Wild blueberry production is unique because the berries are not planted like traditional crops. Rather, they grow naturally in the wild on lowbush blueberry plants. Due to its nature as a managed native crop, better adapted to the environment, it tends to be more sustainable. Wild blueberry production is a good example of a tightly coupled social-ecological system. This means that the ecological system of the blueberry is closely linked with human and social economic systems. These are not just fields of berries, but an ecological system that includes the plants, soil, water, pollinators, as well as a social system of farmers and local economies. The long term resilience of such a system depends on the ecological health of the blueberry fields, but equally on the adaptability, strength, and the local culture and traditions connected to it.

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