The Saskatoon berry is a very tasty fruit that is very hardy even to our neighbors in Canada. Some say the flavor is somewhat similar to the blueberry (which it resembles), with a slight almond flavor ...

I have fallen in love with an amazing berry and I think you should, too. This berry has many names. In the Tlingit language it is called gaawák. In Latin it is called Amelanchier. In English it is ...

“One berry, two berry, pick me a…Saskatoon berry?!” The name of this little-known purple fruit doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue. No marketer’s dream here. And now some Canadians who have long ...

Fluctuating wheat prices had a hand in pushing the latest superfruit offering toward the market. Sandra Purdy and her husband were looking at how to diversify on their Saskatchewan wheat farm and the ...

It's been about two years since I first wrote about the saskatoon berry in this column. My interest in this fruiting plant took me on a trip to Alberta a year ago April to spend a week with a ...

“That Saskatoon moon is calling to me…” Connie Kaldor’s tune seems like an apt theme song for this year. And why is that? I can say with confidence that this is the best crop of wild Saskatoon berries ...

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 ...

Hardy, easy to cultivate, resistant to disease, and quick to yield, berry bushes are perfect for just about any garden environment. Whether you have a large lot in which to plant fruit-bearing hedges, ...