Blueberries and Produce News Archive

Below you will find a short description and a link to archived online news concerning blueberries and in some cases other produce. News from throughout the country and world is highlighted.

Archived Fruit & Blueberry News

News Posted 11/15/2005

Blueberries Don't Get Sunburns...
... Growing Evidence Shows that Certain Fruits May Play a Major Role in Stopping Cellular Damage. Ever wonder why blueberries and other fruits and vegetables can handle the direct sun with out burning up unlike humans? This article explains why and also discusses the importance of fruits and vegetables in the diet. PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA - Nov 13, 2005

News Posted 11/13/2005

Five Foods for Healthy Living
The healthy foods recommended in this article are salmon, walnuts, blueberries, oatmeal and soy. Also has a list of the bad foods such as potato chips, french fries, ice cream, cookies and white bread. WIBW - Topeka,KS,USA - Nov 11, 2005

News Posted 11/11/2005

Fall Colors You Can Eat
A brief article about how different colored fruits and vegetables have different nutrients and how important it is to eat fruits and vegetables of different colors. Lists examples such as blueberries, cherries, tomatoes, pineapple, pumpkins and more. PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA - Nov 09, 2005

News Posted 11/08/2005

Crunchy-Topped Blueberry Muffins
A recipe for blueberry muffins! OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA - Nov 08, 2005

Awesome antioxidants: It's old, but true: eat fruits, veggies to stay healthy
Brief article concerning the importance of fruits and vegatables in the diet, including artichokes, blueberries, cranberries and more. Metro Toronto - Toronto,Ontario,Canada - Nov 08, 2005

News Posted 11/06/2005

Modern Bioscience is Generating New Fruits and Fruit-Derived Products..
.. to Meet Consumer Demand for Novelty, Convenience and Enhanced Health Benefits Says HortResearch. Including new breeds of apples, peaches and blueberries developed to enhance health benefits. Genetic Engineering News - Larchmont,NY,USA - Nov 04, 2005

News Posted 11/04/2005

Healthy School Lunches Made From Scratch?
A Portland Oregon school's program to teach children to enjoy eating healthy by serving healthy food made from scratch in their cafeteria, including smoothies made with yogurt, blueberries and other fruits. From KOIN.com - Nov 03, 2005

Washington state's agricultural production sets record in 2004
Review of the Washington State's agricultural production in 2004. Includes increases in Cherry sales of $242 million, and blueberries $16 million. Apple sales were down 18%. From Seattle Post Intelligencer - Nov 03, 2005

News Posted 11/03/2005

Season of the Migrant Worker
Blueberries are mentioned only briefly in this article, but yes in some areas blueberries and other fruits and vegetables are picked by migrant workers. This article is about 3 of them. From www.norwalkadvocate.com - Oct 23, 2005

10 Fantastic Foods for Over-50's
An article listing 10 food that are recommended to be in your diet as you age. And yes, blueberries are on the list. From www.thirdage.com - Oct 24, 2005

News Posted 11/01/2005

Organic Food Fight
A dispute started when organic blueberry farmer from Maine sued the government for allowing products containing synthetic ingredients to be sold as organic. Should small amounts of non-organic ingredients, vitamins, spices, citric acid, and carbonation be allowed in foods which have the US Organic Seal? From cbsnews.com - Oct 25, 2005

News Posted 10/31/2005

Blueberry Farmers not all blue
An article concerning the move of local farmers in Pasco County Florida to turn to Blueberry Production rather than selling off their property. This is the success story of one of those farmers. From the St. Petersburg Times, FL - Oct 29, 2005

State is left with blueberry on its face
Michigan State University with the assistance of local blueberry farmers developed 3 new strains of blueberries. Rights were given to Michigan Blueberry growers to sell the plants east of the Mississippi, but granted licensing rights of the plants to the west of the Mississippi to the highest bidder, which happened to be an Oregon company. Michigan Blueberry farms are miffed. From the Greenville Daily News, MI - Oct 28, 2005

Fruit Companies get a tart letter from the FDA
29 US Fruit companies have received warnings from the FDA concerning their claims that their fruit products contain ingrediants that prevent cancer and heart disease among other things. The FDA states that the companies claims have classified their products as drugs and as such need FDA approval, which they do not have. They have been given 15 days to respond. From the OregonLive.com, OR - Oct 31, 2005

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