HARTSBURG — In a small packing shed in the southern Boone County town of Hartsburg, the staff of River Hills Harvest fills orders for Missouri elderberry products. From this little facility in the ...

Known nowadays for their immunity-enhancing properties and high levels of antioxidants, elderberries have long been a tasty ingredient in pies, jellies, and wines. And types with purple or variegated ...

As the sustainability of agriculture continues to be threatened by changes in climate, pests and loss of biodiversity, the ancient practice of planting hedgerows with edible and medicinal species such ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

On a recent Monday, the early morning dew clung to drooping clusters of deep-purple berries on sprawling 6-foot shrubs. The Wyldewood elderberry bushes, planted 4 feet apart in 12-foot rows, had ...

Resembling blueberries, saskatoons are native berries of the northern plains. Cultivated blueberries are descended from native species, but in the northern plains the “blueberry” of choice is the ...

Learn how to use your elderberry harvest to the fullest and make elderberry jelly, wine, concentrate, and more. Elderberry uses can even be extended to the winter season. Upon moving from the Midwest ...

Cody and Paige Wilmer knew they wanted something different when they moved to their farm in 2016. Cody, who grew up on a fruit orchard in Pennsylvania, immediately began to plant elderberry bushes on ...

The elderberry plant reminds us to celebrate our Elders. We celebrate their love for us, the healing power of their knowledge passed down from generation to generation, and the fragile elderberry ...

Historically, elderberries have not been a mainstream commercial crop. This is something that an elderberry farm based in Hartsburg called River Hills Harvest is hoping to change. The elderberry ...

COLUMBIA — The 37 acres of elderberries growing northeast of Hartsburg are no accident. Neither are the 11 acres growing about 10 miles north of Mexico, Mo. "He saw the writing on the wall and jumped ...