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The blueberry is native to North America and was gathered by native Americans for centuries, settlers learned to plant and harvest blueberries from native Americans, blueberries are high in antioxidants and vitamins and may help prevent disease.

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The blueberry is native to North America and was gathered by native Americans for centuries, settlers learned to plant and harvest blueberries from native Americans, blueberries are high in antioxidants and vitamins and may help prevent disease.

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The blueberry is of the genus Vaccinium.

The blueberry is one of the few fruits native to


North America.
Blueberries were gathered by native Americans for
centuries from forests and bogs.
Parts of the blueberry plant were used as medicine.
Settlers from England arriving in the
17th century learned how to plant and
harvest blueberries from the Indians.
This plant grows wild around the world.
Some berries are hand picked but the majority are
mechanically harvested with a specially
designed blueberry harvester.
The world's leading producer of blueberries is
North America accounting for 90% of production.
Maine is the blueberry production capital of
North America.
Harvesting of blueberries runs from
mid-April through October with
peak period in July.
Blueberries contain more antioxidants than
most other fruits or vegetables and may help
prevent damage caused by cancer, heart disease,
and Alzheimer's.
Blueberries are rich in vitamins: A, B1, B2, C
and B3 (niacin).
They are naturally low in both fat and sodium.
One cup of blueberries is about 100 calories.
For a burst of sweetness, add blueberries
to cereal or yogurt.
Eat more BLUE! It’s good for you!
Blueberries are one of the only natural foods that
are truly blue in color.

Blueberries were picked by hand until Abijah Tabbutt


of Maine invented a blueberry picking machine
known as the blueberry rake in 1822.

American poet Robert Frost loved blueberries so


much that he wrote a poem about them.

July is National Blueberry Month because


that is the peak of the harvest season.

The blueberry muffin is


Minnesota’s official state muffin.

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