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ONG HAILED AS A POWERFUL ANTIOXIDANT SUPER FOOD BLUEBERRIES WILL BE CELEBRATED IN ALL THEIR GLORY AT THE THIRD ANNUAL -OUNT $ORA "LUEBERRY &ESTIVAL &RESH PICKED BLUEBERRIES FROM LOCAL l ELDS WILL TAKE CENTER STAGE ALONG WITH VENDORS SHOWCASING BLUEBERRY BAKED GOODS BLUEBERRY THEMED CRAFTS AND BLUEBERRY WINE AND BEER /NE VENDOR EVEN PLANS TO BRING BLUEBERRY BARBECUE SAUCE h!LL OF THE FOOD VENDORS WILL OFFER SOMETHING THAT INVOLVES BLUEBERRIES v SAYS *OSEPH 3TEED FESTIVAL ORGANIZER WITH THE NONPROl T &ESTIVALS OF &LORIDA )NC WHO NOTES EVERY VENDOR WAS ASKED TO BRING AT LEAST ONE BLUEBERRY PRODUCT TO THE EVENT 4HE ADMISSION FREE FESTIVAL RUNS AM PM !PRIL ON THE SHORES OF ,AKE $ORA AT %LIZABETH %VANS 0ARK . $ONNELLY 3T 6ISITORS WILL BE ABLE TO PARTAKE IN A WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES INCLUDING A BLUEBERRY PANCAKE BREAKFAST A BLUEBERRY BAKING CONTEST JUDGING AND SALES A BLUEBERRY PIE EATING CONTEST AND MUSIC BY THE *UDY &AMILY "LUEGRASS "AND AND "OBBY "LACKMON ! VARIETY OF FUN THINGS WILL BE OFFERED FOR KIDS TO ENJOY AT THE FESTIVAL WHILE BLUEBERRY GROWERS WILL BE SELLING FRESH BLUEBERRIES PICKED FROM THEIR FARMS !FTER ALL FRESH RAW BERRIES CAN BE A DELIGHT TO SAVOR ON BREAKFAST CEREAL FOLDED IN YOGURT TOPPED ON ICE CREAM OR ENJOYED NATURALLY BY THE HANDFULS FOR MAXIMUM NUTRITIONAL BENEl T
h,OCAL FRESH BLUEBERRIES ARE ALWAYS BEST YOU CAN TELL A DIFFERENCE v SAYS *ANET 'AMACHE EVENT COORDINATOR h4HERE WILL BE JARS OF GOODIES AND BLUEBERRY BAKED GOODS THAT PEOPLE WILL BE SELLING TO TAKE HOME TOO )T WILL BE A NICE ECLECTIC MIX v 4HE CURRENT BLUEBERRY CROP TOTALS ABOUT MILLION POUNDS ORGANIZERS SAY AND THE MAIN FOCUS OF THE -OUNT $ORA "LUEBERRY &ESTIVAL IS TO SHOWCASE THE AGRICULTURAL SIGNIl CANCE OF BLUEBERRIES TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY h! LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE NO IDEA THAT BLUEBERRIES ARE THE NEW CITRUS v *ANET SAYS h%VERYBODY THINKS WE ARE ALL ABOUT ORANGES BUT WE ARE NOT "LUEBERRIES ARE REALLY GROWING IN POPULARITY HERE IN ,AKE #OUNTY v 4HE BLUEBERRY BOOM BEGAN AFTER THE FREEZE WIPED OUT ORANGE GROVES AND GROWERS REPLACED CITRUS TREES WITH BLUEBERRY BUSHES 4WO TYPES OF BLUEBERRIES GROW WELL IN &LORIDA THE RABBITEYE IN AREAS WHERE WINTERS ARE AS COLD OR COLDER THAN IN /CALA AND THE SOUTHERN HIGHBUSH ADAPTS WELL IN ,AKE #OUNTY AND AREAS SOUTH OF /CALA AND NORTH OF 3EBRING ACCORDING TO THE 5NIVERSITY OF &LORIDA h"LUEBERRIES ARE POPPING UP EVERYWHERE WE ONCE HAD CITRUS v ADDS *OSEPH WHO NOTES
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