Oddly enough, only 5% of this cranberry harvest is sold as raw cranberries, while all the rest goes into producing frozen cranberries, dried cranberries, juices, and, of course, that classic ...
Extreme drought conditions are wreaking havoc for many farmers in southeastern New Jersey. However, one of those farmers, ...
In bogs all over southeastern Massachusetts and Cape Cod, a native fruit has thrived for generations in the local waters: ...
Did you know Ocean County once produced more than a quarter of the nation’s cranberry supply? The county’s last commercial harvest was held in 2010 at Double Trouble Village, a former company town ...
Farmers then skim the surface to collect the fruit. But when little to no water is available because of drought, will the cranberry harvest be all right? For Lee, the situation is uncertain ...
Harvesting cranberries ... the need for water – and lots of it – extends to the way it is harvested. Cranberry bogs are filled with water, so the tiny red fruit can float to the top.