With Thanksgiving and Christmas right around the corner, now is the time to think about ordering your huckleberry products for holiday preparations and gift-giving. You can purchase excellent locally-made Gem Berry Huckleberry products right from your computer! (You can also visit the north Idaho stores listed on the website.) Gem Berry huckleberry products are made in […]
Being involved in the huckleberry industry, we always keep our ear to the ground to gauge the success of the huckleberry harvest. Because we work with huckleberry producers, we are concerned when those producers are struggling with summer conditions. Last year’s crop seemed to be pretty good — going well into September. The cost of […]
Despite all efforts, huckleberries are scarce this time of the year. Even if you spent last summer, hiking on the hillsides looking for huckleberries, your stash may be depleted. Don’t despair! I know of the best huckleberry product in the Pacific Northwest: Gem Berry Products! Gem Berry Products is one of the oldest Idaho gourmet […]
Although huckleberries are the Idaho state fruit, huckleberries grow near the Montana/Idaho border (and other states) too! The article below is from the Clark Fork Valley Press/Mineral Independent website: It’s huck time in Western Montana Following are some interesting excerpts from the article: This purple gold, which is a cousin to the blueberry, is attested […]
Nothing is more depressing than looking in your freezer and cupboards and seeing that you ate the last of your huckleberries. The new huckleberry crop won’t be ready for about 4 months — and that is if we get an early crop. Despite that, we just don’t know how good the huckleberry crop will be. […]
Looking for huckleberry products for holiday gift giving? Our sister website, Tastes of Idaho, features Idaho made products, including lots of huckleberry goodies for personal enjoyment and gift giving. Currently, we are fully stocked with our projected inventory of “made in Idaho” huckleberry products and candy for the holiday season. In your planning for your […]
Shorter and cooler days marks the end of the huckleberry picking season. We’ve heard a few stories about a few late patches of huckleberries here and there, but I suspect, with the first frosts in some area, they are gone for the year. So now, what are you gonna do with the huckleberries you have […]
If you are a Huckleberry BBQ sauce lover, we have a deal for you! For the first time ever, Tastes of Idaho is offering a whopping half gallon – 64 oz. bottle – of Gem Berry’s award-winning, original huckleberry barbecue sauce. Gem Berry’s kitchen put out a limited supply of these ‘party-sized’ bottles. If you […]
One of my favorite ways to enjoy huckleberries is in barbecue sauce. If you have never had Huckleberry BBQ sauce, you are missing a wonderful combination of sweet and savory sauces for beef, pork or chicken. First time I had huckleberry barbecue sauce was in a meatball dish. The gal cooked the meatballs ahead of […]
I know that huckleberry season is over and because of the heat and fires, the 2015 season was not a good year for huckleberries. But that does not mean you can’t enjoy your favorite huckleberry gourmet foods and treats! Our sister site, Tastes of Idaho, is filled with huckleberry products! And we are not just […]
