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Berries
 Websites presented in alphabetical order The American Cranberry 
 You won't get bogged down as you explore how to plant, harvest, cook, and market this round red relative of the blueberry. From Steenbock Memorial Library, University of Wisconsin-Madison. http://www.library.wisc.edu/guides/agnic/cranberry/ Topics: Crops, Fruits & Vegetables Last updated Oct 25, 2006 Blueberry Web Page
Recipes, health aspects, industry information, a "U-Pick Blueberry Directory," festival schedules, and more about blueberries from the North American Blueberry Council (NABC). The various sections of the site include many links to other resources. http://www.blueberry.org/ Topics: Fruits & Vegetables Last updated Apr 26, 2005 California Strawberry Commission
The Web site for this strawberry industry association features a collection of recipes for dishes using strawberries (including large-quantity recipes for food service), information about strawberry varieties grown in California, interviews with strawberry farmers, fun facts (such as strawberries in literature), lesson plans, and other material on these berries. Searchable. http://www.calstrawberry.com Topics: Fruits & Vegetables, Lesson Plans Last updated Apr 26, 2005 The Cranberry Institute
Find history, crop statistics, health research, news, a photo gallery (which includes pictures of cranberry bogs), and more. Searchable. From a nonprofit organization run by United States and Canadian cranberry growers. http://www.cranberryinstitute.org Topics: Business, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables Last updated Nov 2, 2004 Driscoll's Recipes
Collection of recipes using strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, and mixed berries. Features pies, shortcakes, jams, frozen desserts, salads, beverages, and other dishes. From a berry grower. http://recipes.driscolls.com/ Topics: Fruits & Vegetables, Recipes & Food Preparation Last updated Apr 10, 2009 Let's Preserve: Strawberries
Guidelines for preserving strawberries, including preparation of the berries, freezing procedure, and instructions for making strawberry jam and strawberry-rhubarb jelly. Opens directly into a PDF file. From the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. http://www.umext.maine.edu/onlinepubs/PDFpubs/4047.pdf Topics: Fruits & Vegetables, Recipes & Food Preparation, Sweets and Sweeteners Last updated Oct 12, 2006 The Lure of Wild Strawberries
Brief article about the origins and uses of wild strawberries, with instructions for making strawberry leather. Includes links to articles on picking and freezing strawberries, strawberry recipes, and making strawberry jam. From a Web site that focuses on "old-fashioned living" and passing down family knowledge. http://www.seedsofknowledge.com/wildstrawberries.html Topics: Fruits & Vegetables, Recipes & Food Preparation, Sweets and Sweeteners Last updated Apr 26, 2005 Miracle Fruit
Fact sheet about the miracle fruit (or miracle berry) that has the effect of covering the taste of sour foods "for some 30 minutes or more" after a berry has been eaten. Includes description of this plant native to tropical western Africa, cultivars, and recommendations for planting, irrigation, pruning, pests and diseases, and other growing information. From the California Rare Fruit Growers. http://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/miraclefruit.html Topics: Fruits & Vegetables Last updated Jul 15, 2008 Northwest Berry & Grape Information Network
Information about Pacific Northwest grapes, blueberries, strawberries, huckleberries, caneberries, kiwis, currants, and gooseberries. Includes information on research, growing, markets, news, and more. Provides links to fruit organizations, labor information, extension services, regional and international forums, government and legal sites, and numerous other resources. Searchable. From Oregon State University, Washington State University, the University of Idaho, and the Agricultural Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. http://berrygrape.org/ Topics: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Gardening Last updated Sep 15, 2009 Oregon Cranberries
"Each fall, hundreds of acres of cranberries are harvested in Oregon. Many of the bogs are visible along Highway 101." This site provides a brief illustrated tour of cranberry harvesting and processing from bogs between Bandon and Port Orford, Oregon. http://www.portorfordoregon.com/bogtour.html Topics: Crops, Fruits & Vegetables Last updated Nov 22, 2004 Oregon Raspberry and Blackberry Website
Site includes extensive information on caneberries: recipes for home and school, natural health properties of Oregon berries, and world statistics on the production of red and black raspberries, blackberries, loganberries, and boysenberries. http://www.oregon-berries.com/ Topics: Fruits & Vegetables Last updated Jun 19, 2001 Strawberries & More
Information about growing, finding, selecting, and preparing strawberries. Features history, statistics, recipes, a list of strawberry festivals, and information about common pests and diseases of strawberries. From the University of Illinois Extension, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. http://urbanext.illinois.edu/strawberries/ Topics: Crops, Fruits & Vegetables Last updated Sep 14, 2009 The Washington Red Raspberry Commission (WRRC)
The online home of the WRRC provides "news, information, recipes and new product information for consumers, manufacturers, and industry members." There is also information on the claimed benefits of ellagic acid; red raspberries are good sources of ellagitannins, from which ellagic acid is derived in a chemical process. The "Promotions" portion of the site is available to members only. http://www.red-raspberry.org/ Topics: Crops, Fruits & Vegetables Last updated Jul 23, 2003 |
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