Couple Shares Experience of Buying and Running a Blueberry Farm at 55

I bought a blueberry farm at 55. It wasn't what I expected, and I'd do things differently if younger, but I have no regrets.

Harry Jones (left) with his wife Susan (right). Courtesy of Harry Jones Harry and Susan Jones own Bridge Avenue Berries, a blueberry farm in Allenwood, Pennsylvania. The farm became USDA organic certified in 2021, boosting customer traffic and interest. If they had bought the farm 30 years ago, they would have likely grown a more diverse set of crops. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Harry Jones, 63, who owns and runs Bridge Avenue Berries with his wife, Susan, in Allen...