Don’t try to pick up a huckleberry plant at your neighborhood nursery because they only grow wild in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest, Idaho and Montana. They grow along mountain slopes up to 11,500 feet and the huckleberry plant itself usually ranges from five to over six feet in height. They ripen in the mid to late summer months and that is when the picking season is in full force. Native
Americans were the first to realize the benefits of huckleberries not only as a major food source but for medicinal purposes. According to Wikipedia, “traditional medical applications included treating pain, heart ailments, and infections.”
Shaver Farms is extremely fortunate to have a team of independent pickers that forge the mountains of Washington and Idaho to hand pick only the best huckleberries for us. We insist upon plump purple berries as they are the sweetest for our huckleberry products. Because huckleberries are also beloved by bears and are one of their major food sources in the summer months, pickers must always be aware of the dangers of their surroundings. Due to the short growing season, only being available in the wild, and the difficulty in picking them, huckleberries are an expensive fruit. Ask any seasoned huckleberry pickers where they get their berries and you get replies like “oh, from huckleberry mountain” or “in Idaho”. It’s like expecting a fisherman to disclose his or her favorite fishing hole – it’s a guarded secret never to be disclosed. But that only adds to the uniqueness of the huckleberry. Wildbeary Huckleberry products are offered for wholesale and retail sales. If you are a retailer, and interested in carrying our quality line of Huckleberry products, we would be pleased to talk to you about that opportunity. Call to obtain products, services and prices that are offered to wholesale customers. Wholesale customers must have valid reseller permits/licenses and an established retail store. After acceptance as a wholesale customer we require the submission of an IRS W-9 Request for Taxpayer Identification form and a form ST-101, Sales Tax Resale or Exemption Certificate. Both links above will download the forms from their respective Federal or State web sites. Please write, call or email us at:
Shaver Farms, LLC Bus: 208.635.5719
1382 N Biztown Loop Toll Free: 855.530.4196
PO Box 625 Fax: 208.719.0215
Hayden, ID 83835
[email protected]
