About Us

Randy and Carol Bowerman own and operate Bowerman Blueberries along with their children.

The blueberry farm began in 1954, when William and Winifred Bowerman bought blueberry nursery stock. They dug up the plants, and moved them to the farm, covering approximately 23 acres that first year. Since blueberries take 7-10 years to maturity, they also raised corn, and worked in real estate.

Randy Bowerman

William's youngest son, Randy, worked on the farm after school until he was an adult, and left the farm for a short while. After marrying Carol, Randy began working on the farm evenings, weekends, and during the harvest, but the farm was not large enough to support two families. In 1976, when Randy started working full time, he and his dad started their own greenhouse to grow the blueberry bushes. They also chopped over 65 cords of firewood by hand, finally purchasing a front loader to help clear the land and neighboring farms.

Eventually, the blueberries began producing sizable quantities of delicious blueberries. In 1982, Randy bought the farm from his parents. He began to expand the sales toward more sale of fresh berries (instead of processed, frozen berries), and today, nearly 75% of all the blueberries are sold fresh.

The farm now has more than 90 acres of blueberries, plus they grow red raspberries and black raspberries for sale in the market. They also have over 15,000 strawberry plants grown in a hydroponic growing system. All of the berries are sold fresh picked, in the market, and the strawberries are also available for Pick Your Own on select days in September and October.

Working on the farm with Randy and Carol are their children. Kelly Bowerman is responsible for farm operations. He directly oversees all of the picking and pruning on the farm, as well as equipment maintenance and pest control.

Kassie Grasmanis is responsible for running the farm stand and the farm office. Kassie manages the payroll, accounts receivable and payable, and making sure orders are organized and filled.

Amy Parker and Kendra Bowerman also help out on the farm when and where needed.