| featured foods: |
| Avocados |
| Blueberries |
| Carrots |
| Cherries |
| Chile Peppers |
| Cruciferous Crops |
| Dates |
| Figs |
| Heirloom Vegetables |
| Kiwi |
| Peaches |
| Persimmons |
| Pomegranates |
| Roots |
What's Special
Blueberries
Of the hundreds of crops grown in the United States today, very few commonly eaten fruits are native to our soils. The blueberry (of the genus Vaccinium) is a native species that has been eaten and used medicinally in America for hundreds of years. American Indians called blueberries 'star fruit' because of the star shape on the blossom end of each fruit. Wild edible highbush blueberries are limited to the swampy acidic soils of the Northeastern US, but domesticated varieties are cultivated across the country. In California, blueberries are grown everywhere from the Central Valley to the Sierra Nevadas.