Blueberries are one of the few fruits which are native to the Northeast.
Delicate and difficult to pick, these tiny fruits make up for all the effort with each berry burst of dark, sweet juice laced with hints of lemon. In the wild, blueberries come in two varieties: low and high bush.
High bush bear larger fruit making them slightly easier to harvest. Available in markets the first week of July all blueberries are considered a nutritional super food. Blueberries contain high levels of cholesterol-lowering compounds, antioxidants, vitamin C, potassium, folate and dietary fiber. The first cultivated varieties were developed from wild high bush plants by the daughter of a New Jersey cranberry grower in the 1900s – their popularity has spread ever since!