One is tart and juicy while the other is sweet as can be. One of the many joys of summer is the abundance of fresh fruits and vegetables. As a native of Michigan, which is rich in berries, I ...

Close-up of black raspberry bush with berries - Mariana Serdynska/Shutterstock After you've enjoyed your first juicy raspberry harvest, you may be tempted to plant another bush — the more delicious ...

Oregon farmers have been growing black raspberries for more than a century for making jams, beverages, desserts, and natural colorants. A source of nutritious anthocyanins, other antioxidants, and ...

We all think our kids or grandkids are cuter, smarter and better behaved than the average tyrant tyke kicking the back of our airline seat or fussing in the checkout line. Well, at least I’m ...

This is part of a series answering "Why is that?" questions about Salem and the Mid-Valley. The question: Why is it nearly impossible to find Oregon black raspberries? We have the answer. But first, a ...

One of my favorite items to forage is wild black raspberries. You need to work for these tidbits. Their thorns can seem impenetrable and the biting insects unsavory inhabitants of their brambles, but, ...

There is a potentially powerful biological weapon for health -- a mix of compounds suspected of thwarting colon cancer -- hiding deep inside the juicy sweetness of a black raspberry. And if it can be ...

A recent conversation with Barbara Mohr included a question that required some research. Her black raspberry plants were doing poorly and producing little fruit. She said: The plants were four years ...

Astute berry lovers are rewarding themselves right about now with fresh black raspberries in their pancakes, smoothies and cobblers. But that’s only if they exercise some willpower while picking. Many ...

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