The Benson Place

The Benson Place The Benson Place is a 30 acre certified organic wild blueberry family farm on Burnt Hill in Heath, MA.

We farm for nutrient density, working to optimize plant and animal health and the health of the community whom we serve.

30 Reasons to Donate to Bring Back the Berries at Gramp's Lot (1 reason per day):30 (LAST DAY!)- Community: Because toge...
10/14/2021

30 Reasons to Donate to Bring Back the Berries at Gramp's Lot (1 reason per day):
30 (LAST DAY!)- Community: Because together, focused on a shared goal, and fueled by the love of the wild blueberries, our native ecosystem, and our local history, we are bringing back these fields! Thank you everyone!

30 Reasons to Donate to Bring Back the Berries at Gramp's Lot (1 reason per day):29- Black Bear Pilgrimage: Because up t...
10/14/2021

30 Reasons to Donate to Bring Back the Berries at Gramp's Lot (1 reason per day):
29- Black Bear Pilgrimage: Because up to 20-25 bears also make the trek to this hill each summer, spending July and August feasting on the wild blueberries. The mothers teach the cubs how to find the hill and some come back year after year.

30 Reasons to Donate to Bring Back the Berries at Gramp's Lot (1 reason per day):28- Summer Pilgrimage:  Because over a ...
10/13/2021

30 Reasons to Donate to Bring Back the Berries at Gramp's Lot (1 reason per day):
28- Summer Pilgrimage: Because over a thousand people make the journey each year to pick blueberries on this hilltop. These historic berries are worth saving!

30 Reasons to Donate to Bring Back the Berries at Gramp's Lot (1 reason per day):27- More Berries  #4- Because ordering ...
10/12/2021

30 Reasons to Donate to Bring Back the Berries at Gramp's Lot (1 reason per day):
27- More Berries #4- Because ordering blueberries shouldn't be as hard as getting Bruce Springsteen tickets.These berries were born to be wild!

30 Reasons to Donate to Bring Back the Berries at Gramp's Lot (1 reason per day):26- Cultural Legacy: Because wild blueb...
10/11/2021

30 Reasons to Donate to Bring Back the Berries at Gramp's Lot (1 reason per day):
26- Cultural Legacy: Because wild blueberries are part of our local food traditions and preserving them helps celebrate hilltown culture.

30 Reasons to Donate to Bring Back the Berries at Gramp's Lot (1 reason per day):25- Ecological Legacy: Because the wild...
10/10/2021

30 Reasons to Donate to Bring Back the Berries at Gramp's Lot (1 reason per day):
25- Ecological Legacy: Because the wild blueberries have been growing on this hilltop for hundreds (and possibly thousands) of years and we want to preserve them far into the future.

https://wrsi.com/monte/finding-their-thrill-reclaiming-blueberry-hill/
10/09/2021

https://wrsi.com/monte/finding-their-thrill-reclaiming-blueberry-hill/

Monte Belmonte Photo: 93.9 & 101.5 The River Finding Their Thrill, Reclaiming Blueberry Hill Posted on October 8, 2021 by Monte Meredith Wecker from The Benson Place on Burnt Hill in Heath on their real-life “Blueberries for Sal” experience and reclaiming 20 acres of wild blueberries for the bea...

30 Reasons to Donate to Bring Back the Berries at Gramp's Lot (1 reason per day):24- Local Art: Because you want to go i...
10/09/2021

30 Reasons to Donate to Bring Back the Berries at Gramp's Lot (1 reason per day):
24- Local Art: Because you want to go into the "Art of the Hill" drawing to win one of the original pieces local artists are currently creating for this fundraiser (or get a set of notecards or an awesome print)!

30 Reasons to Donate to Bring Back the Berries at Gramp's Lot (1 reason per day):23- Awesome Local Teens  #2:  Because w...
10/07/2021

30 Reasons to Donate to Bring Back the Berries at Gramp's Lot (1 reason per day):
23- Awesome Local Teens #2: Because working the blueberry harvest has been a first and formative job experience for countless hilltown teens for over sixty years.

10/07/2021

30 Reasons to Donate to Bring Back the Berries at Gramp's Lot (1 reason per day):
22 - Support Native Pollinators #2: Because you want to live in a world that looks like this.

30 Reasons to Donate to Bring Back the Berries at Gramp's Lot (1 reason per day):21- Small Local Farms:  Because you sup...
10/06/2021

30 Reasons to Donate to Bring Back the Berries at Gramp's Lot (1 reason per day):
21- Small Local Farms: Because you support the success of New England family farms.

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182 Flagg Hill Rd
Heath, MA
01346

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