Blueberries have grown wild in Maine for 10,000 years. These aren't your typical grocery store blueberries. They're smaller, sweeter, and healthier. They're the backbone of a valuable industry in Maine, especially for Indigenous groups who've returned for generations to hand-harvest the fields. But in 2025, wild blueberry farmers in Maine experienced one of the worst seasons this decade, losing $28 million. So what happened? And how are farmers, processors, and scientists racing to save their ancestral wild blueberry? You can see more of David Stess' work at: instagram.com/davidstess?igsh=N2szYWcydGJqcTNo Additional Production from Kashif Khan Productions 00:00 - Intro 00:28 - Wild v. Bred Blueberries 02:18 - Processing at Wyman's 03:56 - Growing Wild Blueberries 05:02 - Han Harvesting: A Dying Art Form 06:47 - Tariffs On Machine Harvesters 08:02 - Why Maine Farmers Are Losing Millions 09:26 - Inside A Passamaquoddy Harvesting Campsite 11:53 - Wild Blueberries Are Sacre...