Monthly Archives: March 2018

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Expanding our Reach!

Exciting News!!!  We are welcoming shoppers from the beautiful, new Fareway on Fleur Drive in Des Moines to our family!   The Fleur shoppers join those Fareway customers in Carlisle, Indianola, Norwalk who have access to our frozen Aronia berries all year.   We also provide berries to Brick Street Market in Bondurant, Gateway Market downtown, and to the Price Choppers on Ingersoll, Beaver, Merle Hay and in Johnston.

We’re also hoping Gateway Market shoppers see a little purple when dining or purchasing baked items.  The folks there will be experimenting with Aronia berries.  Their excellent foods, creativity and focus on health make us a natural fit.

So if you’re looking for ways to use Aronia, check out the Recipes pages or try experimenting and using berries in your favorite smoothies, soups, fresh salads, or when recipes call for cranberries or raisins.  Those are all pretty safe ways to get started introducing Aronia into your recipes.

Why choose Aronia?  It’s your locally grown super food!  

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It’s a War Zone!

Saturday was a warm, almost Spring day in Central Iowa.  So what did we do?  Head out to the fields!

Last year our very first Aronia field yielded very little fruit.  It was originally planted almost 10 years ago.  Woody decided it was time for a pruning.  You see, Aronia Melanocarpa is native to the area and is very hardy perennial shrub.   Our son, Kendall, cut back the nearly 200 bushes from over 6′ to about 6-10″ inches.   We expect them to send up straight new shoots this spring.  They won’t have fruit, but they will be preparing for another several years of production.

Now we just have to clean up all those branches we cut off and raked to the aisles.  Meanwhile, it looks kind of like a war zone!