THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF BLUEBERRIES - Our Annual Wild Blueberry Picking Adventure In Northern Ontario

Blueberries one of Northern Ontario's best kept secrets.

I grew up picking huckleberries. To clean them when we got home we would hold a wool blanket at less than a 45 degree angle then pour the berries down the blanket. The twigs and leaves would stick to the blanket and the berries would be clean. We also had a hand made Huckleberry rake. One half a small coffee can cut in half the long way with a wooden board cut to fit with tongs (fingers) cut into the board to strip the berries from the plants. Wire a handle to it and you are ready to go. I see anyone can buy a model but they can be made at home. Good jam.

Lots of blueberries this year…all over Newfoundland as well!

We have our honey patches in old cut overs here in manitouwadge. You have to spend some time to find a decent patch but when you do its forever...lol Ours is a 20 minute drive from the town to blueberry heaven.If picking all day..take lots of water in a cooler and snacks and a small stool to sit and take a break.Wear long sleeve shirt and a cap if sunny and comfortable shoes. We take our quad 4x4 and never have to walk far.

Blueberry fields for-ever 🎶 — nice haul!

Awesome job!

Not a bad haul! I like how you used the fan for winnowing, great idea. I'll need to snag a bottle of that wine someday ;)

Wow that's awesome I need to find one of those honey holes LOL great video guys hope you are both well!

Wow. Lucky you have all those wild blueberries. I'd spend like $400 picking at a local place. My 10 bushes are still so slow to produce. Enjoy the haul.

Wonderful video!

Loving your channel lately - hubby and I are moving back to the area next month and I cannot wait to get settled back into the north....and i totally want to pick your brain on all things growing and canning and ALLLLLL of the homesteady goodness!! :) <3

Save your used tea bags and freeze them. It will add more tannins (the pucker power) to your wine. I no longer make wine anymore but that is a frugal tip given me years ago.

We got enought for a pie, a cheesecake and a few snacks. But we just walked down the road. Maybe check out the fume kill area next year.

That's a lot of blueberries! I wish they grew here!

thanks for the share

some blueberries are better than any store-bought blueberries! and you 'need' to make a video about blueberry wine making.

I like to pick my blueberries clean so I don't have to clean afterwards.

cool

We generally go north but haven't yet, we heard they weren't good... I'll assume it's the same area, miles and miles of berries.

Love watching you but the background music is hard for people with hearing problem