The Mighty Humble Blueberry

Blueberry Story Competes Globally!

March 22nd, 2008

Independents Features Film Festival describes the festival best ;

“Critics take a seat, the Independent Features Film Festival is the first in which film selection is done ONLINE via a web-based competition. Partnered with Lycos the 2008 competition will be hosted on their network of 90 million unique monthly users. The top 21 films will receive an invitation to the Independent Features Film Festival which will be hosted July 25-27, 2008 at the acclaimed Tribeca Cinemas in New York City.”

Academy Award winning actor Adrien Brody says of the event;

“The Independent Features Festival offers an online global stage for independent filmmakers, making it easier for non-studio productions to reach moviegoers who are looking to discover new voices and unique visions not typically associated with mainstream fare.”

In his own words, President of Independent Features, Philip J. Nelson describes the very unique festival as follows;

“Our vision was to create a festival whereby filmmakers of all walks of life could submit their feature films to the festival and be judged by an international jury of their peers via a web-based competion.”

Visit the website (www.independentfeatures.com) to vote.

You can view and vote for The Mighty Humble Blueberry
between May 5, 2008 and June 30, 2008.

You can bet we will remind you, but in the meantime,

Keep eating your blueberries!

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Blueberry History at 19th Annual Pinelands Short Course

February 24th, 2008

Course title: The Earliest Years of the Blueberry Industry.

The New Jersey Pinelands Commission and Burlington County College (BCC) sponsor the Pinelands Short Course. This year’s event is to be held at BCC’s Pemberton Township campus.

This program is open to all who are interested in learning about the Pinelands. The registration / brochure form is available as a PDF document at the top of the page and can be printed.

Discounted registration fees are offered to senior citizens and students.

For more information please contact the Pinelands Commission at (609) 894-7300, ext. 125 or e-mail: info@njpines.state.nj.us.

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Blueberries on the Hudson!

January 16th, 2008

MHB to Screen at The Second Annual 2008 NYC Food Film Festival

NYC Food Film Festival will be held at Water Taxi Beach in Long Island City, in Queens, NY from June 14 to June 20th.

The Mighty Humble Blueberry will screen on Wednesday, June 18th.

FREE admission to all screenings.
Food and drink will be available for purchase.

Water Taxi and subway service is available to the beach, and there is plenty of parking. Directions and additional information, and the Trailer for the 2008 Festival can be found at NYCfoodfilmfestival.com

See you at the beach, and remember;

Keep eating your blueberries!

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How are blueberry history, Minnesota and Irises related?

December 15th, 2007

This past October, The Mighty Humble Blueberry was presented to members of NABC (the North American Blueberry Council) in Minneapolis, Minnesota at their fall meeting. NABC was established in 1965, and it represents nearly 70% of the North American cultivated blueberry crop. We are proud to report that the film was well received by its members, and we look forward to swapping more blueberry stories in the future. Before we left Minneapolis we could not resist picking up a few loaves of delicious homemade blueberry coffee cake at the Minneapolis Farmers Market - a blocks-long open-air farmers market in the heart of the city.

Beside their similar hues, cultivated blueberries and the majestic flowers known as irises are related for our purposes, by their respective Hybridizers (or the people who propagate new varieties of plants) - Miss Elizabeth Coleman White and Mrs. Barbara Walther.

Mrs. Walther was the curator of the Presby Memorial Iris Gardens in Montclair, New Jersey. Following-up on some stories told to us by Miss White’s long-time assistant, June Vail, we were recently very fortunate to uncover some letters of correspondence between these two industrious women. While it is still uncertain what year and how they originally met, the two women shared many similarities in botany and work ethic. More to follow on this research in future posts……

Keep eating your blueberries!

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Throw some dried blueberries into your popcorn, cozy up to your computer and watch The Mighty Humble Blueberry!

August 22nd, 2007

As an official selection in the 2007 Independents’ Film Festival, and thanks to The Education Channel, The Mighty Humble Blueberry will stream live on the world wide web for one night only!

On Friday, September 14, 2007 at 8:00 EST, watch MHB by entering the website for The Education Channel. Then simply click on the link on the top of the page that reads “WATCH A SHOW NOW”, sit back and enjoy
The Mighty Humble Blueberry!

Until then,

Keep eating your blueberries!

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MHB is Official Selection for two more Film Festivals!

July 7th, 2007

We are proud to announce that The Mighty Humble Blueberry will screen at the Gloria Film Festival this August, 2007. Please visit the link for show times. We are very proud to have been selected for the Gloria Film Festival, which is held in Salt Lake City, Utah. The mission of this special festival is “to showcase quality films that stir the soul, heal the heart, and enrich the world.”

We were perfectly thrilled to learn that The Mighty Humble Blueberry is an offical selection at the Independents Film Festival this coming September! Hosted by The Education Channel, The Independents Film Festival, is held in Tampa, Florida during the month of September, 2007. Please visit their link for show times. According to festival organizers, the mission of the Independents Film Festival is in Supporting the art & aspirations of independent filmmaking. The “showcase will be televised on The Education Channel (BrightHouse 18 and Verizon 32) in Hillsborough County, Florida, during the month of September and simulcast on our website.”

More details to follow. In the meantime,

Keep eating your blueberries!

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MHB Wins International Award!

June 27th, 2007

All audience members (and a few volunteers) who attended the screening of MHB at the recent NJIFF enjoyed viewing The Mighty Humble Blueberry while being treated to fresh and delicious New Jersey blueberries, thanks to the generosity of Donio Produce in Hammonton, New Jersey. Thank you all at Donio for providing us with such tasty treats, it was a great way for us to kick off the New Jersey blueberry season!

We have just returned from Toronto where The Mighty Humble Blueberry enjoyed its International debut before a truly International audience at the ReelHeART International Film Festival. Folks from Canada, Sweden, Germany, France, China, Japan and Argentina genuinely enjoyed learning about the history of the cultivated blueberry, and the great work achieved by Elizabeth Coleman White.

We are very proud to report that at the virtual awards ceremony yesterday, the wonderful folks at the ReelHeART International Film Festival announced that MHB won the esteemed “Codes Pro Media ReelHeART Award” which in their words honors….The visiting filmmaker that exhibits true independent spirit, from promotion to inspiration and engagement….

In addition to a medallion, the Codes Pro Media ReelHeART Award includes a Sony Cybershot 7.2 mega pixel digital camera complements of the festival sponsor, Codes-Pro. Please click on this Codes Pro link to visit them online for all your media needs. Thank you all at ReelHeART and Codes Pro for this award, it is a great honor and we look forward to shooting thousands of picture-perfect-images with the Cybershot!

We hope you can all join us this Saturday for the blueberry festival at Whitesbog where you can;

Keep eating your blueberries!

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Official selection for the NJIFF!

April 19th, 2007

We are honored to announce that MHB has been selected to screen at the New Jersey International Film Festival which takes place at Rutgers University on Sunday, June 17, 2007 at 7:00 PM.

MHB will be screened in Scott Hall #123. The directions below can also be found on the festival website at www.NJfilmfest.com

Take the NJ Turnpike to Exit 9 and then take Route 18N (New Brunswick direction) and go for 2 1/2 miles to the Rutgers University/George Street exit (immediately after the Route 27S exit; don’t take the earlier George Street exit) and make a left at the light at the end of the exit ramp onto George Street, then go to the next light and make a right onto Hamilton Street, then go to the next light and make a right onto College Avenue. Almost immediately on your right hand side there is an University Parking Lot (#9) which is made available for our patrons to park in. Scott Hall is adjacent to the parking lot on the right. Patrons can also park in Rutgers Lots #1 (next to Kilpatrick Chapel) and #16 (next to Murray Hall).

This venue boasts seating for 450, so there is plenty of room for everyone. We hope to see you there!

Until then,

Keep eating your blueberries!

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MHB Goes International!

April 12th, 2007

Will screen at the ReelHeART International Film Festival!

We are very proud to announce that The Mighty Humble Blueberry has been chosen to be screened at the ReelHeART International Film Festival in Toronto, Canada. The festival runs from June 18-23, 2007.

“The Filmmakers Film Festival“, Toronto Sun “

Bucking the trend of “niche” festivals“, The Globe and Mail
A “truly open festival“, 24 Hours

More details to follow soon. Until then,

Keep eating your blueberries!

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MHB Wins Award!

March 26th, 2007

The screening at The Garden State Film Festival went well yesterday, and we are very proud and happy to report that it won the…..

“Home Grown Award for Short Documentary”

What a great start in the film festival circuit!

Keep eating your blueberries!

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The Mighty Humble Blueberry

Blueberry Story Competes Globally!

Blueberry History at 19th Annual Pinelands Short Course

Blueberries on the Hudson!

How are blueberry history, Minnesota and Irises related?

Throw some dried blueberries into your popcorn, cozy up to your computer and watch The Mighty Humble Blueberry!

MHB is Official Selection for two more Film Festivals!

MHB Wins International Award!

Official selection for the NJIFF!

MHB Goes International!

MHB Wins Award!

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