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Could blueberries replace tobacco as a local cash crop? By Ed & Linda Waggener Could blueberries replace tobacco as our cash crop? This couple from Subtle, Kentucky believe its possible as they reap a $10,000 per acre return. If you agree with them, now is the time to buy and plant your bushes. Bluegrass Blueberries was founded in 1995 by the husband-wife team, Larry Martin and Jean Daniels, at 8080 Subtle Road, Edmonton, and the reason for their big smiles is that this is the year they are seeing their dreams really blossom. "We were dirt poor," Larry says, "We started with nothing more than our Michigan crop experience and the belief that Kentucky would be a good place to grow blueberries." The rugged winters in Michigan, the blueberry capital of the US, along some health problems, were taking their toll on the couple when they decided to relocate south. They looked for land that would grow sage brush and cedar trees because that soil ph balance is what blueberries thrive in. Subtle, Kentucky in the hills near the Metcalfe - Cumberland County lines, turned out to be just right. It was cheap land, not seen as valuable for most of the crops we are used to in this area. They bought a 40 acre farm with ponds, springs, woods and plenty of rolling landscape which now includes four acres of blueberries producing and a blueberry plant nursery from which to sell plants to future growers. Jean speaks regularly, sharing information about growing blueberries which she says, thrive extremely well in this moderate climate. Bluegrass Blueberries welcomes visitors, but they say to please call ahead and make arrangements as they have no specific set hours. As all farmers know, when the crop is in, every waking hour, and then some, is spent in the field. Its no different in blueberry farming. After the season ends in early August, its time to catch up on rest and return to regular work hours. Along with growing and selling berries, starting and selling the blueberry bushes they also raise miniature horses for a hobby. They are working with the University of Kentucky to help develop the Kentucky Blueberry Growers Association. For more information, phone 270-432-5836. This story was posted on 2003-09-10 12:43:27
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