Blue Acres
Boy loves farming. Girl is a farm escapee. Jake and Twinkle mix it up as he leaves the big city to grow blueberries in the Michigan Fruit Belt. Join them on their journey to the land where nuts grow fruits. Based on a true story, Blue Acres gives a humorous inside look at the making of a farmer.
Episodes
13 episodes
Beginnings
Episode 1 – Beginnings It’s the early 2000’s and thirty year old Jake is itchy to get out of his city boy poser lifestyle and “do something with his life”. At an afterwork bar he meets Twinkle a bartender who's esca...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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12:10
A Farm of His Own
Episode 2 – A Farm of His Own Jake and his dad, Mike, are at the family cabin in Fruitville, disussing local customs – like shooting into the air randomly and why some many locals have first names that start with the l...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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13:34
Growing Concerns
Episode 3 – Growing Concerns Almost from the start of his new career as “farmer” , Jake finds himself being tugged as by bad weather, hard chores and all kinds of paperwork and meetings. At a local blueberry meeting, he’s lau...
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8:03
Haircut
Episode 4 – Haircut With Twinkle coming up for a visit soon, Jake is not impressed at what he sees in the mirror. Time for a trim and encounter with Fruitville society at the local barbershop, where the local gossip is a bit ...
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7:06
The Market
Episode 5 - The MarketJake’s starting to worry about how his new farm is going to make money. ;He’s already into his parents for a bunch of money and needs so marketing help. His mom Anne’s the go to for help and she’s quick to se...
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11:06
Bee Careful
Episode 6 – Bee CarefulJake has become a “go to” attraction for friends and family. First there is his auto mechanic friend Andy who found some bee hives at an Uncle’s place in Indiana and has brought some up to Blue Acres to help...
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8:47
The Intern
Episode 7 – The InternFast forward to June. The work load is ramping up, Jake is getting really grumpy. Twinkle demurs on adding to her workload and suggests he look for an intern. While they are discussing this in their bea...
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8:23
Hooping It up
Episode 8 – Hooping it UpThanks to a grant, Blue Acres now has a giant new hoop tunnel. Jake enlists father, intern and family friend Kevin to do the erecting. Father Mike insists on standing in the high tractor bucket to do the b...
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7:32
A Frost
Episode 9 – A FrostAll of a sudden, a late season frost is on the way. Not only that, but the little farm tractor is not working. While Harry the local mechanic checks things out, Jake is on the phone with Mark, the county agent, ...
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8:04
The Menagerie
Episode 10 – The Menagerie There’s trouble in paradise as Twinkle comes down hard on Jake for wanting to increase income with the addition of farm animals. She tells him she was feeding animals at her family farm from the age...
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9:32
Pickers
Episode 11 – PickersNew questions emerge: how is the farm going to attract u-pickers and who’s going to help with the harvest? Anne, Jake’s marketing pro mom suggests local signage emphasizing organic berries and ads v...
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9:55