With the ‘bonkers’ huckleberry season, picking stories are becoming as abundant as the berries. Huckleberry picking is a fun adventure for outdoor enthusiasts and most love to share their stories — but not their private picking spot or their precious huckleberry stash!! Two stories in particular stood out — sharing here: Huckleberry Heaven Meet the […]
If you have come home from a huckleberry picking outing with a bucket, or two, or three filled with huckleberries, congrats! (If you haven’t picked any huckleberries yet this season, best to get out there as this looks like the best huckleberry season in 12 years or so!!) So what do you plan to do […]
With the wonderful huckleberry season we are experiencing in the Rocky Mountain region, articles about huckleberries are cropping up almost daily! The Montana Homestead website posted a great article on foraging, cleaning and preserving huckleberries that is a wonderful guide for newbies and experienced pickers. Here are some of the highlights from the article: Foraging […]
The Spokesman Review is entertaining us with another interesting article on huckleberry picking — or mining huckleberries! And this guy has obviously been there …. Mining for purple: Huckleberry pickers wear stains withpride By Alan Liere …Huckleberry stains are among the worst ever, soaking through jeans and even underwear, but they are an indication of […]
We have heard from many pickers around the Rocky Mountain region that this years huckleberry crop is as good — or maybe even better — than the 2009 season. Rainfall and spring temps were ideal for growing a bumper crop of juicy huckleberries. The Spokesman Review has picked up on the excitement in their recent […]
I found this article on the CDA Press website: Idaho’s state fruit starting to ripen Idaho has a state flower, a state horse, a state bird, a state fish, a state flag, and…a state fruit. So designated by the Idaho Legislature in 2000, it is the huckleberry. At this time of year, it is not […]
With the start of huckleberry season, I always like to feature as many huckleberry recipes as I can find. My husband found this Huckleberry Hand Pies for us. The original recipe called for blueberries …. but as a huckleberry lover, you know that huckleberries will make this recipe even better tasting!! Happy eating!!
Barbecue season is here! How about surprising your family and friends, with something to try out on the barbie grill? At Tastes of Idaho, we carry the ORIGINAL (and still the best) huckleberry BBQ sauce from Gem Berry Products. A beefy 16 oz bottle, that pours well, and is great on salmon, chicken, pork, beef […]
Continuation of the interview with Dr Danny Barney on the western huckleberry: 5. Why did you choose to pursue domesticating the huckleberry and why did you stop? Dr Barney: Being a native of Idaho, I grew up picking huckleberries in late summer and autumn, as did my father, grandfather, and their grandfathers. The fruit is […]
Recently, Dr. Danny L Barney was interviewed by Jenna Pittaway, journalism student at the University of Southern California, who is researching the huckleberry for a possible documentary. Here are his responses to questions relating to western huckleberries: 1. What does it mean to be domesticated and why is the huckleberry considered undomesticated? Dr Barney: Western […]
