Have you wondered why people drive long distances to Greenfield, Maine for Alexander’s wild Maine blueberries? Hundreds of customers tell us our wild blueberries taste significantly better than anything they can buy in their local grocery or big box stores. Each year repeat customers travel from Virginia, New York, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and […]
Alexander’s wild Maine blueberries freeze beautifully and retain their superior nutritional value. Wild blueberries in smoothies, sauces, pies, muffins, and other baked goods give you a taste of summer year-round, and the health benefits are outstanding! And though I’m obviously biased, hundreds of our customers agree that Alexander’s wild blueberries are really, really good. Not […]
The U-Pick field is now closed. It was mechanically harvested on Friday, August 12. There were very large, beautiful patches of huge blueberries left, and the hand picking could easily have gone on for another week, but it is our farm’s tradition to mechanically harvest the U-Pick field once all the other fields have been […]
It’s a cool, cloudy day and the conditions are lovely for hand picking. The bushes are dry and the blueberries are plentiful. But the window of opportunity is quickly closing. Today, Friday, August 12, the mechanical harvester is scheduled to harvest all the remaining blueberries in the U-Pick field some time after 3 p.m. If […]
This is the view from our barn porch where I greet the most wonderful, interesting people every blueberry season. It’s our annual visit. Some stay longer than others – we catch up, share snippets of our lives, and part with “see you next year.” Add an unbelievable group of young people who return every year to […]
Today’s forecast is for another absolutely beautiful day of hand picking and spectacular views from the barn porch. It’s going to be another beautiful day in Greenfield. We continue to harvest blueberries for fresh packing into 10 lb boxes. If you have not yet reserved your boxes, you can do so here, and we will […]
Our farm is closed on Sundays. Our crew needs a day to rest and to spend one of the few remaining summer vacation days with their families. It may not be “good for business,” but it is good for the soul. Thank you for understanding. Our U-Pick field has HUGE sections that have not been […]
It has been a fabulous week of dry harvesting weather, wonderful hand picking, and fabulous customers enjoying the beauty of Greenfield and leaving with the smell of blueberries in their cars. We have filled hundreds of 10 lb. boxes and we have hundreds more to go. Today we will meet more of our wonderful blueberry […]
Alexander’s U-Pick low bush wild blueberry field is opening Tuesday, August 2, 2016. As you prepare for your trip to Greenfield, here are some tips for a better blueberry picking experience: Tuck a hat and sunscreen in your bag before leaving home (the fields are full sun) Be sure to have plenty of water to […]
The date has been set. Weather permitting, our first batch of 10 lb. boxes of fresh wild blueberries will be ready for customers on Tuesday, August 2. Our U-Pick field will be open on Tuesday as well. The hours for the U-Pick field are sun up to sunset, Monday through Saturday (closed on Sundays). If […]
