Saw palmetto berry pickers, trapesing into the Florida wilds to nab those small purple-black drupes this past year, had a lot more to be concerned with than in years passed. A new state law ...
FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – The end of summer marks the beginning of saw palmetto season, where the plant is in full bloom and the berries are plentiful. Picking the fruit on county-owned land is illegal, ...
HOBE SOUND — Sam Allcock and Drew Reardon purchased a crate in August containing about 1,000 pounds of green, yellow and dark-indigo saw palmetto berries. Allcock picked out a ripe berry from the ...
Multiple illegal immigrants were arrested in Florida last week on suspicion of unlawfully picking thousands of pounds of palmetto berries, leading one local sheriff to blast Washington, D.C., ...
Saw palmetto berries are harvested for their medicinal properties. Saw palmetto supplements are more accepted as a treatment in Europe. The $150 million industry is expected to double by the 2030s.