We've learned over five years of being organic blueberry farmers: The best way to harvest is to use both hands to roll berries into a basket that you hang around your neck.
Show off your most creative container on Saturday, July 11, from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm ET (10:00 to 1:00 CT if traveling from Chicago).
Your container can be a coffee can with a rope. Duct tape a box to your shoulders? (We've never seen this before). A few years ago, Katelyn added some style to the Blueberry Bash by looping neckties from a garage sale through baskets. Come on out on July 11 and let's see what you got...
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Hymn of a Homestead
There’s a hymn here that plays in the background: The sound of robins chuckling to one another, frogs clucking in the pond, or to the hush of wind through the giant pines. Add your voice to the choir. Or sing solo. Or sing in other ways: Play. Write. Sleep. Walk. Laugh. Eat. Breathe. Listen.
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Healing with Honey-Part 3: Brain Health
Following Part 1 (honey to heal wounds) and Part 2 (honey's anti-carcinogenic properties), here's another benefit: honey to help cognition.
Healing with Honey-Part 2: Fighting Cancer
To get to the honey, sometimes you have to "take one for the team." And, I've taken more than one for the team in harvesting honey. But it's worth it.
Healing with Honey-Part 1: Wounds
Honey is more than just something sweet to bake with or put in your coffee, though that's why I brought bees to the farm last year. Though ancient civilizations applied honey to wound care, new research shows why it has healing properties.
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