Belfast Garden Club Speaker Farms the Wild Blueberry

On Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at Noon in the Abbott Room of Belfast Free Library, Belfast Garden Club will host blueberry farmer Ron Howard, who will discuss how Brodis Blueberries has evolved since its founding in the 1750s. He will explore how this 9th generation farm evolved from 13 diverse family farmsteads into their current 800 acres of wild blueberries. Not only are wild blueberries one of the world’s most nutritious foods, they are remarkable and unique plants that Brodis has worked to diversify into innovative products. The farm has survived by sustainably modernizing with the times, and Ron will discuss what’s on the horizon for the next generation. Ron Howard serves as the farm manager for family-owned wild blueberry farm Brodis Blueberries in Hope, Maine.

This is the final lecture hosted by the Belfast Garden Club this spring. Programming resumes in October. Check the Club’s website at http://www.belfastgardenclub.org for the Zoom link.