Tamalu Farm Fresh Blueberries (Seasonal)

Blueberries are ranked very highly for their antioxidant health benefits in comparison to more than 40 other fruits and veggies. Eating them has been linked to health benefits such as reduced risk of cancer, increase insulin response, a reversal in age related memory loss, and lowering blood pressure. A single blueberry bush can produce as many as 6,000 blueberries per year! The silver sheen sometimes found on the skin of a blueberry is a naturally occurring compound that helps protect the fruit. This is why you should only wash blueberries right before you eat them. The berries should be stored in the refrigerator and will keep fresh for up to 10 days.

These delicious blueberries come from Tamalu Farm in Timau. This 10-acre site on the slopes of Mount Kenya began life as a flower farm more than 15 years ago. Following an idle period of 12 years when nothing was cultivated, in January 2019, Sven Verwiel and his team took over the management. They work with a select team of local Kenyans nurtured and trained in the principles and methodologies of Regenerative Agriculture, which has started the transformation of the area into a working showcase of agro-ecological integrity.