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Location:
Jefferson/Albany area
Providing
the Co-op since 1997 with: Blueberries
Farming
practices: Certified Organic
Other
crops grown (varieties not included): Fruits, vegetables,
herbs, cut flowers, perennials
Acreage
farmed: 26
Crew
size: Varies seasonally, 2-20
Farming
since: 1974
Products
used to control weeds, pests and pathogens: Having good
soil practices keeps the plants healthy
"I
got started [farming] by my desire to grow food without chemicals.
By doing so, I really connected with an earthborn hands-in-the-soil
relationship. I feel a responsibility to help care for and
work in concert with the natural world. In many ways, I feel
much more of a spiritual connection or affinity to the plants
and animals of nature, than to the human race to which it
belongs. I believe that the only way for humans to survive
is by developing a deep co-existence with nature as opposed
to believing we were put here only for our pleasure. It is
to that end that we devote our energy."
Did You Know?
Blueberries
continue to generate increased interest for their potential
health-giving properties. According to research currently
underway at the USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
at Tufts University, blueberries top the list of some 40 fruits,
juices, and vegetable in their antioxidant activity. Concord
grape juice is next on the list with about two thirds of the
antioxidant activity of blueberries followed by strawberries,
kale, and spinach.
Blueberries have long been prized as a great tasting and value
added fruit. The fact that blueberries are low in calories,
virtually fat free, a good source of fiber, and now found
to be high in antioxidants makes the blueberry an even more
attractive fruit to the consumer and industrial user both
here at home and abroad.
http://www.realblueberries.com/html/facts.html
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Nature's
Fountain Farm