JIM MINICK grew up eating blueberries, and for eight years he and his wife owned and operated Minick Berry Farm, a certified-organic, pick-your-own blueberry farm in Floyd County, VA. He writes a monthly column for "The Roanoke Times New River Current". He is the author of "The Blueberry Years". Currently, he lives in southwest Virginia on a forested farm with his wife and their three dogs.