Blueberry Fields of Stillwater began with two goals. One, to provide fresh blueberries for the people of the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. Secondly, to offer a beautiful and peaceful setting for enjoying a day in the country.  In 2005, we started to prepare our field by tilling, incorporating peat moss to enrich the soil, and adding sulfur to lower the soil pH as needed for blueberries. In 2006, we planted 650 blueberry bushes in our north field and in 2007 we added another 750 bushes in the southern field.  Our initial 650 bushes will bear fruit in July of 2008, when we will open as a u-pick farm. Each year our bushes will be larger and produce more berries as blueberry bushes reach their mature stage at 7-10 years of age. The pictures below show how our fields have evolved over the past 3 years.  Come and watch us grow!

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    Planting 2-year old bushes in the Northern field - Spring 2006

  Brilliant red leaves on blueberry bushes in the fall of 2006

Planting 2-year old bushes in the Southern field- Spring 2007

Bushes in the Southern field - Fall of 2007

Blueberry bushes covered with netting to discourage deer browsing - Fall of 2007

Delivery of wood posts for deer fence - Fall of 2007

Installing the 8' high deer fence - June, 2008

Weeding bushes in the northern field - June, 2008

Our new picnic shelter - July, 2008

One of our first blueberry pickers - July, 2008

  Our very first day open - July 18, 2008