From Hayfields to Community: How this Idaho operation has flourished into a blueberry farm

Long before the first blueberry was picked, one farm couple was building a life rooted in hard work and bold dreams.

Idaho Preferred takes us to Red Canoe Farms blueberry patch, which had a much different start.

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