Green leaves with small dark berries.

Huckleberry Picking is On!

According to the Spokesman Review … Time is ripe for hounding huckleberries The same weather that brought a thin snowpack, early runoff and an explosive wildfire season has delivered something that is infinitely more positive: an early and flavorful huckleberrycrop. Berries are now ripening at all elevations, and the word is getting out. Pickers are […]

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A dessert topped with berry sauce on a white plate.

Huckleberries in the News – Week Ending December 25, 2010

Who would have guessed it? Huckleberries melt ice, snow Carmi Times The fruit of the various species of plant called huckleberry is … However, huckleberries have a noticeable, distinct taste different from blueberries. … Trout Creek gets $10450 grant for Huckleberry Festival Clark Fork Chronicle by Marissa Kozel Four Montana communities have been selected to […]

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Huckleberries in the News – Week Ending September 11, 2010

The Best Year for Huckleberry Picking – 1988 (210 gallons in 7 hrs … By Craig Goodwin The price of a gallon of huckleberries in 1988 was around $12/gallon and Cyrus O’leary’s pies was the major recipient of Mo’s legendary haul. It wasn’t long after ’88 that Cyrus O’leary’s stopped making huckleberry pies. … Foragers: […]

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Huckleberries in the News – Week Ending July 3, 2010

Festival Season – the Huckleberry Festival The River Journal And many others have learned of the secrets here—friendly people, lots of fun, and a little purple fruit called the huckleberry. … The Huckleberry, An Excerpt from Whole Foods Companion High Huckleberry Demand Hurts Tribes Kara Briggs Special To …. Because huckleberries grew wild everywhere in […]

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Bright huckleberry lemonade in a jar with ice and garnish.

Huckleberries in the News – Week Ending June 26, 2010

Huckleberries in My Garden: Not What I expected (But that’s okay) By Pip Gardner According to my research and Barney (pg 24), huckleberry plants aren’t supposed to start flowering until 3-5 years. I am not expecting any fruit this year or next year for that matter. However, I am certain that one of the plants […]

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Huckleberries in the News – Week of January 17

tuna carpaccio topped with fresh huckleberries and crème fraîche … Photos of Alex – tuna carpaccio topped with fresh huckleberries and crème fraîche – Las Vegas, NV. Huckleberry Festival … Hop on over to Jay for the 42nd annual Huckleberry Festival. … Go Organic and Use the GO Diet. It’s All About Being Healthy … […]

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Stack of homemade oat and berry bars on a plate.

Huckleberries in the News – January 6

Mt. Hood Huckleberry Festival & Barlow Trail Days in Welches … Fresh wild huckleberries, huckleberry jam and other products are featured along with music, arts and crafts, tours, Native American Salmon Bake and other great foods, and much more. Goodlifer: Wild Harvest: Northwest Wildfoods Company By Stephanie Zonis Within these thickly-wooded regions grows a bounty […]

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Dense green foliage in a sunlit forest.

Huckleberries in the News – Week of August 16

Huckleberry Festival ready to rock Pincher Creek Echo – Pincher Creek,Alberta,Canada The Castle Mountain Community Association is set to host their 14th Annual Huckleberry Festival at the Castle Mountain Resort. The event is set to run Aug. … NEW Kittitas County search team finds 85-year-old huckleberry picker Yakima Herald-Republic An 85-year-old Federal Way, Wash., woman […]

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Huckleberry in the News – Week of August 9

On Tap: Huckleberry Days and Dracula the Musical Flathead Beacon By , 08-07-09 Friday: Huckleberry Days in Downtown Whitefish (runs through Saturday); West Glacier Farmer’s Market in West Glacier; Dracula: The Musical? at … Got Hucks? Centralia Chronicle – Centralia,WA,USA By The Chronicle The commercial huckleberry picking season kicked off Monday in the Gifford Pinchot […]

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Grilled salmon topped with a blueberry glaze, served with rice and green beans.

Huckleberries in the News – Week of August 2

“The Huckleberry Pickers” at Neversink Valley Museum Pike County Press – Milford,PA,USA From the age of 5 to age 17, he spent he summers at Sam’s Point in Ellenville NY picking huckleberries. His sister and many family members also joined in … Summer Huckleberries: NW Tribes Celebrate Sacred Foods that are … KPLU – Seattle,WA,USA […]

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