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Planting the ‘Prairie Berry’ — Solstice Berry Farm, Crossfield, Alberta

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Marsha enrolled in the Horticulture Certificate program through Olds College, and they got started in 2003, planting 5 acres of Saskatoon bushes. The following year, they planted another 5 acres, and so on. The harvester has a vibrating mechanism that shakes the berries off the branches and collects them onto a conveyor.

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