Farmer Turns Blue Lemons Into Lemonade | Spring 2010 When he bought a small blueberry farm in SW Michigan in the summer of 2008, Joe Corrado was told his berries were an outmoded variety and would always end up machine picked and frozen for the processed food industry. read on Farm lets people own a Michigan Blueberry Bush | Spring 2010 Father-son blueberry farmers from Southwest Michigan are offering "seasonal ownership" of individual blueberry bushes from their South Haven-area farm this summer. read on

SOUTH HAVEN JULY 4 PARADE – first appearance, South Haven, Michigan. VISIT JOE'S BLUES – Farm your own blueberry bush; July 15–Aug 21    Hours: Monday–Saturday from 10am–5pm | Sundays Noon–5 JOE'S BLUES PIC'N FEST – July 24 and 25, Celebrate the new crop with song and family fun; pet friendly and bring the kids. See demonstrations and explanations. BLUE AND GLEAN DAY – August 22, 2010. Come and help pick food for the Hungry.

Joe's Blues Easy Tasty Blueberry Pie

1 deep dish and 1 shallow dish frozen pie shells    1/2 cup brown sugar    4 cups of fresh or frozen blueberries    1/4 cup flour    2 tsp ground cloves

Mix berries, sugar, flour and cloves. Pour into deep dish shell. Cover with shallow shell; cook 60 minutes at 400 F.