| Petsmo Bär is a Finnish company
that cultivates and sells products made out of its own berries.
We started to cultivate berries organically in the year 2000.
At present, our fields cover about ten hectares.
Sea buckthorn
The cultivation of sea buckthorn has long traditions in China
and Russia, and now also in Finland. We started to cultivate
the plants in the year 2000, and the fields have been expanded
year by year. They now cover about five hectares.
The new species are more ”picker-friendly” because
they have less thorns than their wild cousins that grow along
the Ostrobothnian coastline in Finland. The new generation
of sea buckthorn developed at the University of Moscow (Russia),
has proven to stand and survive the big changes in temperature
that we often have during late winter in this region. These
species stand freezing down to -40ºC (pistillate plants)
and -35ºC (staminate plants).
Saskatoon
Saskatoon (Juneberry) is a new arrival for us (and
also elsewhere in Finland). We planted about 0.5 hectares
of Saskatoon plants in 2002, and expanded to approx. 1.5 hectares
in 2004. Our Saskatoon shrubs are, of course, grown organically.
Blueberry, sweet cherry, and raspberry
Starting from the summer 2007, we can also offer small amounts
of organically grown blueberries which covers about 2 hectares,
sweet cherries, and raspberries.
Wild strawberry
We also cultivate a small amount of wild strawberries.
Berry-picking by customers
The berries are picked by hand. It is peaceful sitting and
picking berries on a beautiful autumn afternoon, filling the
bucket with golden yellow berries.
SEA BUCKTHORN – A FORGOTTEN DELICACY!
These delicious berries can be used in all kinds of foodstuffs
– it is only the imagination that sets the limits! Recommended
e.g. in sea buckthorn parfait, wild strawberry/sea buckthorn
dressing on vanilla ice-cream.
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ABOUT OUR PRODUCTS
We produce juices, jams, and dressings out of our own organically
grown berries (lingonberries are picked in the woods). The berries
are processed, pasteurized, and bottled in our production facilities
on the farm. The only ingredient that we buy from an outside supplier
is organically grown sugar. All our products also include the crushed
seeds and peels because they contain many vital constituents, e.g.
several fatty acids (omega 3,6,7,9). The seeds and peels are also
used as ingredients in the health food industry. We plan to analyse
our 100% sea buckthorn crush to find out exactly which vitamins
(e.g. A, B1, B2, B6, B12, C, E) and other vital constituents (fatty
acids omega 3,6,7,9, carotenoids, phytosterols) it contains. Vaasa
City Environmental Laboratory has examined our jam and juice products
with respect to their appearance, aroma, flavour, and shelf-life/storage.
For product information, visit our product
pages.
Contact Information:
Petsmo Bär
Petsmovägen 166
FIN-66540, Petsmo
FINLAND
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+358 (0)50 563 1666 / Björn Nyman |
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+358 (0)6 346 6449 |
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