Moss Funnel Farms Opens

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.

Being Blue... And Green
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. This will include becoming a U.S. Dept of Agriculture "Environmentally Verified" Farm for crop management in the next year, moving towards sustainable production methods and, over time, getting as close to organic production as possible.
"This all means we will be using the minimum amount of 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 Jersey blueberries and we are doing things like natural weed control – pulling them out by hand – rather than applying chemicals."


Joe at the Farm
Joe Corrado, owner of Joe's Blues, and his dog "Sly"
give a tour of the farm.


How to Freeze Blueberries

"Chef Martee" – From his kitchen, Marty Geraghty, the Julia Child of blueberries provides an almost serious presentation on proper freezing of blueberries.
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Photo Scrapbook
Photo Scrapbook
Visit our 2009 scrapbook of pictures from year one at Mos Funnel farms.


Oh Yeah, They're Healthy...
About.com: Home Cooking Tips
A nice overview of blueberries for cooking and health. Click here to read article


Oh Yeah, They're Healthy...
Blueberries

Eating blueberries, as part of a healthy diet, may help ward off several key risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes, such as an accumulation of belly fat, high cholesterol, and high blood sugar, according to research reported this past May at a conference in New Orleans. The health benefits of blueberries are thought to be due to their high levels of naturally occurring antioxidants called anthocyanins found in darkly pigmented fruits and vegetables. "In the long-term Women's Health Study, it was shown that women who had diets high in anthocyanins had a significantly reduced risk for heart disease," University of Michigan research scientist E. Mitchell Seymour told Reuters Health.