I'm a homegrown Okie, but I grew up in the city where my mom PLANTED blackberries -- so when I moved out to eastern Oklahoma (near Tulsa, but in the country) a couple years ago, I had a little bit of a shock when I found out that they considered blackberries a bit of a weed-- because they would grow wild in the pastures, on the side of the roads, etc... And I thought they were crazy. I was like -- blackberry pie, blackberry jam, blackberry juice, come on... it's good stuff! :)