Farmers in Poland are forced to invite people to "self-pick" fruits and vegetables due to sales problems, reports EastFruit. Agricultural products are given to pickers for free or on a "what you can give" basis. The problem gained widespread attention after a farmer in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship harvested 11 tons of plums, but the buyer suddenly backed out. To save the harvest, the farmer offered everyone willing to take the plums for free. The information quickly spread on social media, people came to help and even left payments, allowing the farmer to avoid losses, writes AgroPortal with reference to Onet.pl. Near Zamość in the Lublin Voivodeship, a family couple who grew tomatoes on 30 hectares were also forced to announce a mass picking. Due to the cold summer, the harvest ripened later, and some tomatoes were still left in the field. The farmers could not quickly sell the produce because processing plants only take one truck per day, and picking tomatoes requires labor ...