Cranberry Harvest Season Has Ended
By Irene Nevins
@irenen1 (228)
New Bedford, Massachusetts
November 15, 2015 9:03am CST
Many of you are familiar with my posting about the ten week cranberry harvest season. This is the fifth year I have been privileged to work the seasonal job at Ocean Spray in Carver, Massachusetts.
We don't harvest the fruit from the bogs. We process the harvested fruit to ship to its next destination for becoming the goodies you have come to love.
Ocean Spray is a co-op owned by the cranberry growers/farmers. By combining their resources, they all enjoy the latest in machinery, technology and development of new products.
As a seasonal employee, it has been interesting watching the growth from year to year. I work in Quality Control. The hours are long and the work is strenuous. My body tones up and my bank account gets a needed fattening up.
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4 responses
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
15 Nov 15
Interesting. We just bought cranberries yesterday at our local farmers' market. These were grown in Bandon, Oregon, along the southern Oregon coast. Oregon has about 3000 acres of cranberries and ranks fourth or fifth in production in the US, behind your state of course.
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
16 Nov 15
@irenen1 No, I did not know that Chile was in the cranberry business now.
@Auntylou (4262)
• Oxford, England
15 Nov 15
I never knew that Ocean Spray was a co-op; They should put that on their marketing!
Glad the work has helped you physically and financially!
@irenen1 (228)
• New Bedford, Massachusetts
15 Nov 15
Actually they do. The website gives you a history of the co-op.
@bookbar (1609)
• Sudbury, England
15 Nov 15
Love Ocean Spray cranberry juice,, but never realised they were a coop... glad to hear the bones and the bank are getting stronger.
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Nov 15
Co-ops are such a good idea. Glad you got the chance to benefit from the cranberry season.
