I love, love, LOVE blueberries. I figured that they would be one my special non-local indulgences. Recently I heard rumblings about a nearby source for those luscious little purple globes of heaven. I was amazed. I didn’t think they could grow in this area.
Today I was able to confirm that you can, in fact, get blueberries in this area. My friend DV and I (along with some of our progeny) drove to Maiden Rock Wisconsin to Rush River Produce. It’s a picturesque little farm with around 12,000 blueberry bushes! I took home 11lbs of blueberries. I hope it will be enough to last through the winter.
Speaking of lasting through the winter, DV, LG and I make roughly 30 quarts of pesto. I think that will definately last through the colder months. We had a great time and enjoyed talking about all the different ways to use pesto. The very next evening JS helped me can 10 jars of dilly beans and then I trimmed and froze around 12 quarts of beans this morning. I also made a basil cheesecake. I haven’t tried it yet, but it smelled really good while it was baking. I am trying to solar dry some basil as well. I’ll keep you posted on how that works. I think it will be a several day process and don’t know if I should bring it in tonight and then put it out again in the morning or not. Oh well . . .
