Wild Blueberry Farms Across Maine Suffer as Climate Change Upends Growing Seasons
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Like lobster rolls, wild blueberries are iconic in Maine. But heat and drought have set the plants back to a point where many small farmers are struggling against reduced yields and increased costs for mulch and irrigation. By Sydney Cromwell Last summer, the wild blueberry fields at Crystal Spring Farm turned red too soon.