Sustainability
Please explore the videos and brochures here to learn more about how sustainable cranberry growers are.
Environmental Sustainability
Cranberry grower Matt Rhodes talks about environmental sustainability within the Massachusetts cranberry industry.
Economic Sustainability
Cranberry grower Keith Mann talks about economic sustainability within the Massachusetts cranberry industry.
Social Sustainability
Cranberry grower and Carver Selectman Dick Ward talks about social sustainability within the Massachusetts cranberry industry.
Read more on sustainability in Massachusetts cranberry production in this brochure, With an Eye Toward the Future: Sustainable Cranberry Growing in Massachusetts.
Cranberry Impact
Massachusetts is home to 300+ cranberry farmers, 14,000+ acres of cranberry bogs, and 65,000+ acres of associated open space. Learn what's happening on cranberry farms this time of year.
The cranberries are continuing to grow in size and growers are monitoring for fruit quality. By late August the berries are starting to blush (turn red).
By the middle of the month wet and dry harvesting begins for early season varieties.