Blueberry picking is one of my favorite activities to do in the summer but what to do with blueberries is another question. Bow Hill Blueberries makes it all for you so you don’t have to do anything but enjoy blueberries!!!
Where does your passion for food come from?
BOW HILL IS A SMALL FARM WITH A HUGE COMMITMENT TO GROWING AND PRESERVING HEIRLOOM BLUEBERRIES ORGANICALLY.
Tell us about your culinary journey.
HARLEY AND I BOUGHT THE OLDEST BLUEBERRY FARM IN THE SKAGIT VALLEY AFTER THE PARENTS OF THAT FAMILY HAD PASSED AWAY AND THEIR FOUR SONS NO LONGER WANTED IT. OUR GOAL WAS TO REVIVE THE FARM TO COMMUNITY CENTER IT ONCE WAS AND TO OFFER THE PUBLIC A PLACE TO CONNECT WITH THE FRESHEST, HEALTHIEST FOOD POSSIBLE. TO DO THIS WE IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE FARM ORGANIC, RE-OPENED THE FARM TO YOU-PICK AND FIGURED OUT WHAT EACH VARIETY WAS BEST FOR SO THAT WE COULD BECOME SUSTAINABLE THROUGH VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTION. OUR FIRST DISCOVERY WAS THE PICKLED BLUEBERRY THAT COULD BE MADE BECAUSE OF THE THICKNESS OF OUR TINY HEIRLOOM BLUEBERRY’S SKIN – IT CAN HOLD A PICKLE WITHOUT BECOMING MUSHY. 6 YEARS LATER IS IS A GOOD FOOD AWARD WINNER.
Where is your favorite place to eat?
WANDERING THROUGH OUR FIELDS DURING THE HARVEST
Where do you source your ingredients?
WE GROW THEM! ALL OF OUR PRODUCTS ARE MADE RIGHT ON OUR FARM IN OUR OWN CERTIFIED ORGANIC PROCESSING KITCHEN.
Tell us about a new product you are working on.
OUR NEWEST PRODUCT IS OUR COLD PRESSED ORGANIC HEIRLOOM BLUEBERRY JUICE THAT IS 100% PURE AND OUR ORGANIC POWDER. ONCE WE COLD PRESS THE BERRIES INTO JUICE, WE DRY THE LEFT OVER SKINS AND MILL IT INTO AN ANTI0XIDANT RICH POWDER.
6) What will our fans find at your booth this fall?
ORGANIC BLUEBERRY JUICE, POWDER, PICKLED BLUEBERRIES, BLUEBERRY JAM, DRIED BLUEBERRIES, BLUEBERRY MARINADE AND SALAD DRESSING, BLUEBERRY SAUCE, FROZEN BLUEBERRIES AND BLUEBERRY ICE CREAM!
What are your goals for your business in the next year?
TO GET MORE PEOPLE HOOKED ON BLUEBERRY JUICE STRAIGHT UP FOR THE HEALTH OF MIXED INTO COCKTAILS FOR THEIR SOUL.
What was your biggest challenge when starting out?
THE FARM HAD BEEN CONVENTIONAL FOR 67 YEARS BEFORE WE GOT IT AND THE SOIL WAS DEAD.
What’s your favorite part of this food movement?
THE FRESHNESS OF LOCAL AND THE DISTINCT BETTER TASTE OF ORGANIC.
What’s the best part of your job?
DOING SOMETHING GREAT FOR PEOPLE’S HEALTH AND THE HEALTH OF THE ENVIRONMENT. ALMOST EVERYONE LOVES BLUEBERRIES!
