Childs Blueberry Farm & Winery

NUTRIENT DENSE BLUEBERRIES--If you like pest free blueberries, I think Childs Blueberries are some of the best. I would put them up against any blueberry on the planet for taste. Studies show that blueberries grown in the right soil with the right climate and the right organic matter, have substantially more nutrients and anti-oxidants than blueberries grown in the wrong soil--they are "nutrient dense".

SMALL FAMILY FARM MEANS QUALITY AND SAFETY--At Childs Blueberries, we micromanage our fields, continuing to follow Cornell Universities teaching since 1984, by checking pheromone traps daily to monitor for pests. If we catch a pest in one of the traps, we spray with the mildest of sprays where the food can be eaten the next day. It is 200% milder than the spray used on most certified organic produce with less residual. As with preventative medicine, by catching the pest incursion early, we cure it quickly and move on--pest free. For this reason, I believe our way is better and "Beyond Organic". Many times we go years with no spray at all.

UNIQUE SOIL = UNIQUE FLAVOR--The glaciers stopped about 100 feet down the hill from our farm. One mountain range over is Thunder Rocks in Allegany State Park---also left untouched by the glaciers at the top. This means the soil on top of Childs Mountain is perfect for growing blueberries, thus they are nutrient dense--if we plant corn, it grows knee high. The berries grown in flatlands with the wrong soil type can be chemically adjusted so blueberries will grow but the flavor is just not good and the healthy benefits one desires as an added bonus from a nutrient dense Childs Blueberry is not present and for that matter, neither is the flavor and sweetness.

TASTE THE DIFFERENCE--If you see blueberries and corn or potatoes planted in the same area then you need to try some of our berries because the two should not grow in the same area.

WINERY
Our wine is made in the European tradition. We use only premium fruit and it is chemical free so we fondly call it the "headache free wine"

ELDERBERRY ELIXIR
We use a hydraulic cold press to create an uncut Elderberry nectar blended with our untainted mountain honey to create an elixir of renowned success. Hippocrates said his medicine chest is Elderberry and we have our own unique variety of Elderberry superior in flavor and quality--the result of a 30 year breeding program.

BLUEBERRY BLOSSOM UNTAINTED RAW MOUNTAIN HONEY
No lawn chemicals to bring back to the hives here at 2250 feet.