Wild blueberries sing the blues, with industry in decline
Story Date: 9/4/2018

 

Source: Patrick Whittle, WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL, 9/3/18

 In the era of superfoods, Maine blueberries aren't so super. The Maine wild blueberry industry harvests one of the most beloved fruit crops in New England, but it's locked in a downward skid in a time when other nutrition-packed foods, from acai to quinoa, dominate the conversation about how to eat. And questions linger about when, and if, the berry will be able to make a comeback.

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