Have you ever wondered what the difference is between a huckleberry and a blueberry? Huckleberries in the Pacific Northwest are closely related to both cultivated and wild blueberries. Their flavor is sweet, yet tart with a more intense flavor than that of the blueberry.
Huckleberries flourish in the Pacific Northwest as they prefer damp, acidic volcanic soil of which we have an abundance.
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