Super short post on a Maritime wild food favorite, low bush blueberries which tend to grow well in sandy acidic soils, usually dry ones.
Often around this time of the year wild mushrooms are my focus, but with a very dry July in my neck of the woods blueberries came through as a nice alternative which will be much appreciated this winter in many ways. Blueberries are great in desserts and are surprisingly attractive and tasty good in soups, casseroles, etc.
I claimed it was a super short post so I’ll end with the above photo which stirred the stream of thoughts of these lucky blueberries enjoying some lovely shade under a canopy of pleasant scented sweet fern, at a restful blueberry resort right here in New Brunswick 🙂
Many moons ago I lived in central British Columbia for ten years, in those days the bears also liked the blueberries! I do love them in muffins 🙂
The black bear of eastern Canada is fond of them as well, though the blackberry patch is where you have to be most alert for a possible close encounter.
🐻🐻☺