Photo Essay: 2nd Annual UBC Blueberry Fest
Breakfast at the UBC Blueberry Fest
The 2nd Annual UBC Blueberry Fest (July 13-16th) was created to promote local food to the UBC community and Vancouver residents. Over four sunny days, live music played as people experienced blueberries in a variety of forms – e.g. blueberry pancakes, blueberry cream blintzes, and blueberry creme brulee – building on the success of last year’s inaugural event, which I also attended.
The BC Blueberry Fest was organised by UBC Food Services and sponsored by the BC Blueberries Council, UBC Bookstore, and ethical bean coffee.
The full set of photos are available on flickr.
How blueberry pancakes are made
According to the BC Blueberry Council, eating 125ml (1/2 cup) of Blueberries is enough to meet the recommended 7-10 servings according to the Canadian Food Guide.
Some additional facts about BC Blueberries
- Blueberries are one of three fruits native to North America and have been around approximately 13,000 years (Concord grapes and cranberries are the others)
- 650 farm families are harvesting close to 80 million pounds of blueberries this year
- British Columbia is the largest producer of highbush blueberries in Canada and the second top producing region in the world and still growing.
Would you like some blueberry cream blintzes?
Local produce from UBC Farm
Loving some blueberry pancakes
Music by FiddleStix
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