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Diabetes, Wild & “The Newsroom”
Why This Story Won’t Be On HBO’s New Series A scene from a recent episode of Aaron Sorkin’s HBO series The Newsroom takes place in May of 2011. In it, a reporter implores her producer to open the show with news of the debate in Congress about lifting the… Read More
Downtown Machias Goes Wild in August
The 37th Annual Machias Wild Blueberry Festival is Just a Week Away, and It’s Bringing Pies, Art, Music (and a Wedding!) to Down East Maine. Nobody knows how to celebrate the wild blueberry harvest like the people of Down East Maine. Get ready to celebrate it with them! In Machias,… Read More
Use Your Blues: Bountiful Season = Classic Recipes
Also: Know Wild Blues? Win a *Deluxe 5-Day Bar Harbor Trip*! Wild blueberry growers are expecting a bountiful harvest this season, and the race is on to make this abundance of blues work in our favor. Switching out frozen for fresh can mix up our blueberry repertoire and help us get… Read More
Fruit Forward: Jam is Summer’s Fruit Spin-Off
Workshops, Recipes & Our Wild Blueberry Lemon Jam Just as night follows day, a deluge of fresh fruits can sometimes lead to jam. Jam is one of summer food’s wonderful spin-offs. When the luxury of copious amounts of fruit surrounds us, jam is a way to utilize our beautiful excess…. Read More
The Summer Games & Wild Blueberries: A Gold Medal in Health & Taste
For Olympic athletes at the top of their game, eating a healthy diet once every four years isn’t enough. While potent nutrient-rich wild blueberries figure prominently in the diets of athletes during competition time, they are also a staple in the years of training that lead up to the big… Read More
Fresh Maine Blueberries: A Summer Tradition
What is surprisingly small, startlingly tasty and only around once a year? It’s lowbush blueberries (known widely as “wild ”), available in Maine and Nova Scotia exclusively during the special weeks of harvest season. If you live in the region, you’re lucky – you can enjoy one of nature’s most sensational… Read More
Dr. Daniel Nadeau Has an Important Health Message
The Diabetes Expert Explains How Food Choices Lead to Big Changes There aren’t a lot of people who believe in the power of healthy living as much as Daniel Nadeau, M.D. One reason? He’s seen it. As a clinician, in his work with patients, as Medical Director of the… Read More
July 4th: Big Day for a Small Berry
Wild blueberries and the 4th of July – few other foods do such heavy lifting when we’re feeling patriotic. This deeply loved fruit is bursting with healthful antioxidants that have dominated the news for their role in preventing cognitive decline, and even more recently, their potential to lower cholesterol. But the best thing about… Read More
Enter the Strawberry
A Season of Picking, Festivals & Shortcake Begins by Greencolander When strawberries are in season, no one will blame you for dropping everything to get to the nearest fruit stand – whether it’s an expanse that covers acres, or just a girl with a glass jar and a folding table. Cartons… Read More
Summer Foods Adopt a Blue Hue
Wild Blueberries Create New Traditions in Seasonal Fare Right now, wild blueberry barrens throughout Maine and Nova Scotia are being fertilized and closely checked for growth and pests as farmers anticipate the coming harvest season. Around here, it seems like everyone has wild blueberries on their mind. Of course, there’s… Read More
