Weed Activities

Person

Quote

• sheep and cattle farmer

• "I love picking blackberries, fresh fruit is good for you. I love blackberry jam too!"

• volunteer weeder belonging to "friend's of Dunlop's Bush Reserve"

• "The only good blackberry is dead blackberry - it's really hard to get rid of"

• berryfruit producer

•  "Blackberry takes over my land, and leaves my livestock with less grass to eat"

• conservationist

•  "Blackberry is spreading fast and is having a really bad effect on the ecosystem."

• bird-lover

• "Blackberry is a painful plant - literally! It often blocks our way to rivers and streams and we either have to turn back or spend the next couple of hours pulling blackberry prickles out of our hands."

• beekeeper

•  "Blackberry is a great source of food for the birds. I love watching the waxeyes and blackbirds in amongst blackberries"

• city worker

•  "Blackberries are an important part of my livelihood - without blackberries, my business would be ruined"

• fisherman

•  "Blackberry pollen is important food for bees - it keeps the hives going when other flowers are in short supply"