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| Mos Funnel Farms, home to Joe's Blues blueberries, opened in 2009 near Bangor , MI, three hours from Chicago or Detroit by car. |
| The five acre farm has almost 1400 Jersey high bush blueberry plants on a picturesque setting. The plants, over fifty years old, are destined for hand picking. Owner Joe Corrado says a unique feature of the farm is a program where people can rent their own blueberry bush for the season. |
| Corrado says that Moss Funnel Farms is making a long-term commitment to running a "green" blueberry business. |
"We want to be sustainable growers," Corrado said. "We are moving towards sustainable production methods and, over time, getting as close to organic production as possible."
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| "This all means we will be not be using any chemicals for fertilizing and pest control, while increasing use of natural fertilizer and crop management," said Corrado. "We're lucky because we have strong healthy, 50-year old mostly Jersey blueberries and we are doing things like natural weed control – pulling them out by hand – rather than applying chemicals." |
(Joe's take on how Moss Funnel is "Going Organic" is continued on our blog).
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