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Hi there! I’m Dorothy and I planted my first blueberry bush in Minnesota in 1999. By 2005 I had a blueberry farm with 600 blueberry plants that were producing about 300 pounds each week from mid-July through late August. That’s a whole lot of blueberries!!

The farmers markets allowed me to get up close and personal with people that just wanted to grow a few blueberries but were intimidated by what they had heard about them being so hard to grow. 

That experience with the public has helped me understand what holds people back from growing these delectable, healthy gems and I hope I can share my experience in a way that helps you enjoy both growing and cooking blueberries.

How-to Guides & recipes

5-year old blueberry plant grown in a pot with a hand holding up a branch.
5-year old blueberry plant grown in pot

Growing

Guides, tips and how-tos o growing blueberres, whether in the garden or in pots.

Freshly harvested blueberries being sorted into boxes for market.
Freshly harvested blueberries being sorted

Harvesting

When an how to harvest your blueberries and how to best preserve them after harvest

Blueberry and blackberry poke cake, with a fork on the side.
Blueberry & blackberry poke cake recipe

Cooking

Sweet and savory recipes featuring blueberries…easy to elegant

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Recent Posts

Poffertjes with blueberries and a sifter for powdered sugar.

Dutch Poffertjes With Blueberry Compôte

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Unripe blueberries on a bush that are just starting to turn color but still green.

6 Ways To Save Unripe Blueberries

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Blueberry martini with a cocktail shaker and a bottle of Absolute Peppar Vodka behind the martini glass.

Blueberry Drink Syrups: Martinis & Italian Sodas

Blueberry drink syrups (shrub syrups or simple syrups) offer an awesome way to turn a simple cocktail into a blueberry martini or other craft cocktail. Don’t drink alcohol? Blueberry drink syrups added to a little sparkling water makes an incredible …

Video on Varieties for Northern Climates

Blueberry Plant Varieties: Selecting Hardy Varieties for Northern Climates (Zones 3 and 4)
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