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Interesting Stories About the Huckleberry Pickers of Long Ago …

HUCKLEBERRY PICKERS OF THE MOUNTAIN WILDS; Their Mysterious Camp, to Which They Travel Each Year, When the Berry Season Is On. New York Times, July 2, 1916 The Huckleberry Pickers. New York Times, July 31, 1871, Wednesday The Nature Conservancy in New York – Sam’s Point: The Huckleberry … Sam’s Point: The Huckleberry Pickers. … […]

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Huckleberries in the News — Week of July 12

Stories and recipes from the September Issue (#122) of Saveur Magazine Huckleberry Heaven by Christopher Hall When I was growing up, my grandparents used to pick huckleberries by the pailful in the woods near Mount Rainier in Washington. So did pretty much everyone they knew. Given its privileged place in the popular imagination—think Huckleberry Finn, […]

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Press Release: For Closure of Research and Extension Centers – February 4, 2009

Contacts: John Hammel, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences dean, (208) 885-7694, calsdean@uidaho.edu; Bill Loftus, CALS science writer, (208) 885-7694, bloftus@uidaho.edu College Considers Planning Process For Closure of Research and Extension Centers Written by Bill Loftus MOSCOW – The University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences will involve faculty, staff and stakeholder groups […]

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Excerpts from Dr. Barney’s Research Reports – 2008

February 14, 2008 (In response to an information request from Europe) I suggest you visit my website at www.ag.uidaho.edu/sandpoint. We have a great deal of information on the different huckleberry and bilberry species, including how to grow them. The names huckleberry, bilberry, whortleberry, and blueberry are interchangeable and it is not unusual for a single […]

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Excerpts from Dr. Barney’s Research Reports – 2006

July 17, 2006 There is an incredible demand for bilberries worldwide and our area is in a position to take the lead in producing these crops in managed production. …  As part of Cooperative Extension, I also have an obligation to help citizens throughout the country. I have thirteen selections I want to send out […]

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Excepts from Dr. Barney’s Research Reports – 2005

January 5, 2005 My contact with the Wisconsin researcher was less than satisfactory. He is,  apparently, completing some research and plans to publish it on in vitro  propagation of western Vaccinium species. Understandably, he did not want to  share any of his results and declined an invitation to collaborate on joint  projects. For his information, […]

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Excepts from Dr. Barney’s Research Reports — 2004

May 4, 2004 The conferences have generated more than enough interest and there is no shortage of volunteers to work as cooperating growers. Most I believe will obtain sufficient information from newsletters, websites, and annual conferences to manage their plots. I plan to select perhaps 20 growers and forest land managers in the region to […]

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