Fresh Fruit & Bog Tours
Your one-stop shop for all things cranberry harvest.
Fresh Cranberries
Fresh cranberries are typically available in retail stores nationwide from September through January. Massachusetts cranberry harvest usually takes place in October, which is the best time to visit a nearby farm to procure fresh cranberries.
Local farms selling fresh cranberries
Please contact these companies directly to see if their offerings suit your needs.
- A.D. Makepeace Company, Wareham, MA
- Annie's Crannies, Dennis, MA
- Benson's Pond, Middleboro, MA
- Cape Cod Cranberry Bog Tours, East Sandwich, MA
- Chamberlain Farm, Berkley, MA
- Edgewood Bogs & Cape Cod Select, Carver, MA
- Fresh Meadows, Carver, MA
- Hall's Cape Cod Cranberries, North Harwich, MA
- Hartley Family Farm, Rochester, MA
- Red Meadow, Carver, MA
Local shops selling fresh cranberries
In addition to larger retail chains, these local retailers sell Massachusetts cranberries.
- Coastal Foodshed, New Bedford, MA (Selling cranberries from Benson's Pond, Middleboro)
- The King Farm, South Dartmouth, MA (Selling cranberries from Benson's Pond, Middleboro)
- Makepeace Farms, Wareham, MA
- Marion General Store, Marion, MA (Selling cranberries from Bartholomew Family Bogs, Marion)
Bog Tours
Directory of Local Farms Offering Tours
Please visit our directory of local farms offering tours to find a business that can fill your tour needs this fall.
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 annual.
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:
Cranberry blossom season starts mid-June and growers hope for sunny days. Migratory and native bees pollinate the flowers and tiny fruit pin heads begin to form. With the warm weather, frost events lessen. Berries start to size in July and nutrients are applied to support the growing fruit. Growers irrigate as necessary and monitor for pests and rot. Cranberries will continue to grow in size and growers are monitoring for fruit quality. By late August the berries are starting to blush (turn red).