Partners
Meet the organic farmers who grow our blueberries.
We buy fruit directly from a small number of organic farms in the wild-blueberry-producing regions of Maine.
We’re proud to work with local growers who cultivate the highest-quality fruit. That quality emerges from who our partners are as people, how they relate to their families & treat their workers, as well as their farming practices and the principles & attitudes they bring to the land they manage.
Josh Pond Farm & Moon Hill Farm
The Beal Family — Whiting, Maine
The Beals manage 12 acres of wild blueberry barrens on their own Moon Hill Farm, as well as 100 acres on Josh Pond Farm, located in the towns of Whiting, Marion Township and Cooper.
Tim and Lydia established Moon Hill Farm in 1991, and with their children Nick, Jay and Clara represent five generations of Maine wild blueberry farming. They farm organically as part of “a long-term commitment to encouraging the wild blueberries and insect balances on our land.” They refrain even from approved pesticides, relying on alternate-year field burning and diligent monitoring to prevent pests.
Nash Family Farms
The Nash Family — Appleton, Maine
The Nash family manages around 600 acres of wild blueberry barrens in Midcoast Maine.
Cary and Linda Nash founded Nash Farms in 1983, but as Linda told us, “Cary has been working in and around wild blueberries his whole life, beginning when he was in a playpen in the blueberry field while his mother ran a harvest crew.”
The Nashes began working organically in 2006, when they helped another grower transition his land to organics. Their experience helping others transition eventually led them to their own fields, just in time for the first vintage of Arkadia!
Passamaquoddy Wild Blueberry Company
Passamaquoddy Tribe — Columbia Falls, maine
For over 40 years, the Passamaquoddy Wild Blueberry Company (PWBC) has been harvesting exceptional wild blueberries, carrying on a time-honored tradition on their 2,000 acres of barrens. PWBC is owned, managed, and staffed by Passamaquoddy Tribe members.
The Passamaquoddy Wild Blueberry Company provides full-time, year-round, and seasonal jobs for Passamaquoddy Tribe members. Through the collective efforts of these individuals and with the support of the Tribe, PWBC has independently produced millions of pounds of low-bush, wild blueberries year after year since 1981.