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Cranberry Impact
Massachusetts is the birthplace of the commercial cranberry industry and is currently home to hundreds of cranberry growers who farm more than 14,000 acres of cranberry bogs. With 3-5 acres of support land for every acre of active bog, cranberry farms maintain and protect more than 65,000 acres of open space in southeastern Massachusetts.
Learn what's happening on cranberry farms this time of year:
Growers perform off-season maintenance work, including cleaning ditches, pruning vines, repairing flumes and dams. If a prolonged cold period is forecast, growers will flood the bogs with a layer of insulating water. If the ice is thick enough, grower may sand their bogs as part of their routine maintenance program. The winter also provides time for growers to take part in continuing education including earning credits for various licensing requirements.