About half of fruit and vegetable growers surveyed are short of workers, and H-2A and visa rules keep shifting. Here's why visitor-based income, from pick-your-own to self-serve stands, moves the harvest onto your customers and needs fewer hands, plus the honest limits and a 7-step plan.

Old guides say $20 to $40 a tree. Real farms now charge $75 to $119 flat, or $10 to $15 a foot. See 18 price lists and how to set your own price.