Buchan’s Blueberry Hill is a 100 year old family fruit farm located about 9 miles up Old Mission Peninsula at 1472 Nelson Road.
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They offer U-Pick blueberries and apples, fresh pressed unpasteurized apple cider and…
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homemade artisan ice cream made with local fruit.
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If you’ve never picked your own fruit, it’s a fun and easy (sometimes messy) group activity. Just grab a bucket.
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look for the ripe berries AND
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start picking.
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If you still want more instructions, here’s a neat How-To video from the Michigan Agritourism Board.
Deer love blueberries as seen in this photo.
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No visit to a U-Pick blueberry farm is complete without talking to a parrot.
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This guy wasn’t up for conversation and he quickly let me know it. Yikes.
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After gathering and paying for our berries, visiting the parrot and eating homemade ice cream we headed for home.
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I highly recommend you visit Buchan’s Blueberry Hill for an enjoyable hands-on educational adventure on Old Mission Peninsula. For more information, visit their website at https://www.buchansblueberryhill.com/.
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