HARTFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — A Southwest Michigan farmer and sheriff are warning against stopping to pick produce from roadside fields, reminding people it’s theft just like any other kind.
“Potentially you could have a criminal record for going on a farmer’s field and taking a handful of asparagus if they see fit to prosecute you for it,” Van Buren County Sheriff Dan Abbott said.
Jason Meachum of High Acres Fruit Farm near Hartford notices when stalks are missing from his asparagus field. There are telltale signs, he said…