Russell's Blueberry Farm & Nursery - Blueberries for Saginaw, Midland, Bay City

If you live in mid-Michigan, Russell's Blueberry Farm and Nursery is the best place to get fresh, delicious blueberries. On our 40 acre farm, located about 8 miles west of Saginaw, near Hemlock, we have over 25,000 blueberry plants from 10 different varietals. This large variety means we have a longer growing season than most other farms (from July 4th through Labor Day, and often longer) and we also have the right type of berry for you, depending on whether you're planning on making a pie, jam, muffins, or just eating the berries plain! We also have a 10-acre pond, picnic tables, and refreshments for sale - so bring a picnic lunch and make a family day of it!

Russell's Blueberry Farm and Nursery
11895 Frost Road
Freeland, MI 48623
(click here for directions)
Phone: (989) 781-2859
berries@therussellcorp.com

Russell's Blueberry Farm and Nursery is open from 8 A.M. until 8 P.M., 7 days a week during blueberry season. Outside of blueberry season, please call (989) 781-2859 to check our hours, or e-mail berries@therussellcorp.com.

Blueberry season generally runs from July 4th until Labor Day. If you are not sure if blueberries are ripe for picking, please feel free to call us.

Russell's Blueberry Farm and Nursery offers you the best-tasting blueberries at a reasonable price whether you want to pick them yourself, buy them from us fresh or frozen, or buy them wholesale to sell at your market or store. As availability of we-pick berries can vary, please call ahead for large orders so that we can be sure to have enough berries in stock - (989) 781-2859.

2007 Blueberry Prices
U-Pick
	$1.45 per lb.

We-Pick
	$2.45 per lb.

	Quart (1 1/2 lb.)	$ 3.75
	Bucket (10 lb.)	$24.00

Frozen	5 lb bag	$14.25
Available as of July


Wholesale
	$2.10 per lb.
(Wholesale prices for qualifying orders from markets and wholesalers only. To find out more, please call (989) 781-2859.) All prices subject to change without notice.

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Blueberries - delicious and nutritious - are truly of one 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 times more 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 for four months, they performed as well in memory tests as younger rats."

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

At Russell's Blueberry Farm and Nursery, we also carry a large selection of berry plants and garden accessories.

Blueberry Plants. Blueberry varietals in our nursery include: Patriot, Spartan, Northland, Blue Crop, Bonus and others. To find the right plants for your needs, click here for more information on the specific characteristics of each of these varietals. Feel free to call us at (989) 781-2859, or e-mail berries@therussellcorp.com, if you have more questions about how to start your own backyard blueberry farm.

Blueberry Supplies. In addition to blueberry plants, Russell's Blueberry Farm and Nursery also carries a full supply of the specific fertilizers necessary for your blueberry plants as well as the Michigan State University Bulletin on growing and caring for blueberry plants, filled with expert advice on plant and soil types, pruning, and fertilizing.

Garden & Yard Accessories. Russell's Blueberry Farm and Nursery carries a variety of other items for your garden and yard. And we only carry the best products that we can find - products that we ourselves us on a daily basis on the farm - so we know you'll be satisfied with them. Other products include:

Groups

Russell's Blueberry Farm is a great place to bring groups of children for a fun and healthy field trip. Our group tours include a short tour of the the farm and a talk about the history and biology of blueberries. After the tour and talk, children can pick their own pint of blueberries to take home or back to school. Children also will receive an informative and fun coloring book that talks about berries and their history.

The average length of the field trip, including the tour and the blueberry picking is around one hour, though this can be compressed or expanded to fit your needs and schedule. The cost per child, including the tour, a pint of blueberries, and the coloring book, is only $5.

Over the years, we have hosted hundreds of successful fieldtrips from a variety of organizations, including schools, day care centers, foster care facilities, nursing homes, and summer camps. Call Emily Russell at (989) 781-2859 or e-mail her at emily@therussellcorp.com for more details or to schedule your group visit.

While you're here getting your blueberries, don't forget to check out the enormous selection of used books in our Blueberry Book Barn. You're sure to find something to interest you from our selection of over 250,000 books in every area from Classics to Cookbooks, from Romance to Religion, and everything in between. Click here to go to the Blueberry Book Barn homepage.