From the Blueberry Fields of Rainbow Farms to your table, anywhere in the world.
Wild Blueberries
Latin name Vaccinium Augustifolium, thrives in the glacial soil and northern climate found in the Atlantic Provinces of Canada and Maine. Wild Blueberries have grown naturally for thousands of years. The Wild Blueberry was once called "Strawberries" because of the star-shaped calyx on the top of each berry.
Native Berry of Nova Scotia
The blueberry is one of the three native berries of North America. The Wild Blueberry was well known to the earliest inhabitants. Native North Americans had discovered many used for the magical, irrestistibly, delicious Wild Blueberry long before European settlers arrived and settled in the New World. The Wild Blueberry is the provincial berry of Nova Scotia.
Harvesting Wild Blueberries
In late May- early June, when the blueberry blossoms are ready for pollination, the blueberry grower moves hives of honey bees onto the blueberry fields to aid in pollination of the blueberry crop.
Harvesting of the blueberry crop begins in August and lasts until mid-September. Once harvest is complete, the fields are either mowed or burned to allow new plant growth . Blueberry land is harvested every second year. During the next spring and summer, the blueberry plants are allowed to grow. This is termed "the sprout year "and no blueberries are produced. The following year, or "the crop year", the blueberry field will be harvested again.
We have over 2500 acres of our own blueberry land. Located throughout Maine, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
Some harvesting of the wild blueberry is still carried out by hand held rakes, using the technique as 100 years ago.
The majority of the wild blueberry crop is mechanically harvested using machine driven harvestors.
From the Blueberry Fields of Rainbow Farms to your table, anywhere in the world.
In late May- early June, when the blueberry blossoms are ready for pollination, the blueberry grower moves hives of honey bees onto the blueberry fields to aid in pollination of the blueberry crop.
Harvesting of the blueberry crop begins in August and lasts until mid-September. Once harvest is complete, the fields are either mowed or burned to allow new plant growth . Blueberry land is harvested every second year. During the next spring and summer, the blueberry plants are allowed to grow. This is termed "the sprout year "and no blueberries are produced. The following year, or "the crop year", the blueberry field will be harvested again.
We have over 2500 acres of our own blueberry land. Located throughout Maine, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
Some harvesting of the wild blueberry is still carried out by hand held rakes, using the technique as 100 years ago.
The majority of the wild blueberry crop is mechanically harvested using machine driven harvestors.