fruit start decaying the minute it is picked and exposed to the elements. the less harsher the elements the less is decays. for instance if you put a fruit in a vacuum (a box that is empty of of matter including gases except for the object placed inside) it would not decay at all.
What they do is pick fruit!!
Pick
they pick it from gardens.
pick
Pick
Gooseberries fruit in late summer or early autumn depending on the climate.
Pick
pick it
pick it
you pick it
yes.
sorry you would have to be born in the state