pride was also a factor and grade correctly, a lot of you wouldn't sell to him, because to hard on the grade. You would go over to the other guy that pays less and takes the crap along with the good/ So you could make more. instead of going on strike, concentrate on quality picking, and boycot those buyers that take garbage. but it is to late for that, as now we have people that take pride in nothing and will buy anything. So here I am, No Stress, No Name Calling, and a happy little X-Buyer
MessagesI have not sold to a buyer this year and as long as the price is down I well not do so tell prices go up. I do have other outlets to help with the gas and extra cash and I have only been trying to pick just what I could sale.I have left a lot of chanteys and boletes out there and now Pines are on there way back and I'll only pick on orders. Next weekend I well be taking people out to pick Pines for there first time and yes they well be paying for the outing. For those like Marin/patchzilla you may won't to pick your patch before I reless them to pick the patches that I have been picking for mine years and long before you ever knew a dam thing about pines. The way I see it is that Cris and I have found A new way to making a Back just like the old days when sh'rooms was a new way to help pay the bill's. Back then people would say that we were killing them. But looking back at the time's we Riley knew much about how they grew and what was needed to help them to keep growing year after year and now, thanks to people like matsiman,Kingmorel and mine others' even myself we we can help other's to learn and teach how to pick the right way so they well grow year after year. What I well make from taking other's out helps pay the way for more of my resources and time. It's sad that so many people out there really just don't give a dam about how they pick and that's because they have never learn the true way one should pick and what to leave behind for years to come. I know how some think ( If I don't pick it someone El's well) I say "SO WHAT" you don't have to be like them and you could teach other's that pick the right and show them witch ones to not pick. If one was to learn how to pick in uniform size and clean maybe we could cut out the cleaners that the buy has to pay to clean and maybe are prices my go up some. There are some that just don't give a "Dam" about what many of us say about a strike and taking pride in what they sale and how it really looks when they sale to a buyer. A farmer of fruit and produce and other marketer's take pride in what they sale to the market and so do I. If I was to go to a store to buy some fruit or meat, I ask myself would I eat this? so as to sales to a buyer I also ask myself before I pick or sale, Would I eat this!.so should all people whom go out to pick.Take Pride in what you bring into a buyers station. A"
MessagesKINGMORE Thanks for updating me. Good luck on your new direction. I probably picked my last pine, but will continue to pick channys to give friends and personal use. Will sell them if lots available and decent price. One thing the Joes can't take from me is the memories of past seasons and the fun had. Good luck in TO.------Powell River Jack
MessagesRandy ( Kingmorel) Nice to hear your still around! and you still can not stay away from a sh'room lol. have a good day. A"
Messagesthe price i n hope are 5 and 2 boston bar was at 10 for one,s last nite
Messagesok so that was in poor taste but gotta have a sense of humour even if it is a little warped.... gerry how are you making out with the association thing??? let us all know what is going on with your progress please ..... raining here today and guess what firewood brigade .... i only have 10 cord backordered ... and i stress back which is frigging killing me .... twisted dry fir is mean ...... but sure burns great .... next up two loads of fir peelers ..... anyone interested in house logs???? also have a line on fence rails and hand split shakes ..... ger
Messagesnot sure bout hope area barbie but i could give you a heads up on the prices ..... 100 lbs come in 5 dulla 500 lbs 2 dulla 1000 lbs 1 dulla and a bag of chips
MessagesPowell River Jack . you will have to ask morelmaniac aka Gerry. ... all was left in his hands. We got him a room full of forestry and other goverment people. not sure where he has progressed with it. I now live in Toronto and have a dif. bizz, so im kinda outta the loop. I know Gerry left Chris Matherly high and dry at the last moment so I expect he has done the same thing with the association and us and proceeded with his own interests..... I suggest everyone go pick the bush clean... hold the shrooms for a week then sell those to the cartel... dont let the cartel have good product...if the joes cant produce product they will be replaced. distroy or freeze what you dont sell... I dont see many cooperating as most pickers could care less about anyone but them selves and deserve to be treated as third world slave labour.... PatchZilla/marin.... are you really that thick?
MessagesDon't dump mush, dummy. If you don't want to sell them, don't pick them. Eat them or give them away. If you want to make money, go work on wall st. You are just as bad as the buyers you point the finger at.
MessagesAmen garf! That is the reason i pick mushrooms. It's just one more way for me to get out and enjoy gods gifts outdoors
MessagesDoes anyone know if there is a buyer in Hope or Boston Bar? and the prices? Any info would be most helpful. thanks!
Messagesyou know the one thing i do love is getting out and walking around ...it brings me peace and inner strength .... i love the fall winds the fresh air and the lifeenergy in the woods at this time of year.... the squirrels so busy they almost ignore you.... birds getting ready to flee the coming snows.....all the trees revived by the fall rains.... the moss blankets come to life with hundreds of kinds of mushrooms.... enjoy the woods people .... treat them with respect.... if enough pickers don't sell the price will go up simple as that ..... don't panic if they say next week its less so you better pick and sell now .... its just a cartel ploy and bs.... gl all ger
MessagesRJ you should have a few less drinks before you type or take a deep breath before you type man. It's kinda hard to make heads or tails of what your saying.
MessagesPatchzilla you make no Fing sense. No respect for the object? The ppl dumping the shrooms have respect for themselves and other pickers. They are smart enough not to perpetuate the problem by selling for pennies. You should GTFO and take whatever object that is with you.
MessagesWhere are you at Carla? It's been raining pretty good the last few days here.
MessagesWell we finally got a little moisture here, not quite the "rain" we wanted but at least it is something... :-)
MessagesWell rover the leg breaking at the picket lines was a joke. If people are too dumb to realize that they are probably dumd enough to get violent over a mushroom. If people also want to continue picking for pennies then they should quit bitching about prices. It would only take one week of no mushrooms for the price to go up. If by minority you mean Illegal yes we have way too many illegals in the states picking for pennies. That is why the prices are down. Not because of guys like August who are picking for there income.
MessagesYou ppl dumping mush should get out of the bizness. You have no respect for the object. You are just in it for the $. GTFO.
MessagesI am on strike... Permanent Vacation from welfare picking prices. You pickers picking for the same shiit prices every year should get jobs doing something else. You might like the money. Good Luck!!
MessagesDidn't check price before I went out and had to dump pines back in the bush after I went to buyer. Funny how life treats ya! Retired from job after 36 years and thought I could pick mushrooms anytime I wanted. Now it looks like I will retire from picking too. I won't sell into this BS scam. I thought Randy was organizing an association last year? I offered to help and all is silent on that front too! What is happening KINGMORE?---Powell River Jack
Messagesrj. You need to cool off with the caps your just to loud and you also need to tone down on how to talk and remember most people can read without caps.
Messagesyour right tinker. never as you have read in the past .if only .o`well it was great while it lasted. full buckets to all.may you all get a bang for your buck. ps apionion ,that was uncalled for. those men are providing a income to provide food and cloth the youging over the long winter.sorry but the employment in the north just not there. pure ignorance !
MessagesSUCH FOOLS ,THE BUYERS WILL NEVER STRIKE FOR A PICKER,GET REAL.THEY ARE WORKING FOR THE CARTEL,FOOLS.YOU HAVE WHAT THEY WANT,THE PRODUCT. THERE THE ONES MAKING OVER A $1OOO.00 ADAY WHILE YOU TAKE A FEW HUNDRED,MINUS YOUR EXPENCES. HOW BRIGHT SOME OF YOU ARE. I DON`T CARE AS I DON`T SELL ,WE HAVE ARE OWN CONTACTS. YOUR ON YOUR OWN AS I`M HELPING SOME OF THE PICKERS IN MY AREA. WE`LL SEE HOW MUCH MORE ,DOLLARS YOU MAKE THIS SEASON TO LAST. THEN YOU CAN WHINE SOME MORE.HAA,HAAA,HAIF YOU KNOW OF A WAY TO BRING THE PRICES UP FOR ALL ,THEN SHARE YOU R THOUGHTS.I FIGURE IT `S GOT TO BE ONE OF THE CARTEL`S EMPLOYEE TRYING TO STOP A STRIKE FROM HAPPENING.WELL NOW ,HOW MUCH ,YOU SAID ,50 GRAND IN 6 WEEKS,SAME AS THE GOOD OLD DAYS. WHAT`S THAT, TELLS YA ABOUT THE BUYERS PROFITS ,OFF YOUR HARD WORK.NOW ADAYS, YOU`LL BE LUCKY TO MAKE 4TO 10 ,OOO. DAM LUCKY. YOU GOT SUCKERS WRITEN ON YOUR FORHEAD OR WHAT .DON`T CARE JUST MY INPUT ON THINGS. SAVE YOUR PENNIES ,YOUR NEED THEM TO GET HOME AFTER THE SEASONS OVER.THEN YOU CAN START AGAIN NEXT SEASON,HOW`S THAT. YOU HAVE THE CHOICE. QUIT YOUR WHINNING ABOUT THE DOLLARS THE AND PICK TILL YOUR HEARTS CONTENT. GOOD FOR YOU.
MessagesBella Coola C, I know a buyer that turned Fifty thousand dollars in six weeks last year.Do you really think he would shut his station down in support of the pickers?Not to likely. It's a great idea but you'll never see it happen.
MessagesYes I remember years ago that pines were over 100.00 a pound!!! This is outragous. This year I am dehydrating all my mushrooms and selling them for more than fresh. Anybody else want to follow in my footsteps I can sell dehydrated mushrooms at a fair price. Just email me at Cobostyle@hotmail.com, and we can set something up.
MessagesNICE TO see the rain here hope to find some pines soon I do have a buyer in van and would help sell pines for a (price)...of course.I will check in here again to see whats up till then ill be in the bar ...
Messagesaugust your very right buyers are a dime a dozen pickers we all know we are a very rare breed PICKERS learn to tend your own garden and to the disrespectful man who is cutting down my friends the first nations.. piss off full buckets to all who still love the game and to the rest tim hortons is hiring
MessagesBella Coola C, Thats like telling the joes to go no Strike and not buy from the pickers. Most well save there jobs by staying open are they well have to learn how to pick and for what they make, they would need to look for a better job.
MessagesWhy don't the buyers just do a strike? Support the pickers and don't buy unless you can offer $10/lb or more?? The pickers may pressure you to buy, but closing shop will help them in the long run, and lessen hard feelings about not paying enough for the product. Of course, let your regular pickers know in advance that you will be closed. And try to get fellow buyers to all strike at the same time in the same area, a lot easier than trying to get the pickers to strike. This is entirely possible, as many areas such as Bella Coola have only a few buyers and yet may have big volume coming....
MessagesI`M A UNION MEMBER FOR OVER 25 YEARS. HAVE STRIKED 3 TIMES .WE ALL STUCK TOGETHER AND WE GOT WHAT WE WANTED.THE SAME AS THE MUSHROOM.YOU ALL STICK TOGETHER AND THEY HAVE TO RAISE THE PRICES,OR THEY CAN`T FILL THERE CONTRACTS.THE LESS MUSHROOMS REACHING ,VANCOUVER, THE BETTER AS THEY WILL BE IN DEMAND AND THEY HAVE TO RAISE THE PRICES IN ORDER TO FULL FILL THE CONTRACTS.THE MARKETS HAVEN`T CHANGED, STILLTHE SAME.IT`S THE GAME.IT`S THE ONLY WAY TO CHANGE THINGS.STRIKE. YOU WILL NEVER GET WHAT`S FAIR WITHOUT THE STIKE. HAVE NOT SOLD TO THE CARTEL IN 6 YEARS.AT LEAST I KNOW WHERE MY MUSHROOMS AREN`T GOING.ONLY A FEW TON EACH YEAR,BUT THE CARTEL DIDN`T GET THEM ,AND I WAS PAID WELL TOO.THE CHOISE IS YOURS TO MAKE.ACT NOW BEBEFORE THE CARTEL HAS TIME TO STEAL YOUR SHROOM,FOR PENNIES ON THE DOLLAR,AND FIL THERE CONTACTS.BOYCOT THE CARTEL AND HELP OUT THE LITTLE GUY`S,YOU MAKE MUCH MORE.GOOD LUCK BUT IF YOU CONTINUE TO SELL TO THE CARTEL,QUIT YOUR WHINNING ABOUT THE PRICES AS YOU SOLD YOUR SELF SHORT.YOUR IN CONTROL OF THE VOLUMES,NOT THE CARTEL.WAKE UP A SMEELL THE COFFEE.YOU`LL ALL BE SAYING THE SAME NEXT YEAR. WELL YOU CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT ,JUST WHEN. GOOD-LUCK BUT QA MUSHROOM STRIKE WILL BUT A END TO THE THEIF S YOU DEAL WITH. JUST MY THOUGHTS AS I`M DOING BETTER THAN PREVIOUSYEARS .STRIKE IT I SAY.
Messagesprices in randle were 8-8-4-2-1 on sept 22 sorry all did not check the 23 prices jimbo
MessagesThe white gold mines of B.C. are still there and being worked, the difference is your being paid like the gold miners in Africa. Strike is the only thing that would work, it's what every industry had to do in the past for fair treatment. Our grandfathers are rolling over in their graves wondering why we would give it all back. But it has been discussed for many years on this board, and there is always those who will pick for peanuts.... I have pines growing on my property, had a few nice buttons I left in the ground because I can see them from my deck/living room window. Sure enough somebody came and STOLE THEM yesterday, people will actually steal for a few dollars a pound, this happened last year also, unreal, what chance do we have when these are the type of people who pick. I am on a constant strike, anytime the price is below $10 lb, and that means anytime there are Pines popping in any nbrs. I pick my property most days just to throw away MY pines before some lowlife comes and steals them and sells them for $3 lb.
MessagesGood morning to you all. A Strike would only work if the pickers in both counters were to work together at the same time and you would need the people at all buying stations to start at the same time and people to work them by phone so we could work together and have people to inform those that don't know what is going on and what we won't, so when and whom is with me on this?. I would really be happy to help but need others to do the same.
MessagesHi there all, It's been a while since I have checked in on the site. Striking does sound like a good idea. I use to pick pines and chanties on the Island. Moved to Japan some five years ago and now live in Nagoya, home to Toyota and other large car companies. I have seen Chinese Pines in the local grocery store for about Two Thousand Yen which works out to about Twenty bucks Cad. Very large and nicely packaged with cedar bows placed in a little wood box. I dont know the exact weight but I would say three mushrooms usually number ones to twos and I would guess they way half a pound for the three of them. I don't know if there is a higher mark up for the Canadian ones or not. I have been looking over the years at importing and taking them around but have never gotten it off the ground. My Japanese is not that great but my wife is Japanese and if anyone is interested in trying to work something out and is serious, please email me at clarkesan2003@yahoo.com Don't get undersold and do all the dirty work for the greedy. Stop picking for a while and let the buyers raise the price. The only problem is when the demand here is full of Korean, Chinese pines due to a bountiful season over here the prices will be lower there. Also, a lot of soup dishes and cans of matsutake for Japanese dishes are also coming popular so you have to think of that also. Maybe keeping them for yourself and trying to make a product that can be canned or used in soups etc. Then you can sell all year long unlike the short season here. Once again good luck to all. BC Kid
MessagesA strike would be useless in B.C. because of the dozens of unemployed natives who will pick for nothing to supplement there willy cheques.The buyers know this and really kiss there ass.They even give them rides to there patches.
Messages{strike} why should the buyer get most of the money I say we band together in front of buying station,s {im for strike}
MessagesHow's the progress on figuring out alternatives on selling pines to a more sympathetic co-op? I mean Joe Chung is never going to change and with the manipulative and un-sympathetic attitude he has why would we want to support him anymore anyways, good prices or not? I don't have time to create a market in Japan myself, but I would gladly contribute anything I could. I think by not selling to Joe is the first pro-active step any picker can take. I read here last year that Randy was working on this, how far has he gotten? What does Joe Chung have that we don't, aside from our hard work and tons of money? The prices will never be what they were, but i'm pretty convinced we could all rely on picking for a decent income if we stop supporting Joe or anyone that doesn't give a shit about us. Keith Hunter in Alberni has a great agenda, and I will help support Keith anyday because hes a good guy and understands he is nothing without his wildcrafters. I think bitching is acceptable, but its kind of becoming repetitive and inane year after year. I stopped pick for Joe 4 years ago, but I know there will always be people that need to finance their addiction to this sport, and at the present moment there is no alternative. Anyways, I just had to put in my two cents, name calling and blame doesnt go very far in a capitalistic market.
MessagesI don't think promoting violence amongst pickers will help the cause.Like august said the days of the white gold are over.A lot of people who pick in northern b.c are natives they won't strike and aren't going to let mushrooms rot in the bush they will pick for low prices as even a little money helps supplement thier income and there aren't any other job oppurtunities in those areas.I imagine it's the same in the states where a lot of pickers are minority groups who don't have many oppurtunitys for other work.These days pine picking for me has become recreational and something I do more for fun than money I don't travel up to the zoo anymore because it's to expensive.Peace
MessagesIf only everybody was smart enough to do the same. The buyers wont pick for themselves and the exporters will pay top dollar if thats what it takes. The picker is in control of the price. If we dont pick until they pay they will start paying the big money again.
Messagesfirst day this year i sold to a station this year i got what i consider a fair price ,,, not great but good enough that i made good money....the next day i went back and the price was down to 8 so i as i had told the lady running the station if the prices stayed i would sell but they didnt so i told her i won't be any part of the games the cartel plays so i'll market my own ... she was completely understandable and said she'd tell the girls in britannia who she buys for that she lost another picker....this happens enough it will get their attention.....so guess what i had for dinner lol gave some away and am now shopping .... these guys are done for the year unless the price goes way up ,,,, not another one from me .... hey randy i'll get in touch .... raining now but
MessagesThe price wont help you because you will get your legs broke for trying to cross the picket line. There is a strike on haven't you heard? STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE
Messagesi need to know the price of pines in bostin bar please
MessagesAll i ever see on this board is STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE have any of you ever gone threw with it
MessagesEvening all !! here we go , repeat of next past few years... price drop. personally I won't sell for under 10.00 . I rather fill my dryer , give some away or leave em to complete their cycles :) I believe in cleaning mushrooms as you pick ... less handling better lookin product. sure would be nice to starve the joe's for a couple of weeks just to see ... hey garf ya I usually don't bother responding... I'm going out for a full day saturday hoping to bring back a bucket or two !! cheers. full buckets to everybody !! Sam in BBY.
MessagesStrike,Strike, Strike. if the cartel don`t get its Quotas to send over sea`s ,they have a good chance of losing there contracts.cost them the dollars. you have to strke against the cartel if you want to see the pricing change,the more you sell to them the less you make,as you only fill there pockets with wealth and greed. supply and demand guy`s. only thinking of a fair day `s pay for a hard day`s work.cleaning your produce will fetch ya a good buck. you`d be surprised. good luck ,this is just my personal opinion. no need to stress out as i`m making out just fine. Good luck . I still say STRIKE THE CARTEL MEMBERS.
Messageshey dwight they say betty is buying out nahatlatch at a better price than the others but still not good do you know of some better companys? maybe email me
MessagesI do believe that all have a right to sale to whom they like but as for me I would never sale a sh'room to those that would take from those that work hard at just making gas money and try to put food on the table for there kid's. It just don't make make sense to pay top dollars for wormy sh'rooms and then drop the price when the good ones come in with out worms. JDS, Like I said before your not a true picker untell you learn how to judge a buyers hand and how he pays for what you sale to him. If he buys dirt then sale him dirt, for he may pay you a dollar more if there clean but what is a dollar more. It's just the dollar that he has taking from you and ever one El's and should of payed you for clean and all of your hard work, that is if you really work hard it what you do.? Those that really work hard at this are the ones that walk all day in the heat an cold an rain and by the end of the day find that there only paying nicks and dime and they just make gas and exeter for food. I should say to those that have to pick to live and don't take me wrong but should find something El's to support yourself and just pick on the weekend for extra cash and not depend on the buyer's to pay large amounts for what you bring in at the end of the day. I am not trying to put people down are tell you what to do.I'm only trying to sagest a way to help those that are new to this World and let you all know that its not like all in the past have said it is. I know because I have told people that it's a gold mine out there and look what has happen in the last fifteen years.The white gold rush day's are over and there are still those that would say it not but the truth is the dream is over and now its just extra cash on the weekend. Ones again don't take me wrong and please think about a striking ever where and what it would do!!. A"
Messagesi have only been picking for 5 years now here in canada and if there is one thing i have learned is pickers bitch waaaaay to much..... everybody knows the only way to get the prices fair is to strike OR create your own market... if a person is not willing to strike for 2 weeks and kick pickers out who are trying to sell to the joes..... well maybe you need to find something worth figthing for....... smoke more bitch less to all the oldies in here im on your side make it your dream STRIKE NOW TOMORROW AND THE NEXT DAY KEEP OUR MARKET ALIVE AND FAIR
MessagesDear JDS, You have your right to say what you fill and think and if you would like to sale your shrooms for less and with dirt your welcome to do so. But I and others know why and the truth behind the reason for low prices, do you!
MessagesI happen to know that the Joes need volume.The problem is they've learnt that they can get them for next to nothing.Lukina and rj are right don't line the cartels pockets!Hmm...JDS...not much I can say to you that I haven't already said.It's interesting that the joes could pay between 15 and 23 dollars a pound when the crop was wormier than hell,but only 3 or 4 dollars for buttons that are rock solid.Go figure!
MessagesHas anyone in Nass Camp seen Doug M. I just want to make sure the young fella (84) is doing alright. Please post so I know. Thanks C.
MessagesStop picking....stop picking. when the price goes up, wait a little more. The buyers are making lots of money with the mushrooms, if they dont have them they make 0 dollars. R.J. is right....the word is STRIKE, if you go pick and sell you support it. If you pick and eat it you enjoy it..... if they dont get the product that you love to pick,,,,they will have to raise the price to get it.... Picking must be fun at first place,,,but if you make living out of it then you must be abble to make a buck out of it. If there is no demand for Canadian white Matsutake in Japan,,, than i guess there would be no fools like the Twin brother (joe and Joe) to buy them....? Happy picking and full buckets to you all.
MessagesHi all. We still need a rain badly.... grrr
MessagesAugust, to quote a former president..."There you go again". Who are you to say what a true picker is? And whether or not they should pick for "nicks an dimes"? If they want to, let them. A mushroom doesn't last forever. I refrained from saying anything about your commercial enterprise and the way you made money from mushrooms. Can't you do the same when others, for whatever reason, pick when they want to and for the price they will accept?
MessagesCellar, your right most pickers well pick and sale for any price but then they are not true pickers. There just people that just won't to make a buck and don't understand the true products value are just don't care as long as they get there "fix" if you get my drift. There are to many people who have heard in the past that there was gold, white gold out there easy to pick and fill there pocket full of money but then you know as well as I that when you get to much of a good thing it well hurt and no one wants to stop picking. Its sad to say but the good old days are gone but the mushrooms are still around and no more big bucks to be had. There well always be someone out there that well pick for nicks an dimes.
Messages"BUYER'S", The town of Couger, Washington need's buyer's to buy chanty's,lobster,boletes and Pines. There well be a lot of sh'room to buy.
MessagesTerrace just started to come on mid last week, still not that strong, but Pines are popping a little anyway. Immediately the price drops to $8lb at Jackies and $10LB at Mary's by last Sat. As of yesterday it was $5lb at Mary's and she won't take the small buttons unless you accept a grade 3 price on them, had to toss my 10lbs of buttons and call an end to my year before making a single sale. Same thing, different year, can't imagine how some people think these prices are fair, unless they work for the cartel. Wonder if these people also think gas prices are fair along with the 11 billion in profits each quarter. RJ, your right of course, but an impossible solution, people will continue to sell for a few dollars, have been for years, and why would anyone pay more when they don't have to. Doesn't even bother me anymore, it's been going on for years and isn't going to change, either give up on picking for sale, or forget any principles you may have and sell for %5-10 of your products value.
MessagesBack to the salal patch i guess
Messagessorry for my spelling mistakes ,the word is STRIKE
Messagesyou all need to stike. if there is no product coming to the buyers than they can `t full fill there contracts over sea.you see if that`s done they have to raise the prices to save face or they risk losing some contacts.by stiking we are in control,not the cartel.question is ,how long can you all not sell to the cartel.you either stick to gether to do somthing,or stand by yourself and take the 3 or 4 buck`s a pound.desperate pickers need patence..... this is the only way,think about it , no pickers ,no mushrooms ,no contract . When you all stick together,you will get a fair price,until then,things will never change,it`s up to you pickers to decide as i`v refused to sell to a these guys,and found some small out-lets ,for the past few years. You have to stick to-gether,or you`ll be where you are now. been dictated too,never was that way before,you had the produces. good luck to you all,you`ll learn the game. be smart and think about it before you throw stones , strike now and it will send the message.
Messagesgarf?,you in vancouver? if so i have a restraunt /buyer interested in your pines,contact me at grayskydreams3@hotmail.com
Messagesthe low prices will keep most home ..... hopefully... went to the station when i heard the price i left.... won't go back this year .... buttons for sale here .... assorted grades too ..... hey sam goofs like that are just looking for a bite.... probably someone not capable of getting out and enjoying nature... pay them no mind for they are of little consenquence... anyhow gl all and hope we all find markets .... the people that run the stations aren't to blame .... its the bigshots so shut them down.... ger
MessagesIs this for real? back down too 3or4$lb. Man that was a short season. goodluck too all
MessagesJust arrived home from Nukusp again.The price dropped to $6.00 a pound last night and they expect that it will be a three dollar mushroom by wednesday.Same story different year!
MessagesCK you can give me a call @ 360-751-6095 after 4pm or just leave a message before 4. Thanks
MessagesAny action at Skidegate Lake yet? Few pissy lobsters but no rain at all here on V.I.
Messagessniper - give me your number and ill give you the scoop on buyers and prices in the metro. COWs dont pay much and only 1 buyer for them at a buck a lb. I know of and only about 1/2 inch of the outer edge is desired to eat, if its yellow. CK
MessagesHey NP whats that for? "Not Picking" ???
MessagesAre any buyers on the buyer/picker message board? I'd like to do some picking but dont want to waste my time and gas if the prices are down. Looking for prices on chants, kings, and chickens in SW washington.
MessagesFor those who think there are going to hit it big time out on the lavender......well good luck LOL......LOTS!! of worms and mold........its not worth it.
Messageshave chantrelles for sale in the vancouver area,$12lb, grayskydreams3@hotmail.com
MessagesDid the prices in Nakusp,drop like the north when the flush hit?? Makes you say wtf. I am tempted to check out the lavender,but I know damn well it will drop to 2 or 3 bucks a lb by the time I sell.And if the road is as bad as it can be it will beat the hell out of my vehicle for a hard and heavy packing day.
Messagesanybody in vancouver area wanting some e-mail me with the price you will pay for 1s and other grades ... then an across the board price . ger_takeaguess@hotmail.com
MessagesIf anyone is buying chicken of the woods let me know. I dont want to pick them unless i have a buyer lined up
Messagesspent $30. on fuel, drive too Kitwanga found a pine, yes one, drove back to Terrace and thank god for our old trusty picking area we found 3lbs which covered our cost, we got paid a wopping $10.lb@ frenchies. will be staying closer to home to cut my expenses. Lavender sounds awesome but at $7.@lb the buyers can go there themselves. goodluck to all
Messagesthey were $7 in nass camp to day.
Messagesprices in b.c will be about the same by tommorrow no doubt
MessagesWe just heard prices on oregon coast are @ 7.00 We were wondering what they are paying in canada and the cascades.
Messagesnortern bc sounds good what dose it look like for price long way to travel
MessagesAnybody know what kings are going for?
Messagesthe lavander is poping good, up the nass valley,across the nass river bridge,3 km,turn right.14 km,on lavender,across the king-kush river.pick all you can carry.picking off the old quad trails..don`t forget your boat as the river rise quickly with the rain`s, ( small river,can wade it in the non rainy season ). good luck to those who want to pick lot`s.one of the best picking grounds you`ll ever see. GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL. HEY CHRIS-BIND-DARE DONE-DAT,YOU THOUGHT I`D LEAVE YOU THERE TO CLEAN MY PATCH ,,, hAAAHAAAA,YOUR A FOLLOWER,THE ONLY WAY TO FIND THINGS.AND YOU BRAGG , HOPE THE BOYS TAKE ADVANAGE OF THE INFO. ALL YOU CAN PACK GUY`S GOOD-LUCK
Messageswe are looking for a variety buyer on the island,for cauli,blues,lobster ,yellows,already small amounts of yellowfoot, mike@westcoastnaturalstone.com
MessagesGarf. I will be in CR for a few weeks to spend some time with my youngest... )ct 18th to the end of the month... wanna hook up and pick a few? Randy
MessagesAnybody need a gold nugget? Good luck charm, pet rock!!!
Messagesamlooking for a vancouver buyer that will take say 200 lbs a week for a decent price ... drop me an e-mail ...... ger_takeaguess@hotmail.com ts gl all
Messagessniper ,just waiting for a call back. has to be fresh,.light yellow under side,with a bright orange top.got a tree stump 25 ft. high. loaded. keep you posted in between trips home. never seen so much as this year full buckets to all.
Messagesrj is anyone buying them? I've never eaten them. Even if I did I dont need the quantity thats out there. Looking for some who buys them
MessagesJust a few picker s in the Zoo.Jamie has a restaurant set up and there's a store there too.pretty quiet compared to past years.They are finding a few though.No buyer there yet......buyer in kitwanga closed today too!
MessagesYahooooooooooo,we got the rain garf,be nice if it lasts a day er 2,the wife n i were gettin worried it was so dry
Messagessniper,that onion lake patch has penty
Messagessame old story with the pines i see. oh well, i give up, finally given up hope that we'll make an income out of it, too bad that i don't like em, taste like perfume. got a bucket of chanty's today, paid gas and a mickey of rye, got some exercise and away from people and barking dogs lawnmowers and what not.
MessagesAnyone buying chicken mushrooms? found a ton but dont want to pick them because i have no idea what to do with them.
MessagesStill not buying lobs dew...The worse part is that we have a new crop of beauties out there.... :-( We need a rain badly!
MessagesHi Treetopper, i am not sure about that area but what i have been telling the pickers in my area is that if they cannot afford to lose their gas money, stay home :-( Since your out for an adventure, why not? :-)
MessagesAnyone tell me if its worth the 30 bucks gas to drive Arrow Lk. way to pick for a day. Not after shit tons, just a basket of shanty's maybe, for friends and nieghbors and some pines of coarse. I was around Trout Lk. a week ago and found some pines easy right outta the car window, but its been hot and dry since. Think any are out there poppin still. Really need the fix...going into mushroom hunt withdrals. Sorry to hear its still the same old story for you guys trying to make a living at it. I envy you all but am happy for the time being just picking for shits and giggles. Any help appreciated....Topper
Messagesokay ,the volume is coming in a few days,nass valley. problem is the prices are dropping quickly,subpose to be at ten to`day. average pick about 5 to 25 lb`s in last couple of days.clusters all over. see the dollars fall. the scam is on,you can read the writing on the walls.if you think you can make it up there good luck as you better save your pennies ,to get out of the valley. gas is eating up the profits,at $1.60 pre letre.You might make enough to get out .mondays going to slush and snow,crazy. good luck to you travelers ,who think your going to make the big Bucks . Thanks Again to joe and joe and Hi-toe, in bed Together,for ever. Hi-toe is the Nishga`s Buyer .with joes.
MessagesMoe, Have you hung around the depots much??What is the average take after gas,and amount of hours spent picking? One would think the prices would stay up for a few days so people could recover from all the days of little or no money!Starting to look like a repeat of last year.I went out with a friend a couple of days ago.He drove us about forty miles. Never found a bloody mushroom.There was only about five mushrooms of any kind.Last time he picked there he made $350.00.
Messageswell looks like the prices are going down low enough already and it really hasnt started.... anyone who thinks they will get my mushrooms on the cheap forget it .... i will shop them ... supply and demand .... i will demand a decent price or i wont supply lol simple but kinda makes sense to me.... joe chung ,, and joe i don't read matsiman site of tc video fame won't get mine ,,,, anyhow get my what .... nothing much here .... come on rain.... cranberry dawg ,,, always like your insight and appreciate the info although being me i'm sure i could still get lost locating that .... anyhow like you i'm kinda dreaming about the nass valley but just that .... dreaming .... lol sounds like there is still good picking on the island if you can get access and old growth or bigger trees... gl all firewood brigade beckons.... looking to buy more logs.... ger just a a little more ... although the nass was wild and awesome .... for variety ,,, different little eco systems and the best picking i've had volume wise nothing is as good as right around here for me .....
MessagesFound 16lbs of pines today in TK area, price at frenchies was $15.lb saw lots of babies, prices are coming down as volume goes up. Goodluck and goodpicking everyone
Messagesneed rain up here bad,gettin nuff to fill a 10lb a week order for chants at 12 a lb but the moss is so dry it crunches:(
Messagesno ones gettin a lot carla,. lin getting a little but its still slow ass hell,.are u buying lob yet!!! call me if u are im not gona kill my shanty patch yet waiting for i rain
MessagesStill no rain in my neck of the woods...
Messagesheads up on crescent lake, 5 fires burning in that area there blaming the one by crescent on pickers. there talking about closing the woods to mushroom picking until it rains. prices back down to 15 will know tomorrow if there going to shut it all down
MessagesHey all, whose up at the zoo?
MessagesGarf...back end of the Squish - the landing across the Nass bridge (up the hill) just before the junction of the Lavander and Alice Arm (Kwinital). Used to be lots of action there but it too has more or less died. A lot of folks that picked down towards the Kwinimuck (sp) and beyond used to sell or camp there - and of course many who picked the Lavander, Grease Trail and Squish too. Of course there were also fools like me who pounded down the Nass road from the zoo (daily I might add) to enjoy those patches as well. What on earth were we thinking? What was it about the zoo that drew us back night after night? Must have been Sheryl's cooking...or was it the Loose Moose? Or maybe it was Maud's grading...anyway, dozens of shocks, tires, u-joints and mufflers later, I wouldn't change a thing. Good luck all...it's cool tonight on the Island...I think I hear them popping. CD
Messagesi think i heard Kay was back in japan and maybe wouldnt be back here post on here if you hear any different cuz i was wanting a pair of those thong boots he had
MessagesI have it at 9:p.m. around Yakima. The worms are so bad that I lost about 65 lbs to them last night but did save 7lbs from the trash.
MessagesShow on the History channel tonight with A' and CM on Modern Marvels. It's at 7 pm mountain time so check your local guides. This was the show done at the burn in WA (part of it anyway)
Messagespowell river jack my friend and i will be around we will have our tipi set up ..... your welcome to stop by and have coffee...
MessagesOkay guys, who is getting all the pines? There are still very few in my area but i keep hearing that there are lots coming in somewhere...
MessagesGarf,Nukusp came really early this year,it normally doesn't show until the second week of September.I heard that we can expect prices to drop to ten a pound by the weekend.Full buckets
Messageswhat's the OJ camp..... is that the harper?? or in towards nass camp??? anyone got any up to date prices out there?? looking to go out saturday or sunday and have a look if we get some rain.... gotta be some clusters starting to show soon i would think .... even though sometimes its october before they come out good..... no stations here yet and is nakusp always so early?? with a flush.... full buckets ger
MessagesAnyone have any info on what is going on at the zoo? And / or if the oj camp is up and running across the river? Thank you in advance, its a long trip from Calgary...
Messagesheres info on cresent lake fire http://www.kval.com/news/28483744.html
MessagesCrispy...
MessagesDoes anyone know how to contact Kay Matsumora from Vancouver i used to sell Matsutaki mushrooms to him but i cant seem to contact him or find him email to radium22000@hotmail.com ill be looking for buyers soon (matsi's) ty in advance.
Messageshayray!!!! carla is open,.sooooo! whats the prices whent to roseburge to day was gona loop bye but i was so tierd ,. man it was hot over thier ,. love having this dew from morin tell night goooo!!! carla,. lol
MessagesBig Bob....does a big bear shit in the woods?
Messagesyay! Got my cooler fixed (Well, it will be done today) So i am open again :-)
MessagesWell, I seen on the news about the fire at crescents lake and thats not good? well maybe it is!. No?, it well not help (THE PICKERS) at all but THEN I could see Higher Prices for Pine if they close down the Forest around there. Most pickers well leave the area and go else were to pick pine's if they are up, are just go home if there is nothing to pick. I hope they just close the forest down for a year to help matsi to regenerate if they can. It would make cants for me, are should I say dollars in my picket. The buyers well be moving to other places soon and that just mines hight prices. Buyer's if you read this then here is A place that is open to buyer's,The town of Cougar, Wash. is open for new buyer's and It well be one of the best places this year for pines and other sh'room's in the state of Washington.
MessagesIs anyone finding pines yet?
Messagesbruce and sharon; I just made a post on the bull board and noticed your comment |
