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Treat yourself and your loved ones to a beautiful, delicious and healthy life with blueberries.

Blueberries in fall colorBEAUTIFUL – Blueberries are lovely and easy to grow shrubs. They bloom profusely in the spring with pendulous white bells from pink buds. In the summer, the leaves are a fresh green, and when the weather starts to get cooler, the leaves change into colors of yellows, oranges, and reds. Even the bare stems in the winter are a treat! They turn bright red-orange.

DELICIOUS – A summer day is not complete until you have picked a bowl full of your own big, sweet and juicy berries. By growing your own berries, you can be assured that they are not laden with pesticides, fertilizer, and dust residues. You also save money and don’t contribute to pollution from shipping.

Fresh ripe blueberries

 

HEALTHY ­- Blueberries are now being called a super-food because of their extraordinary content of antioxidants, phytochemical compounds, fibre and vitamins. So, not only are they delicious, but they also; aid the brain in improving memory, inhibit cancers, promote urinary tract health, and lessen (possibly even improve) the affects of aging.

Links:
http://www.oregonblueberry.com/health.html

( Blueberries are Seasonal )

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