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There''s business to go around.

Retired OSU researchers Darla Black and Richard Eberle grew a 2016 experiment into a 1,600-plant u-pick blackberry farm.

Photo: There''s business to go around.
Image via n40berries.com
At a glance
  • Started as a 2016 experiment
  • 1,600 plants, five seasonal staff
  • Gates open at 7 a.m. in season
  • 8920 N Western Rd: Where

In September 2023: Retired OSU researchers Darla Black and Richard Eberle grew a 2016 experiment into a 1,600-plant u-pick blackberry farm.

What made it different?

  • Started as a 2016 experiment
  • 1,600 plants, five seasonal staff
  • Gates open at 7 a.m. in season

Why Stillwater?

"Our area is not saturated with blackberry you-picks. There are enough people in Stillwater that there's business to go around."
— Darla Black, to OSU's Engage@Spears magazine

Where are they now?

N40 Berries

8920 N Western Rd

Source: news.okstate.edu. Facts drawn from published reporting; quotes attributed. Not an interview.

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