Elderberries for sale

K & B Elderberry Acres in Wauseon, Ohio is offering elderberry plants, berries, and flowers for you to enjoy.  K & B is a small family owned elderberry farm that began planing 450 cuttings of 7 cultivars on 5 acres in the spring of 2021.  

Their elderberries are currently for sale at farmers markets in Defiance, Hillsdale, Pioneer and Wauseon.  I'm sharing this information so that you can connect with this great local source of these healthful and delicious berries.  Instead of offering these lovelies inside Seasons' Eatings, we determined that it would be best to cut out the middleman, so to speak, because of the delicate nature of the berries and the exclusive demand for them.

By the way, it's important to mention that you should only eat COOKED elderberries - not raw ones.  

K & B Elderberry Acres has a nice flyer to help inform you and here are a few of the main points:

• Elderberries grow all over the world
• According to NCBI, elderberry has been used in fold medicine for centuries to treat influenza, colds, and sinusitis, and has been reported to have antiviral activity against influenza and herpes simplex.
• Scientific studies have shown it helps to prevent and or lessen symptoms of colds and flu
• Elderberry has the highest antioxidant ORAC of the top 12 rated fruits
• Elderberries are low in calories and packed with antioxidants
• Hight in dietary fiber, minerals and vitamins A, B Complex and C
• A good source of phenolic acids, which can help reduce damage from oxidative stress in the body
• a good source of flavonoid.  The flowers contain up to 10 times more than the berries.  With the flowers you get the added bonus of pollen to help with allergies.