Blueberries are Back

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Hi Blueberry Fans: If you're here it may be because you heard of Chance Creek Blues, or already know about us. We're looking forward to an outstanding season in 2008. The berries look thicker than we've ever seen. Of course, we await the LFC for the year, or the "latest farm crisis." One year it was the blueberry fly, for two years it was a dearth of rain, Japanese Beetles another. The current year was almost the year of the insurance crisis. Apparently after the big hurricanes down south a few years back, insurance companies were asked to eliminate "unecessary risks" . A pick-your-own farm is inherently risky in this day and age. So our carrier dropped us! I suspect this is what did in the organic you-pick strawberry farm south of Oberlin. Anyway, after talking to many agents and getting ready to give up the ghost, we finally got coverage. Pity the small farmer and pay extra when you can! Farming is nearly impossible these days. What will it be like when all the small farms are gone?

If you're still with me, I'm going to offer a couple different e-mail plans this summer. One list will be for the regular crowd - people who come 3-4 or more times per year. I'll send a weekly update on how the picking looks. Then there'll be a "basic" list. I'll send the opening date, then the real peak picking times, and finally the end of season time/dates. I get the feeling that the 250 people on my list don't all necessarily need to be informed of every week's condition. Just a thought - weigh in if you care to!