i know it' gonna be a good batch o' booch when the blueberries are neutrally buoyant. lil bloobs are great in kombucha, because they end up being like little, fruity tapioca balls in boba tea. i love a drink with crunch, ya know.

#kombucha #blueberries #fermentation #probiotics

I bought the first European #blueberries of the season this week, yayyy!! 😍 Finally, I can enjoy my daily fresh #berries fix again until September.
🫐🫐🫐 Happy #FrüchteFreitag! 🫐🫐🫐


#Heidelbeeren #Blaubeeren #Beeren #berries #FruitFriday #FruitsFriday
Oxford Frozen Foods fined $10K for mislabelling blueberries as Canadian
Nova Scotia-based Oxford Frozen Foods has been fined $10,000 for mislabelling its blueberries as Canadian at a time when more consumers are looking to buy local in grocery stores.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/oxford-bluberry-producer-mislabelled-product-country-of-origin-9.7145011?cmp=rss
Oxford Frozen Foods fined $10K for mislabelling blueberries as Canadian
Nova Scotia-based Oxford Frozen Foods has been fined $10,000 for mislabelling its blueberries as Canadian at a time when more consumers are looking to buy local in grocery stores.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/oxford-bluberry-producer-mislabelled-product-country-of-origin-9.7145011?cmp=rss
Oxford Frozen Foods fined $10K for mislabelling blueberries as Canadian
Nova Scotia-based Oxford Frozen Foods has been fined $10,000 for mislabelling its blueberries as Canadian at a time when more consumers are looking to buy local in grocery stores.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/oxford-bluberry-producer-mislabelled-product-country-of-origin-9.7145011?cmp=rss

The NSW blueberry industry

"Almost 80 per cent of Australia's blueberries are grown on the mid-north coast of New South Wales, where the industry has grown rapidly.The NSW Environment Protection Authority polices the rules and since 2020 its inspections in berry-growing areas around Coffs Harbour and Nambucca have increased by 180 per cent, finding "occasional transgressions"."

"A recent meeting of the Nambucca Environment Network at Macksville, locals raised concerns about the berry industry's use of chemicals, water, protective plastic tunnels and bird netting. The... laws haven't kept pace with the industry." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-28/blueberry-boom-regulation-nsw-mid-north-coast/106490330

Let's cover the Mid North Coast of NSW in plastic..>>
https://mastodon.au/@Bellingen/115991755455133375
#BerryIndustry #blueberries #pollution #NSW #MidNorthCoast #water #spraydrift #plastic #HorticultureIndustry #DA #FoodSafety #food #pesticides #dimethoate #harm #negativeexternalities

Blueberry industry under scrutiny amid rapid growth

Australians are eating and growing more blueberries than ever before, but questions are being asked about how production of the fruit is being regulated.

healthy eating is going well. we're having blueberries #blueberries #food #healthyfood #fruits #snacks #ghost #plushies