Belfast Blueberry Coop

Belfast Blueberry Cooperative
Lincolnville, ME
Visit us for Wild Blueberry Weekend!

Activities:
Learn Finepoints of Raking for Body Wellness and Berry Perfection
2 PM, 4 PM, & 6 PM both Saturday & Sunday (plus tutoring in-between)
Finger-Pick, just Nibble, or Rake & Winnow Your Own Blueberries
Our crew will show you how to fine-tune and use the Emile Rivers Winnower!
Ongoing 2 PM -7 PM throughout Saturday & Sunday
Finger-picked on-site EATING is always FREE!
3 Stories & 3 Songs of this Blueberry Field, with Shana Hanson of 3 Streams Farm & Belfast Blueberry Cooperative
3 PM both Saturday & Sunday
Flower Wreath-making, Herbal Harvests, and Goat Browse in the Blueberry Field
Tour wild plants with Steve Byers, Licensed Clinical Herbalist, Merissa MacDonald, Arborist & Horticulturalist, & Shana Hanson, Leaf Fodder expert.
Collect materials, sit to create, and go home wearing an “everlasting” crown of flowers
5 PM-7PM Saturday Only
Surprising Tidbits about Wild Blueberry Pollinators, with Laura Nobel of Start Building
Resilience &/or Shana Hanson
5 PM Sunday Only

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
Location:
Belfast Blueberry Cooperative’s Cattail & Sky Field is on the east end of Levenseller Mountain, along the Lincolnville/Belmont town line in Lincolnville.
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Lincolnville, with access from Greenacre Rd, Lincolnville A.K.A. Lincolnville Rd, Belmont. Our driveway is right where the road changes name (4.5 miles from Route 3 on Lincolnville Rd, or 2 miles from Route 52 on Greenacre Rd).
A green rope starts at the small stone parking pull-off, and leads to a pick-your-own field uphill on an unimproved woodland path. You’ll walk about 650 feet along this path to get to the blueberry crop, ending at the old Emile Rivers blueberry winnowing machine.

Parking:
Along the Lincolnville/Belmont town line in Lincolnville you’ll find a small stone parking pull-off.
Additional parking will be arranged on a grassy place along Lincolnville Rd, a few hundred feet north of the stone parking pull-off

Safety:
There are ticks, stinging insects, sharp stubble from cut tree sprouts and other threats on this wild property; please pass at your own risk, and be careful!
No chemical bug repellants can be used in this “no spray” field, but essential oils are fine.

Hours:
August 2 & 3
2 PM -7 P,

Contact:
FMI Call (207) 338-3301 AHEAD & leave VOICEMAIL SAYING YOUR PHONE NUMBER. Expect a call back within 24 hrs. This is not a pocket phone; Shana has 2 farms and is owned by goats.
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Belfast Blueberry Cooperative’s Cattail & Sky Field and blueberries are protected by a Maine Farmland Trust Forever Farms easement, and “no spray” since 2018. Blueberry blossoms are pollinated by 100% wild bees and insects, who have enjoyed this biodiverse field since 1990 when 80 years of forest growth were removed. Deep soil and eastward slope protect this oasis of berries from frosts and droughts, for a reliably sweet and plentiful crop. Community involvement is invited; many people help with autumn and spring field-care in trade for PYO blueberry credit.

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