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We've changed our name!

Members of the North American Bramble Growers Association (NABGA) voted at their annual meeting on January 31, 2008 to change the name of the organization to North American Raspberry & Blackberry Association (NARBA). We continue to be a membership association of blackberry and raspberry growers and agricultural professionals working to improve raspberry and blackberry production, link growers together, and spread the word about delicious, nutritious raspberries and blackberries.

For Berry Lovers:
  • Find a farm near you! Visit our Searchable List of Member Farms. You can search by state or Canadian province.
  • Yummy and healthful! Raspberries and blackberries have many health benefits, including cancer-fighting compounds. Find out more.
  • Why do raspberries have little hairs on the fruit? See our FAQs.
  • How do you freeze raspberries and blackberries?  See our recommendations.

Featured Recipe:
Raspberry Cobbler Easy and delicious!

Request for Proposals.  The North American Bramble Growers Research Foundation (NABGRF) Inc. on-line proposal application system.
  News for Growers:

Sign up now for the North American Raspberry & Blackberry Conference,  February 24-26, 2010 in Monterey, California.  Click for the Conference Program and Registration Form

Our room block has been extended at the Beach Resort Monterey. Click here for information on how to get reservations now, and other conference updates. See the list of conference sponsors and exhibitors. Click here to see all conference information, registration forms, and updates.

Upcoming meetings: The NC Commercial Blackberry & Raspberry Growers Association, a NARBA affiliate, meets February 18 in Shelby, NC. Email here for more info.

NARBA was a sponsor of the Berry Health Benefits Symposium, held June 22-23, 2009 in Monterey, California. The event featured the latest research on how berries can help prevent heart disease and cancer and slow the mental effects of aging. Click here to see abstracts of the presentations.

 
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