2025 was quite a year at our house. Berries in two fields bloomed beautifully, then fell off in early June. We believe cold, wet weather contributed to the “drop”. We are thankful we have had so many in the freezer!

We have been working to acquaint folks with Aronia’s health benefits for years. This year, Woody and I have decided to do a better job with the blog, Facebook and the website (MyAroniaBerry.com) to let folks know what is going on.

After pruning two fields last year, it’s time to do the other two this winter. It’s a messy, scary process, but the bushes have gotten so big, production has suffered. Last year we cut down two of our largest fields with a diamond deck on the front of a skid loader (thanks Jake!). It kind of looks like a war zone after cutting the bushes down. There is wood debris everywhere and the splintered bushes look terrible. But these hardy perennial bushes popped back. They are between 2-3′ tall after the growing season. Ordinarily it takes 2-3 years to get a full crop, but we might see a very few this year, we’ll keep you posted.

Marketing Changes

We have sold berries to local grocers, to an organic juice bar in New Jersey, to a company making “magic” juice in Missouri and to many folks who have found us locally and online. We are so grateful for all of you who have taken steps to boost your antioxidants.

For the past year we experimented selling on Ebay and Etsy in addition to MyAroniaBerry.com. After crunching numbers, Etsy’s fees have risen, we are phasing that out. So if you are looking for items, message me or visit MyAroniaBerry.com.

We always keep Aronia powder, made with the whole berries, not just leftover pulp after juicing. We also have freeze dried berries, frozen berries in bulk or single pounds. We also carry the Elderberry Immune Syrup with Aronia folks call the “Magic Juice”. We also have some juice we make for ourselves we sometimes share with others.