Drive past a blueberry farm in Polk County and it is easy to focus on the neat rows, irrigation lines, and heavy clusters of fruit. What often goes unnoticed is that these farms are rooted, both biologically and historically, in a much older story. Long before cultivated blueberries were bred for Florida’s climate, native species in the genus Vaccinium were already thriving across our natural landscapes. If you’ve spent any time walking through a preserve or natural area in P