Board & Staff
Board of Directors
Staff
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Brian Wick
Executive Director Cape Cod Cranberry Growers Association (508)866-7878x14Executive Director -
Karen Cahill
Deputy Executive Director Cape Cod Cranberry Growers Association (508)866-7878x16Deputy Executive Director -
Bonnie Soule
Association & Grants Manager Cape Cod Cranberry Growers Association (508)866-7878x12Association & Grants Manager -
Emma Wick
Farm Conservation Planning Technical Specialist Cape Cod Cranberry Growers Association (508)866-7878x13Farm Conservation Planning Technical Specialist -
Dawn Gates-Allen
Seasonal BOGS Online Support Cape Cod Cranberry Growers AssociationSeasonal BOGS Online Support -
Grace Dooner
Environmental Compliance & Programs Manager Cape Cod Cranberry Growers AssociationEnvironmental Compliance & Programs Manager -
Alan WatsonCape Cod Cranberry Growers Association (508)866-7878x15Bookkeeper & Office Manager
Cranberry Impact
Cranberries are native only to North America and southeastern Massachusetts is the birthplace of the commercial cranberry industry.
Cranberries are the No. 1 food crop in Massachusetts. The industry supports nearly 6,400 jobs and contributes an economic impact of $1.7 billion annually.
Cranberry growers farm more than 11,500 acres of cranberry bogs in southeastern Massachusetts. With 3-5 acres of support land for every acre of active bog, the cranberry industry protects 60,000 acres of open space.
Learn what's happening on cranberry farms this time of year:
Fall is all about cranberry harvest, with 95% of the crop picked by the end of October. After harvest, the bogs begin to go dormant and growers start their off-season maintenance program including cleaning ditches, pruning vines, repairing flumes and dams.