A few month’s ago I was contacted by Mark Fagen, a senior Fellow at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business & Government at Harvard University. He had contacted me because he was interested in getting copies of The Mighty Humble Blueberry to take with him on a trip he was making to China to speak to the Federation of Agriculture Cooperatives.
Professor Fagen had been invited specifically to work with the agriculture coops there and to help them better understand food safety requirements. While there, he also planned to attend China’s first ever Blueberry Festival. China has been raising wild blueberries in northeast region of the country for the last 6 or 7 years, and this was their official opening. According to Fagen, a much smaller and more fragmented cultivated blueberry industry also exists in China.
In an email, Professor Fagen shared details about the photograph (seen above) and a little about his journey:
“Aside from the 2 hour flight from Beijing followed by a 12 hour train journey, it was very interesting. I am attaching a photo of me presenting your video to Song Xibin, Secretary of Committee Commissioner (think regional mayor). “
The Mighty Humble Blueberry is about how the cultivated blueberry industry was created and expanded nearly 100 years ago and it has been an honor for us to share the story with the people of the emerging wild blueberry industry in China. Read a recent review about this documentary here.
To learn about the Chinese Blueberry Conference and Festival and more, listen here:
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