Find the best berry bushes to plant in fall across the United States, with regional timing, soil tips, and advice for blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, currants, and gooseberries.
Make an easy mixed berry sauce with fresh or frozen strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, or blackberries. Ready in about 15 minutes for pancakes, yogurt, oatmeal, and desserts.
Learn how to freeze fresh berries without clumping. Follow simple steps for washing, drying, tray-freezing, storing, and using blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries.
Explore 25 types of wild berries in North America, where they grow, how to recognize them, and essential safety tips for identifying wild fruit.
Growing cranberries might sound intimidating, but with the right conditions and knowledge, you can successfully cultivate these tart, delicious berries in your own backyard. Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just starting out, this guide will walk you through everything you need to know about growing cranberries from planting to harvest. What Are Cranberries? Quick …
Editorial review: Berry Nation USA · Updated July 2026 Berries have earned their reputation as one of the most nutrient-dense foods you can eat. But there is a difference between “good for you” and “good for you in unlimited quantities.” If you have found yourself reaching for bowl after bowl of blueberries, strawberries, or raspberries, …
If you’re planning a home berry patch, the short answer is: plant 2 blueberry bushes per person who eats blueberries regularly, with a minimum of 2 bushes total (even if you live alone) for cross-pollination. A family of four typically does well with 6–8 mature bushes, which can produce 30–80 pounds of fruit per year once …
Acai (pronounced ah-sigh-EE) is one of the most successfully marketed foods in modern history. In the early 2000s it was essentially unknown outside the Amazon; by 2010 it was in every smoothie shop in America with a “superfood” label attached; by 2025 it was a global industry worth billions. Whether that success reflects genuine nutritional …
There is a moment in early July, in a garden in Vermont or Minnesota or Oregon, when a gooseberry bush loaded with swelling green and red berries represents one of the most underappreciated opportunities in American food culture. The gooseberry was once widely grown across North America before a misguided federal ban in 1911 nearly …
Every April, in the bottomland swamps of Louisiana and East Texas, families who have been doing this for generations arrive at flooded creek edges with long-handled nets and flat-bottomed boats. They are there to scoop mayhaw berries floating on the spring water — a harvest tradition so beloved that entire communities hold festivals in its …
