NEPM: Blue Heaven Blueberries and Raspberries
Middlefield is a sweet spot between Berkshire county and the Valley, and the home of Blue Heaven Blueberry Farm. The farm has 7000 blueberry bushes[...]
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VB: Sobieski’s River Valley Farm
Blueberry season is here. Whether from farm stands, farmers’ markets, or in the fields for pick-your-own, the beloved berry freezes well, dries well and makes[...]
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NEPM Fabulous 413: Beaumont’s Berries
This show aired on NEPM on June 4, 2025. After sixteen years as CISA’s Local Hero Program manager, Devon Whitney-Deal turned her hand toward farming.[...]
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Valley Bounty: Blueberries
Robert Sobieski is a man who loves blueberries. “I never get sick of them,” he told me during a recent conversation. “Every time I’m out[...]
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Valley Bounty: Blueberries
In Wild Fruits, Thoreau calls blueberries, “that most Olympian of fruits.” It would certainly be fair to say Thoreau is sometimes hyperbolic, especially when it[...]
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Blueberry Pizza with Whipped Ricotta and Caramelized Shallots
Recipe from How Sweet It Is Yield: 1 pizza Total time: 2 hours Ingredients: purchased pizza dough (or make it fresh it you like) 1[...]
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Valley Bounty: Blueberries
There’s a part of me that can understand the weird, almost manic greed of the two characters in Robert Frost’s poem “Blueberries”, especially considering that[...]
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Cucumber, Blueberry & Mint Salad
By Abby Getman This is a tangy, fruity and fun dish to bring to a summer-time picnic! 2 slicing cucumbers, peeled and sliced in rounds[...]
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Valley Bounty: July 19, 2014: Blueberries
Blueberries are the glorious superfood of the Northeast. They’re full of antioxidants, and a recent study published in Scientific American claims they can help reduce[...]
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Valley Bounty, July 27: Blueberries
Blueberries make breakfast foods better (think pancakes, granola, and muffins) and make a great end to a heart-of-summer meal
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