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Gene Codes Cracked For Strawberries And Chocolate

By Kate Kelland January 27, 2011

Teams of scientists have cracked the genetic codes of the wild strawberry and a certain type of cacao used to make fine chocolate, work that should help breeders develop better varieties of more mainstream crops. The wild strawberry is closely related to important food crops such as apples, peaches, pears and raspberries, as well as

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Blue Moon Saskatoon Welcomes Guests

By Darrell Nesbitt October 14, 2010

Leslie and Dale Luhowy had a special treat to serve some recent visitors – freshly baked saskatoon pie made with berries from their very own orchard. The family’s saskatoon operation was a definite draw for folks participating in the province’s first Open Farm Day Sept. 19. But while they were there, visitors also learned about

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A Retirement Hobby Farm And More

By Judy Bauereiss September 24, 2009

Mand S Fruit is a new raspberry U-pick acreage in the Inglis, Manitoba area. After working in Inglis in various capacities for many years, Mervin and Sylvia Marzolf bought their house and acreage in 2006 – a retirement hobby farm. Mervin has always been interested in growing fruit trees, and the family orchard contains young

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Haskap Plantings Double In 2009

By Lorraine Stevenson August 20, 2009

Getting to know Blue Honeysuckle FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Are all edible Blue Honeysuckle plants Haskap? No. Only selected cultivars released by the University of Saskatchewan are Haskap because the Japanese evaluators considered them to be of high enough quality for the Japanese market. There are many other varieties of Blue Honeysuckle on the market, but

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Don’t Forget To Eat Some Blueberries

By Julie Garden-Robinson July 30, 2009

Blueberries and other berries are superstars in the nutrition world because of their high antioxidant content. Antioxidants are natural chemicals that combat the effects of environmental contaminants that can damage your cells. Antioxidant-rich foods are linked to helping prevent cancer and aging. Studies have shown that aging rats fed antioxidant-rich blueberry, strawberry or spinach extracts

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Manitoba’s Small Fruit Crop Itching For Warm Weather

By Ron Friesen June 18, 2009

“If we got good heat, the plants would just explode.” – ANTHONY MINTENKO, MAFRI Manitoba’s small fruit growers appear to have dodged the late-spring frost, but now face the prospect of a delayed picking season. A cool, wet spring has put berry crops at least two weeks behind in their normal development. But that was

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Growing cranberries in the Comox Valley, Vancouver Island

By Allan Dawson October 23, 2008

“Another advantage of a producers’ co-op is (farm) size is not relevant.” – GEORGE HAMILTON COURTENAY, B. C. Cranberries, known for their tart, sour taste, have been nothing but sweet for growers George and Geraldine Hamilton. The Hamiltons, along with two of their three sons, Jeff and Neal, produce about two million pounds of the

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Tag Archives Berries

Gene Codes Cracked For Strawberries And Chocolate

Blue Moon Saskatoon Welcomes Guests

A Retirement Hobby Farm And More

Haskap Plantings Double In 2009

Don’t Forget To Eat Some Blueberries

Manitoba’s Small Fruit Crop Itching For Warm Weather

Growing cranberries in the Comox Valley, Vancouver Island

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