{"id":2949,"date":"2021-06-27T17:48:29","date_gmt":"2021-06-27T17:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alexandersblueberries.com\/?p=2949"},"modified":"2022-06-16T19:45:52","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T19:45:52","slug":"u-pick-wild-maine-blueberries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wildblueberries.me\/alexanders\/u-pick-wild-maine-blueberries\/","title":{"rendered":"Unexpected Changes for the U-Pick Field"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2949\" class=\"elementor elementor-2949\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c5ee956 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c5ee956\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18ddfeac\" data-id=\"18ddfeac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d9e6eb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d9e6eb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Summer! What better way to start the season than with yummy thoughts of <strong>FRESH\u00a0WILD BLUEBERRIES<\/strong>!<\/p><p>We are open for orders, and the link for reserving your 10-lb boxes is provided below.\u00a0 But first, we want to share with you some changes for the U-Pick fields.<\/p><p><u><strong>Unexpected Changes for the U-Pick Fields<\/strong><\/u><\/p><p>As many of you know, Jimmy&#8217;s parents own and operate The Old Blueberry Farm Gift Shop and U-Pick fields across the road from our farm.\u00a0 For over 10 years we have included them in all our emails and on our website.\u00a0\u00a0<u>Here&#8217;s the change<\/u>: Last month our insurance company determined\u00a0we are no longer allowed to include their independently owned farm on\u00a0our website.\u00a0 We can recommend their farm (and WE DO!) but U-Pick updates must now be made\u00a0on the website page they are building.<\/p><p><strong>When their U-Pick website page is ready, we will share the link with everyone on our emailing list.\u00a0 <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alexandersblueberries.com\/mailing-list\/\">Sign Me Up!<\/a><\/p><p>In the meantime, here is their contact information:<\/p><p>U-Pick email address: maineblueberryfarmstore@gmail.com<br \/>U-Pick telephone numbers: 207-827-1955 or 207-974-9992<br \/>U-Pick Facebook page: The Old Blueberry Farm Gift Shop<br \/>U-Pick owners: Rosalie and James Alexander, Sr.<\/p><p>Please feel free to reach out to them with your questions.<\/p><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2953 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_4430.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1067\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wildblueberries.me\/alexanders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_4430.jpg 1067w, https:\/\/www.wildblueberries.me\/alexanders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_4430-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wildblueberries.me\/alexanders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_4430-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wildblueberries.me\/alexanders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_4430-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wildblueberries.me\/alexanders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_4430-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1067px) 100vw, 1067px\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Some of our varieties are beautifully pink before ripening to blue<\/p><p><strong>FRESH PACKED WILD BLUEBERRIES<\/strong><\/p><p>The season will be early this year.\u00a0 We will likely begin harvesting our wild blueberries the last week in July.<\/p><p><u><strong>Same Reservation Process for 10 lb Boxes of Fresh Packed Blueberries<\/strong><\/u><\/p><p>If you have ordered before, the reservation process is the same.<\/p><p>If you are new to our farm, you may find it helpful to review the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alexandersblueberries.com\/frequently-asked-questions\/\">answers to frequently asked questions<\/a>, before placing your order.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alexandersblueberries.com\/order-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Click Here to Reserve Your 10-lb Boxes of Wild Maine Blueberries<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p><p>The fields are full and we look forward to seeing you.\u00a0 The barn porch and I have missed you!<\/p><p><em>&#8211; Denise Alexander<\/em><\/p><p><strong>There&#8217;s NOTHING Like a Wild Maine Blueberry!<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are open for orders, and the link for reserving your 10-lb boxes is provided below.\u00a0 But first, we want to share with you some changes for the U-Pick fields.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2367,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[6,7,19,72,73,76,87],"class_list":["post-2949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-season-updates-and-farm-news","tag-alexanders-blueberries","tag-alexanders-wild-maine-blueberries","tag-buy-fresh-wildblueberries","tag-u-pick-wild-blueberries","tag-u-pick-wild-maine-blueberries","tag-wild-blueberries","tag-wild-maine-blueberries"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wildblueberries.me\/alexanders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wildblueberries.me\/alexanders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wildblueberries.me\/alexanders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wildblueberries.me\/alexanders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wildblueberries.me\/alexanders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2949"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.wildblueberries.me\/alexanders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2949\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3402,"href":"https:\/\/www.wildblueberries.me\/alexanders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2949\/revisions\/3402"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wildblueberries.me\/alexanders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wildblueberries.me\/alexanders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wildblueberries.me\/alexanders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wildblueberries.me\/alexanders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}