Phase One of the Cranberry Harvest

I don’t think this is from all the rain we’ve had the last days. I’m guessing the flooding of the bogs for the harvest has begun. These are at the bogs just north of Bourne Farm. … Continue reading

Bouncing Berries

After the berries are rounded up from the bog, they go into a chute to this truck, and they’re blasted with water to clean them and to separate out the occasional twig. I never saw this before. … Continue reading

Pump House on Wing Pond for Bourne Farm Bogs

Fifty-one weeks a year this is just an interesting building on the shore of Wing Pond. But one week in October, the doors are open, the pump is pumping, and the water flows from the pond to the bog to … Continue reading

Cranberry Harvest at Bourne Farm, 2017

Fresh Cape Cod cranberries are starting the journey from bog to Thanksgiving table. This was the scene yesterday at the back bog at the Bourne Farm bogs. Did you know this is the oldest still working cranberry bog? Stay tuned … Continue reading