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
- Red Meadow, Carver, MA
- Hartley Family Farm, Rochester, 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
Massachusetts Cranberries will host two public harvest tour sessions. Space is limited and these tours will sell out:
- Saturday, October 19, 2024 - 10 AM
- Saturday, October 26, 2024 - 10 AM
Purchase Massachusetts Cranberries Public Tour Tickets
Cranberry harvest is something to see! We will be open two Saturdays in October for individuals to view cranberry harvest. Tours are 60-90 minutes and depart from our barn in Carver. Depending on the harvest location, most groups will board buses to be transported to an active harvest. If our Carver host bog is harvesting, the tour will happen at that location. All groups will be brought up close to the wet harvest to see floating berries in one or more of the various harvest stages which can include picking, racking or loading. Due to the nature of the harvest, we cannot guarantee which stage will be shown on any given day. Please note, our public tours do NOT involve getting into a flooded bog.
Coach tours are sold out for the 2024 season.
Educational tours are sold out for the 2024 season.
Contact bogtours@cranberries.org for more information.
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.