In 2011, state legislators voted to name "blueberry pie, made with wild Maine blueberries" as the "State Dessert," following a surprisingly intense legislative battle with proponents of another ...

“Some of Maine’s wild blueberry producers tell me that input ... That’s included wholesaling to wine, vinegar, jam and pie producers. Howard’s son Jeremy, with a friend, started Blue ...

“If you’ve had the experience of driving through Downeast Maine in July ... cultivated highbush blueberry is what you’re likely purchasing at the supermarket today. Wild, or lowbush ...

Members of Maine's blueberry industry and state agriculture officials have tried to grow interest in the fruit as a "superfood," in part because of its high levels of antioxidants. The wild ...

Multigenerational wild blueberry businesses like the Hennesseys’ are common in Down East and midcoast Maine, many run by fourth- and even fifth-generation family members. They reap a natural gift — ...

HOLDEN, Maine (WABI) - Maine’s Wild Blueberry Weekend returns for its third year this weekend, August 5-6. The event gives visitors and Mainers a chance to learn about our iconic berry.

To identify variations in climate across Maine wild blueberry fields at different times of the day and year, researchers analyzed annual and seasonal data from 1980-2020 for Washington ...

Greta Rybus The Wabanaki, whose ancestral homelands stretch across eastern Canada and New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont, have long encouraged wild blueberry growth through prescribed burning ...