6/15/15 Blueberry Hill Farm by Andrew D. Brosig
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Gil Johnson of Fort Worth heads to the family car with his arms full of blueberries and baked goods Wednesday at Blueberry Hill Farms in Edom. Johnson and his family made the trek to the farm to spend the morning together picking blueberries at one of the oldest you-pick blueberry farms in East Texas. Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph
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Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph
Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph
Lindsey Johnson, 8 picks blueberries Wednesday, at Blueberry Hill Farms in Edom. The Johnson family drove in from Fort Worth for their first visit to the farm after trekking to the Houston area last year for blueberries, dad Gil Johnson said. The family loves blueberries and are already planning a return visit to the Edom business later in the two-month season, he said. Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph
Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph
Lindsey Johnson, 8, left, and her sister Katherine, 6, pick blueberries Wednesday, supervised by younger brother Andy, 3, at Blueberry Hill Farms in Edom. The Johnson family drove in from Fort Worth for their first visit to the farm after trekking to the Houston area last year for blueberries, dad Gil Johnson said. The family loves blueberries and are already planning a return visit to the Edom business later in the two-month season, he said. Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph
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Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph
Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph
Jams, jellies and preserves are just a few of the items available at the Blueberry Hill Farms store in Edom. Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph
Jolie New, 2, of Van, opens wide for a big spoon-full of blueberry ice creme on Wednesday at Blueberry Hill Farm in Edom. What started as a small blueberry farm has grown by leaps and bounds into a family-friendly destination attraction for owners Chuck and Sherri Arena. Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph
Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph
Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph
Jolie New, 2, of Van, opens wide for a big spoon-full of blueberry ice creme on Wednesday at Blueberry Hill Farm in Edom. What started as a small blueberry farm has grown by leaps and bounds into a family-friendly destination attraction for owners Chuck and Sherri Arena. Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph
Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph
Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph
Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph
Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph
Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph
Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph
Blackberries are just starting to ripen Wednesday on the bush at Blueberry Hill Farms in Edom. Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph