Wild blueberries spread and grow by underground runners. These runners are the stems, and they create new roots. As these new roots spread, new shoots come up in the early spring through the ground, and they continue to grow year after year. In the late summer to early fall, flower buds appear on the new shoots. It's not until the next summer that the blueberry fruit will grow and ripen.

There are two ways to harvest blueberries. One is hand harvesting. This is done with a metal rake. The other is machine harvesting. To machine harvest, the land should be clear of big rocks and trees. The harvested crops are sent to a processing plant where the fruit is frozen and shipped all over the world. Nova Scotia's wild blueberries are shipped to twenty or more countries.

Blueberries make up a huge part of Nova Scotia's economy. Nova Scotia is the largest blueberry producer in Canada. Oxford, Nova Scotia is the wild blueberry capital of Canada.