The little dusty blue berries, the harbinger of mid-summer and the Fourth of July, our nation’s Independence Day, are just beginning to peak in the Midwest.
Summer farm stands throughout the land sell containers of the juicy fruit for eating by the handful. Our preferred method. Followed closely by blueberry anything. These tiny dark blue berries stipple our morning yogurt, mid-day muffins, late-night ice cream and all-day drinks.
Michigan, our favorite fruit-growing state, harvests more than 90 million pounds of blueberries a year. Many of the state’s more than 30 different varieties grow on family farms in Southwestern Michigan. At the peak of the season, we visit you-pick farms, local markets and farm stands to fill our tummies and our freezers….