- July is National Blueberry Month.
- There are two types of blueberries: highbush and lowbush.
- Highbush blueberries are the types you commonly find at grocery stores and farmers markets.
- Lowbush blueberries are smaller and sweeter and they are often used for juices, jellies, and jams.
- Peak blueberry season in most of the country runs from mid-June to mid-August.
- People are eating more than twice the blueberries today than they did in 2007.
- Do you want to see blueberries growing? Head to Maine. Maine is the top producer of wild blueberries in the U.S.
- Michigan is the top producer of cultivated blueberries in the U.S.
- Don’t wash off the blueberry “dust” until you’re ready to eat them. That softens the berries and hastens spoilage.
- Blueberries are great for diabetics. They have a low glycemic index (they won’t spike your sugar levels) and they are high in antioxidants.
