Why is McLoud the blackberry capital of the world?

He said they were "the best he had ever tasted" and declared McLoud to be the "Blackberry Capital of the World". The association disbanded in 1963 due to a poor market, and farmers moved on to a more lucrative crop, but the festival continues to be an exciting event for the city and draws tens of thousands of attendees from across the nation.

When did McLoud become a Blackberry City?

The town received national media coverage in 1949 when the McLoud Blackberry Growers Association and the McLoud Chamber of Commerce sent a crate of berries via overnight air freight to President Harry Truman. He said they were "the best he had ever tasted" and declared McLoud to be the "Blackberry Capital of the World".

Where is the blueberry capital of the world?

A farmworker from Guatemala in Hammonton, New Jersey. Hammonton calls itself “the Blueberry Capital of the World,” with 56 farms in a town of 14,000 people. A farmworker has his temperature checked before heading to work at the Atlantic Blueberry farm. The COVID-19 pandemic has reduced the number of workers and made conditions more difficult.