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The blueberry bushes are kicking into gear! Each year we go back and forth on one of our perennial farm questions – to net or not to net. This year the ayes have it and the crew spent a couple days this week covering the blueberry patch with bird netting. That means there should be more fruit for you, so we’ve put blueberry flats on the webstore and set some dates for Blueberry U-Picks.

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This sauce was designed around a wine from Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyard’s second label Quinta Cruz. This is a label that produces only wines from Portugal and Spain. The wine is Graciano, and is a wine that is savory first, then fruity. To me, the flavor profile is oil cured olives, oregano and marjoram, then a shovelful of really good farm dirt, finishing with blueberries. Now, this is my opinion but I am sticking with it. If you cannot find a wine from these grapes I suggest using a petite sirah.

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bluebasilInfusing basil into this low-sugar jam diversifies its use. Great for a summery spread on toast or perhaps as a glaze on ham or pork chops. For a different variation, substitute 3 tablespoons of Rosewater for the basil.

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