Maine

 [|Maine Blueberries]  The best blueberries in the basket!  Blueberries were first eaten by America's native tribes and are also recognized for their medicinal methods and vitamin content. Americans today recognize their antioxidant potential and potential prevention of cancer. Maine's terrain grows approximately 90% of the United State's wild blueberries.

Wild blueberries are smaller than farm harvested berries. Their flavor is more intense and tangy-sweet. Blueberries in the wild grow every other year and grow on lower bushes. A special type of rake has been used for the last l00 years to gather the wild blueberries.

Recipes for delicious blueberry treats can be found at []

Get out to Maine and pick some of their special wild blueberries and enjoy! Look around on Desert Island and you may see a little girl named Cala selling them in small wicker baskets during tourist season. Tell her I said hello!

Sarah Haynes, 23 Things, Summer 2009