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First-ever Wild Blueberry Weekend coming up Aug. 7-8 Eat, drink, experience wild blueberries at participating farms, restaurants, breweries, inns, and more in Midcoast and Down East Maine.
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The sea, salty coastlines, lobster dinners, and, of course, wild blueberries these are the things that have become synonymous with Maine summers. Wild blueberries are one of our state’s most significant agricultural industries, and this summer, the Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine is putting this delicious and healthy wild fruit in the spotlight.
Aug. 7-8 will mark the first-ever Wild Blueberry Weekend. Mainers and visitors will have the opportunity to eat, drink and experience the taste of Maine summers by visiting 15-plus wild blueberry farms and 40-plus participating restaurants, inns, bars, wineries and distilleries. For a full list and descriptions of local farms and businesses, visit wildblueberryweekend.com.
Wild blueberry farms welcome visitors
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Go wild for Maine blueberries this weekend
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First-ever Wild Blueberry Weekend coming up Aug 7-8
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Gov. Mills declares Aug. 7-8 as Maine’s first Wild Blueberry Weekend
With Maine’s blueberry season just around the corner, Gov. Janet Mills declared Aug.
With Maine’s blueberry season just around the corner, Gov. Janet Mills declared Aug. 7-8 as Maine’s first annual Wild Blueberry Weekend.
The Governor made the announcement during a celebration at the Blaine House on July 23, where she was joined by a diverse group of wild blueberry growers and processors, Patricia Kontur of the Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine, and Amanda Beal, commissioner of the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. The event featured a tasting of a number of wild blueberry-themed products, as well as fresh wild blueberries that are being harvested now. Last year, Maine farmers harvested nearly 60 million pounds of wild blueberries.