Harvest is finished, the berries are picked and we are celebrating another great year. November is one of my favorite months – it is Dad’s birthday, the start of the holiday season and the time of year when cranberries are fresh and plentiful. Did you know that the little cranberry is packed with huge health benefits. [...]
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Celebrating the little berry that packs a big punch!
November 21, 2011Cranberry Harvest 2010 Recap
December 6, 2010 The berries have been harvested, the barrels shipped and bogs are going into dormancy for the winter. This is the perfect time to reflect on the growing season. The Cranberry Experimental Station hosts a season recap each year at the station. This year was unique because the New Jersey research station joined the discussion [...]
Giving Thanks
November 24, 2010Growing up twenty minutes south of Plymouth Plantation you can imagine that Thanksgiving was always a big deal. And it still is! For cranberry growers the celebration comes after a long growing season followed by harvest. The bogs are now dormant for the winter and until the bitter cold winds and snow come in a [...]
Cranberry Harvest from flooding to fruit receiving
October 11, 2010This weekend we celebrated cranberry harvest in a big way – The Cranberry Harvest Festival at the A.D. Makepeace company. Visitors from across MA could experience up close and personal the process of harvesting cranberries. Similarly, last week I volunteered for Ocean Spray’s harvest celebration at Patriot’s Place. I was bog side explaining harvest. I’ve [...]
Harvest Weekends
October 1, 2010The cranberry harvest is here and there is so much to celebrate! For the next couple of weekends there are several cranberry harvest celebrations happening in Southeastern Massachusetts. Here’s a quick list: Ocean Spray Fall Harvest Weekend at the Patriot Place on October 2nd and 3rd. We will both be there working as a volunteer, [...]
Picture Perfect Day for a Harvest
September 22, 2010Over the weekend both our dad’s officially started their harvest. Uncle Ben (Alison’s dad) began flooding up bogs and initiated the wet harvest. A few miles away my dad was on his hands and knees dry harvesting with a scoop. Michael’s mom was in town visiting for a few days so we thought what a [...]