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> farmers > wild blueberries I don’t think bilberries (aka ”wild blueberries”), which the association seems to be promoting and this study appears to be about
by Sharlin 7y ago
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> wild blueberries
I don’t think bilberries (aka ”wild blueberries”), which the association seems to be promoting and this study appears to be about, are farmed anywhere. They’re harvested from forests.
- ghaff 7y agoWhether or not "farmed" is the right word (although it's commonly used), "wild" blueberries are most certainly deliberately grown and harvested in Maine, and I guess Canada.
- thomasgt 7y agoIndeed. Oxford, Nova Scotia, happens to be the (self-proclaimed?) Wild Blueberry Capital of Canada. https://town.oxford.ns.ca/ https://town.oxford.ns.ca/
- colechristensen 7y agoThere are a lot of berry species which are blue in the same genus which are very often crossed with one another and marketed however a producer thinks they will sell. "Wild blueberries" can mean as little as "came from a short bush instead of a tall one".
- Sharlin 7y agoHowever, the organization that provided the blueberry powder (WBANA)[1] definitely seems to promote the type of blueberries/bilberries that are smaller, deeper purple, more flavorful and supposedly richer in flavonoids than typical cultivated blueberries. [1] http://www.wildblueberries.com/ http://www.wildblueberries.com/