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Nash Ranch opens its pay-what-you-can produce wagon
Nash Ranch is stocking its self-serve wagon with squash, gourds and mini pumpkins. The ranch also has pumpkins by the pickup load and wheat straw bales.
Looking for squash to roast or a few mini pumpkins for the porch? Nash Ranch has opened its self-serve produce wagon in Shasta County and is asking visitors to pay what they can.
In recent Facebook posts, the ranch listed suggested prices of $1.25 per pound for squash and $2 each for decorative gourds and mini pumpkins. You’ll find a scale next to the cash box. The ranch says it’s fine to round down if you don’t have exact change. The cash box also has a Venmo QR code.
The wagon has no set hours. Nash Ranch says it will keep the stand stocked and asks people who need larger quantities to contact the ranch so it can arrange a pickup. If you’re looking for a variety you don’t see, ask. The ranch says it has plenty of Blue Hubbard squash, which can take up a lot of display space.
The ranch is also asking $50 for a pickup load of pumpkins and $5 per wheat straw bale. It’s open to working out a price for a load with more straw and fewer pumpkins. Nash Ranch asks bulk buyers to call ahead so someone can meet them in the field. The ranch says it plans to compost what’s left soon.
The photo is of Nash Ranch and supplied by them on their Facebook page.