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We are happy to annonce we are now open for berry picking! Come and enjoy a few hours of peace and quiet at our farm, where you can pick your own berries, enjoy some homemade blueberry pie, and purchase a wide variety of preserves. If you don't have time to pick the berries yourself, we have Ready Picked Blueberries for sale in 1.5 or 10 pound containers. There are plenty of treats and activities for all ages. See you at the farm!

About the Blueberry

Blueberries - delicious and nutritious - are truly one of nature’s miracle foods. Blueberries are high in antioxidants and other compounds that help prevent heart disease and cancer, help brain and memory functions, and slow the effects of aging.

Antioxidants are proven to fight effectively against certain types of cancer, and when it comes to fruits containing antioxidants, blueberries are the "leader of the pack" according to Ron Prior of Tufts University Human Nutrition Research Center. In studies done at Tufts University, the blueberry consistently outscored other fruits and vegetables in antioxidant activity. The type of antioxidants found in blueberries have a different chemical structure compared with other common antioxidants such as Vitamin C that makes them three to four more times potent, Prior said.

For helping memory and fighting the effects of aging, it was also noted in a recent Time magazine article that “When fed blueberry extract for nine weeks, elderly rats outperformed a control group at such tasks as navigating mazes and balancing on rotating logs. And when aging rats ate a blueberry-enriched diet for four months, they performed as well in memory tests as younger rats.”

For more information on nutrition and health studies related to blueberries, http://www.blueberry.org/.

Blueberries are nutritious, but we also love them because they're so delicious! Click on one of the following links to find some delicious blueberry recipes:

AllRecipes.com Blueberry Recipes - hundreds of recipes

Pastry Wiz Blueberry Recipes - muffins and rolls

Hours of Operation/Season

Russell Farms will be open for berry picking during the week after July 4th, and we are still selling plants, Watkins products, gardening supplies, and books.

Our regular season hours:
July 4th through Labor Day:
Monday - Sunday 8a.m. to 8 p.m

Please call (989) 781-2859 to verify hours, or e-mail us at berries@therussellcorp.com.