Blueberryland
Taming the Maine Wild Lowbush Blueberry

by Walter Staples

Blueberryland began as a compilation of unusual circumstances, anecdotes, and stories from the author's personal experience during a period of twenty years of managing a relatively small blueberry farm. It has become a description of an intimate association with the people and the land of the small town of Wesley in Washington County, Maine, a town not unlike every other blueberry growing town in the state.

Blueberryland gives a true taste of Maine. Walter Staples gives a wholistic view of the love affair with blueberries which he shares with the residents of his native state Maine. He does this in a wonderfully readable way by mingling personal stories, and facts and figures provided by the Maine Cooperative Extension Service, with recipes for treats such as; Wild Blueberry Bundt Cake, Wild Blueberry Cobbler, Blueberry-Apple Jelly, and Wild Blueberry Muffins.

About the Author

Walter Staples, a native of Maine, is a retired researcher for a major New England poultry breeding company, retired blueberry farmer, and an avid trout fisherman. He has published numerous poems, short stories, and articles in newspapers and magazines. He is also the author of The North Bay Narrative, the story of a remote fishing village in Newfoundland.

Nonfiction. Memoir. $20.00, 6" x 9", 240 pages, paperback, ISBN 1-931807-15-9. Available from UPNE

Contact Information

James Staples
139 Lower Ridge Rd.
Loudon, NH 03307
E-mail: jimstaples@comcast.net

Also by Walter Staples: The North Bay Narrative, One Hundred Years of a Newfoundland Outport Village, and Country Boy.