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HD6GTOM 
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Posted: 07 Feb 2019 at 6:43pm |
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I knows some of you guys have them. There's a local produced documentary on public TV now about them. Their talking about fermenting them to bring out probiotics. Big question. Do the Deer eat the darn things?? I wonder how they would do to make wine?
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iowallis
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Posted: 07 Feb 2019 at 6:50pm |
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Visited a winery last summer that was making wine out of them. Not much of a wine drinker so never tried any. An older guy in our group said they were a fancy name for choke cherries.
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shameless dude
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Posted: 07 Feb 2019 at 10:20pm |
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we buy the wine when ever we find it, it's very good! we have sum bushes here that are just in their 2nd year. birds and deer don't seem to bother them much here. I've made an aronia crisp with them, and it turned out really yummy! everywhere I read, they are sposed to be good for us! IA ALLIS...not choke cherries...it's choke berries...2 different berries.
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Posted: 07 Feb 2019 at 10:20pm |
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gits ahold of Luke or Les, they raise lots of them.
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HD6GTOM
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Posted: 07 Feb 2019 at 10:24pm |
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Ya Iowa Allis that's what they were saying. Said they were native to Iowa. When growing up we had 550 acres of land that was pasture and row crop. Rented another 80 to 220 acres. I don't ever remember seeing a bush or tree with them on it. Dad had 200+ cows, I wonder if they ate them or maybe they weren't native to southern Iowa. Now that I don't have to feed a couple of old have, I got a couple of acres I can work with. I had them planted to northern pecans but the dam goats destroyed all 50 trees.
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Posted: 08 Feb 2019 at 6:10am |
 shameless dude wrote:
IA ALLIS...not choke cherries...it's choke berries...2 different berries. |
He probably said that and I just misheard him.
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Posted: 08 Feb 2019 at 8:24am |
Hey Shameless,,,You know,,I hadn't heard ole Les mention any bout his Aronia business,,,lookin like thet buyer was tryin to railroad ole Les bout not payin him for his crop,,,,? I read lots bout the great benefits with them berries. I've asked the two stores here to get us some in the fall,,but both managers tell me they cannot find a vendor,,,?? How are your vines doing,,???
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Posted: 08 Feb 2019 at 9:06am |
Article and picture on link
http://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/shrub/black-chokeberryhttps://www.google.com/search?q=Aronia+berrys&rlz=1C1CHWA_enUS627US627&oq=Aronia+berrys&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i60&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
DescriptionAronia is a genus of deciduous shrubs, the chokeberries, in the family Rosaceae native to eastern North America and most commonly found in wet woods and swamps. The genus is usually considered to contain two or three species, one of which is naturalized in Europe. Wikipedia
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Posted: 08 Feb 2019 at 6:57pm |
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So which do yous guys like the best, red or black?
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Posted: 08 Feb 2019 at 7:53pm |
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black...think it's the "victory" bush, there are several different ones. I grab a handful of the berries almost every night and eat them. have them in the freezer. if you don't break or squish them, they won't freeze together ina clump. that dude in IA I think is a shyster to all the growers around. he sends out semi loads of berries every year, takes them to a freezer storage somewhere, says he's waiting for the prices to go up, but with several years of storage, the costs have to be eating up all the money he should be paying the people that grow them. when I get mine in top producing stage, I think i'll take them to the farmers market.
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Posted: 08 Feb 2019 at 9:20pm |
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Along with the other IA shyster that sold the bushes by the hundreds,
told everyone he would help market the berries,.. then retired.
I got to pick some this summer and have a few gallons frozen,
loose in the bag like shameless says.
Not very sweet.
I hear deer or turkeys won't eat them
and they mix good with apple for wine.
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Posted: 08 Feb 2019 at 9:37pm |
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Dad gum you guys are making this more interesting -- deer and turkeys won't eat them!!!!! I ain't been much of a wine drinker lately, but I got 1 week to go on this darn medication that says no booze with this medication. Gots this darn 2+ acres that don't have no nags eating and crapping all over it that I need to do something with. It is absoulty overrun with deer and turkeys.
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Posted: 09 Feb 2019 at 5:34am |
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We have had them for maybe 10 years and the deer love them they eat both the berries and the bush. My wife makes a great jelly with them I have it on my oatmeal for breakfast every morning.
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Posted: 09 Feb 2019 at 6:55am |
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I've also bought the syrup too Randy, it is good too! they are kinda sweet and sour at the same time. I can eat them raw and enjoy them. good on ice cream too. the govt will sell you the bushes, (don't remember the cost, but is pretty cheap) and they will plant them for you at .18 cents each. check with your farm service agency, and if you put them into your wifes name, it might be free, the govt loves business's run by females!
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Posted: 09 Feb 2019 at 6:57am |
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we bought them at TSC a few years ago, takes them about 4-5 years to produce full berry amounts, but will usually start producing at 2 years old. seems to me they produce about 40 lbs per plant at 5 years old.
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Posted: 10 Feb 2019 at 11:25pm |
You guys aren't gonna believe this!!!! Lookie who our state director is!!!! Wisconsin State Executive Director What a name huh!! I'm gonna write to her! Anyway, thanks for the heads up Shameless, I'm gonna go do a little digging and see what can be done....
Edited by Ted J - 10 Feb 2019 at 11:26pm
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Posted: 10 Feb 2019 at 11:33pm |
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Sandy Chalmers. I think I'm in love.
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Posted: 11 Feb 2019 at 7:48pm |
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They should have named her Alice.
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Posted: 11 Feb 2019 at 9:19pm |
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invite her to the forum!
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Posted: 12 Feb 2019 at 4:53pm |
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I'm gonna do SOMETHING like that, she's kinda cute....
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Posted: 12 Feb 2019 at 9:04pm |
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if'n you plant them bushes in your yard, the leaves turn bright red in the fall and look really nice!
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Posted: 15 Feb 2019 at 7:24pm |
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I haven't had much luck selling therm. The dude owes me for two seasons. The word I'm getting is that the buyers don't want the who;le berry, just parts of the berry. So the guy didn't buy any last fall so he can put in equipment to "process" the berry in several different parts.
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I still gots my A/C but it's clear out in the barn now.
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Posted: 15 Feb 2019 at 7:31pm |
You guys should have come picked some. Cause all 4000 pounds of them just fell to the ground. And for the next 2 years my berries will continue to fall to the ground cause they say I used an unauthorized chemical (wetting agent) on my crop so I';m suspended for 3 years. Even tho it says organic on the bottle they didn't like it. The amount of it that I used was 4 tablespoons spread out over an acre.
So if'n any of ya want any fer free, come on over. Pick all you want. maybe I'll set up a stand beside ole Shameless and run him outa business! Ha ha
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I still gots my A/C but it's clear out in the barn now.
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Posted: 15 Feb 2019 at 7:34pm |
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Tom. My berries are black and the variety is Viking, not victory.
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I still gots my A/C but it's clear out in the barn now.
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Posted: 15 Feb 2019 at 8:42pm |
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yeah..that's the one Les...Vikings! why was you putting a wetting agent on? and why'd ya tell 'em?
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Posted: 15 Feb 2019 at 8:44pm |
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glad to see ya back Les...how you feeling? need sum more pretty to cover all that brown ground?
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Posted: 16 Feb 2019 at 1:05am |
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What a friend.
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Posted: 16 Feb 2019 at 5:41am |
Well,,Ya see,,,,Chask,,,,that is what I like bout ole Shameless,,,he really does some close thinkin bout his neighbors and friends,,,,and,,,,and,,,you can't hardly ask any more from your,,,,gulp,,,,,,,,, friend,,,,  OH,,,and WELCOME BACK,,Les,,,was thinkin bout you the other day,,,thinkin you maybe mad enough at ole Shameless and,,,,and,,,take it out on all us others,,just cause we tend to associate with him,,,,,,,,,,,,  Why didn't you set up a roadside stand and sell them "Healthful Berries" to passers by,,???? You could have some small free samples at your roadside stand with a sign tellin em it is "PICK YOUR WAY TO GREAT HEALTH",,,Ya see how easy it be,,?? You could even get an ad in the local newspaper tellin people bout the many benefits of the Aronia Berries,,,and even qoute from the federal papers published,,,and,,,,AND,,like ole Shameless says,,,,,you don't got to mention every thing,,,
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Posted: 16 Feb 2019 at 9:07am |
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That's a good idea Joe. I'll get ready. For that idea another jar of jam is headed your way. Just don't tell ole Ted.
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I still gots my A/C but it's clear out in the barn now.
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Posted: 16 Feb 2019 at 11:57am |
Les,,,you is the greatest,,,,and,,,and,,I'm gonna mention that very thing to ole Shameless AGAIN,,, Hey I gots another "tip",,,since you do live on a well traveled county road,,,make you some nice lookin signs (no spray painted ones now) and go hang em to the closest state road intersection or better yet,,a freeway exit,,,,,Yep,,that'll do it for sure,,,!!! I can see em now,,," HEALTHFUL ARONIA BERRIES" You pick the amount you want to buy. Reasonable prices to fit your budget. Call BR-549 or go to "L&J Aronia Heallth Products.com (ps,,I won't mention it to nobody)
Edited by desertjoe - 16 Feb 2019 at 11:58am
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