We’ve had a pretty good crop,” said Steve Ward, a second-generation cranberry grower, on the edge of his bog. The harvest runs from September through early November, and Ward is expected to ...

Cranberry bogs are wetland environments characterized by thick sphagnum moss, acidic waters, and spongy peat. During the growing season, the bog remains dry; it is only during harvest time that ...

Around late June the flowers fall off, and the actual cranberry starts to grow. Harvesting happens between September and October, when the bogs are filled with a couple inches of water.

It takes a little effort to find the new walking (or snowshoeing) trails in Marshfield but Red Gold Farm offers cranberry bogs, heron, ducks, turtles.

Scott Stears: Fall harvest is a wonderful ... it all starts here in the bog. You might recognize it from those commercials. Advertisement: Hi, we're Ocean Spray cranberry growers.