Well, so far the berry crop has been pretty good.  The raspberries (of all varieties) are thick!  We even have festivals that are centered around the raspberry.  Lots of rain, heat, and humidity has made for a bumper crop of berries along with other green, thorny, prickly vegetation.

Wear long pants, long sleeves, and a sturdy boot.  Use bug spray only if you need to, and try not to get it on your hands that you pick berries with.  I usually don’t bother washing them – they are delicate and the intense flavors can be washed away easily. 

I put them in Ziplocs and lay them as flat as possible in the freezer.  That way they should break apart into individual frozen berries for all kinds of future uses.