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39th annual Blueberry Festival to showcase bevy of blueberry treats, crafters, family fun | Eat, Sip, Shop

#dining #cooking #diet #food #Cooking #americandesserts #berries #bethlehem #blueberries #blueberryfestival #blueberry-flavoredfood #brewberrytavern #cocinadebirria #CookingTopics #craftvendors #foodvendors #historicbethlehemmuseums&sites #tacotown
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2725827/39th-annual-blueberry-festival-to-showcase-bevy-of-blueberry-treats-crafters-family-fun-eat-sip-shop/

Recipe of the week: Blueberry Kuchen

This classic blueberry kuchen is a buttery, tender coffee cake topped with juicy fresh blueberries and a sweet cinnamon crumble. It’s perfect for breakfast, brunch, or dessert with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Prep Time: 20 minutesBake Time: 45–50 minutesServings: 1…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #RecipeTopics #afternoonupdate #blueberries #DowntownGrocery #Recipeoftheweek #Recipes
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2722797/recipe-of-the-week-blueberry-kuchen/

Recipe of the week: Blueberry Kuchen https://www.diningandcooking.com/2722797/recipe-of-the-week-blueberry-kuchen/ #AfternoonUpdate #blueberries #DowntownGrocery #RecipeOfTheWeek #RecipeTopics #Recipes

Michiganders are faced with difficult decisions at this time of year….
#cherries #blueberries #photography

Traditional #Wojapi Recipe – #NativeAmerican Berry Sauce Made Simple

By Corinne Griffith
June 4, 2025

"Wojapi (pronounced WO-jah-pee) is a cherished Native American berry sauce rooted in #Lakota and #Dakota traditions. Made from wild berries and gently sweetened, this rich, velvety sauce was traditionally served with fry bread but today pairs beautifully with pancakes, yogurt, oatmeal, and even ice cream.Dairy & Eggs

"Whether you’re exploring Indigenous cuisine for the first time or rekindling a family favorite, this simple recipe is a perfect introduction to the beauty of ancestral cooking.

Why I Love This Recipe

"There’s a deep simplicity and warmth to Wojapi that makes it feel like a hug in sauce form. It’s naturally sweet, full of bold berry flavor, and comes together in minutes using fresh or frozen fruit. What I love most is that it’s endlessly versatile—use it as a topping, a dip, or even a glaze.

"It’s the kind of recipe you can make in one pot, with five ingredients or fewer, and still have something that feels rich with history and meaning. It has the same joyful, flexible vibe as Caramel Apple Nachos, but with deep cultural roots.

Ingredients

- 2 cups fresh or frozen berries
(traditional choices: #blueberries, #chokecherries, or #blackberries)
- 1/2 cup water
- 1–2 tablespoons honey or maple syrup (adjust to taste)
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch (optional, for thicker consistency)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice (optional, for brightness)

Optional Swaps & Tips

- Sweeteners: Maple syrup adds a subtle woodsy note, but honey is more traditional in some versions.
- Berries: Mix and match what you have. #Raspberries and #strawberries work too, but for authenticity, lean toward wild berries.
Cornstarch: Skip it for a thinner, more rustic sauce. Use it if you want a pudding-like consistency.
Citrus: A touch of lemon juice balances the sweetness and brings out the berry flavors."

Source:
https://chefmaniac.com/traditional-wojapi-recipe-native-american-berry-sauce-made-simple/

#SolarPunkSunday #WildBerries #IndigenousFoods #NativeAmericanFoods #BerrySauce

I don’t know who needs to know this but I may have exceeded my maximum daily allowance of blueberries. 🫐

No regrets!

#Today #NoRegrets #Blueberries #Yum

Traumatic landscapes of plastic, pollution and exploitation

The coastline of Spain is known as the ‘Sea of Plastic’ ("Mar de Plástico”) It is the world’s largest plastic greenhouse complex with 350 square km of fruit and vegetables grown by immigrant labour for the horticultural industry. >>
https://www.behance.net/gallery/22272681/Mar-del-Plastico#

Could we do the same thing to the coast of NSW?
NSW Greens to move bill to let councils better regulate berry industry as it continues rapid expansion

“People move into these beautiful valleys for the lifestyle and the environment but then wake up one day and within months they are looking at an industrial-scale blueberry farm."

"Faehrmann’s bill will call for mandated buffers between intensive horticulture farms and homes and waterways, as well as strict controls on spraying, runoff and irrigation and greater monitoring of produce for pesticides."

"Blueberry farming is rapidly expanding beyond Coffs Harbour, where it began several decades ago, into the Nambucca Valley and the Kempsey area to the south, and west toward Grafton and Bellingen."
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/31/australia-berry-industry-bill-nsw-greens
#rivers #water #extractivism #pesticides #MidNorthCoast #ChinasOrchard #horticulturalIndustry #regulation #runoff #pollution #plastic #PALM #blueberries #SeaOfPlastics #TraumaticLandscapes #NSWCoast #NSW #CoffsHarbour #Nambucca #Kempsey #Grafton #Bellingen #residents #habitability #NSWLogging

Doctoral thesis from 2021:

The inter-individual variability of blueberry anthocyanin metabolism and its impact on cardiovascular risk factors
- Laura Haag, University of East Anglia
https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/83339/

I found this today when looking for a reference about non-responders to blueberry flavonols. I'm sharing the link in a separate post since it has a really wonderful literature review.

#NaturalProducts #FunctionalFoods #blueberries #anthocyanins #PersonalizedMedicine #flavonols