Unexpected Changes for the U-Pick Field
We are open for orders, and the link for reserving your 10-lb boxes is provided below. But first, we want to share with you some changes for the U-Pick fields.
Tag: wild maine blueberries
Better Plan, New Tradition
We are starting a new tradition! For over a decade, the first day of June has been the traditional opening date for reserving fresh packed boxes of our wild Maine blueberries. The season of 2021 will start a new tradition with a better plan! The new opening date for reservations will be the first day […]
Opening Day 2020
We are excited to begin greeting our wonderful customers for their orders of WILD Maine blueberries! Opening Day 2020 is Saturday, August 1. We have room on the schedule and it’s not too late to place your order: Reserve Wild Blueberries Here IMPORTANT NOTE: You will receive a confirmation email the day before your order is ready. If […]
When Will They Be Ready?
There is always a sense of anticipation when I walk into the center of the fields at the end of June. The delicate blueberry flowers have dropped, the beehives have been returned, and the pollination stage is complete. It’s the first time we get a real sense of what to expect for another year’s harvest […]
NBC’s “Today” WILD for Wild Blueberries
The folks at NBC’s TODAY explored longevity foods with unique, health-boosting properties. In their search for foods that help us live longer they discovered the potency of WILD Maine blueberries. Backed by scientific research, they offer many reasons to include this wild fruit in your everyday diet. “When you break open a wild blueberry or eat […]
Frozen Wild Blueberries – The Taste of Summer and Superfood Nutrition All Year Long!
If you missed our quick two-week season for fresh blueberries, or if you are worried you will not have enough to get you through until next season, we have a nice supply of Frozen Wild Blueberries. The nutritional value alone is reason enough to stock up on these powerhouse gems! Why Alexander’s Blueberries? We have a few GREAT […]
Do You See Them?
Thanks to an army of pollinators, our fields are filled with a gazillion of these tiny green wild blueberries. Now it’s time for summer’s sunshine and warm days to bring us the first sighting of blue that is only a few weeks away. Fresh wild Maine blueberries – we look forward to them as much […]
Piebald Deer Visits Alexander’s Farm
This post is different from the wild blueberry information you usually find here. This one is centered on the wildlife on our farm and a morning visit from a piebald deer this week. Some things are just too good not to share. If you have been here, you know the views can be breathtaking, particularly […]
Season Update – Monday, August 22, 2016
The farm is quieter now that the wild blueberry fields have all been harvested and the fresh packing is complete. It’s peaceful and we’ve been enjoying some beautiful sunsets over the last few weeks. We are down to less than forty 10lb-boxes of frozen wild blueberries from this year’s harvest. On those days when we […]
Season Update – Saturday, August 13, 2016
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 […]