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E14 The History of Cultivated Blueberries

Two Tools, No Clue··30 August 2026·36 min

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We are mourning the end of blueberry season by discussing the history of cultivated blueberries and the events that led to the large, plump berries we buy in stores today. As always, we have Indigenous peoples to thank for the generosity of their knowledge of the far superior wild blueberry! And will we beat our record of 170lbs next picking season? We have NO clue! Find us on: https://patreon.com/TwoToolsNoCluehttps://www.youtube.com/@TwoToolsNoCluepodcasthttps://www.facebook.com/TwoToolsNoCluePodcasthttps://www.instagram.com/twotoolsnocluepodcasthttps://www.tiktok.com/@twotoolsnocluepodcastEmails us at: twotoolsnocluepodcast@gmail.comSources:Passamaquoddy Wild Blueberry Company: https://www.pquoddyberries.com/https://archive.org/details/experimentsinblu193covi/page/2/mode/2upExperiments in Blueberry Culture: https://archive.org/details/experimentsinblu193covi/page/2/mode/2up https://blog.library.si.edu/blog/2018/11/13/native-fruit-the-wild-blueberry/https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/garden-scoop/2019-01-19-history-blueberries-native-american-staple-domesticated-superfoodhttps://www.cooksinfo.com/elizabeth-coleman-whitehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Vernon_Covillehttps://wednesdayswomen.com/elizabeth-coleman-white-blueberry-queen-of-the-jersey-pines/https://njmonthly.com/articles/news/blue-heaven/https://www.groworganic.com/blogs/articles/growing-blueberries-in-containers