There, the berries are run through a system that separates them from leaves and vines and are transported to processing plant ... generation cranberry grower, on the edge of his bog.

But where do they come from, and how are they harvested? Cranberry bogs are wetland environments characterized by thick sphagnum moss, acidic waters, and spongy peat. During the growing season ...

Around late June the flowers fall off, and the actual cranberry starts to grow. Harvesting happens between September and October, when the bogs are filled with a couple inches of water.

Then a large cranberry bog opened up on his right, with a raised pathway across the middle of the bog. The man and his dog headed off on their walk. Signs have not been posted yet with the name ...

“Cranberry growers are adopting new ways to sand their bog, installing more efficient automatic irrigation systems, and renovating them with higher yield varieties,” said Pisani Gareau, who also ...

Arthur Flemming last Monday gave cranberry growers the short end of the wishbone. Experimenting with "aminotriazole," a weed-killing chemical that some Pacific Northwest growers use in their bogs ...

Red Gold Farm in Marshfield is a new conservation area with walking trails around a working cranberry bog. Visitors can access the trails from Webster Street or Red Gold Farm Road, but motorized ...