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Visiting a Cranberry Bog

Oct 25, 2016 · 13 Comments

With the harvest season in full swing and the beautiful Wisconsin foliage turning colors, is it no wonder that I had such a fantastic time visiting a cranberry bog?

The best time visiting a cranberry bog in Wisconsin this image

Actually, it’s called a ‘marsh’ in Wisconsin, on the east coast they are called bogs, but I was told the words are interchangeable, they mean the same thing, so we’re going with it lol.

Our trip to a Wisconsin cranberry bog

If you read the steak tacos with cranberry salsa recipe post, you would know that I had the amazing opportunity to visit a Wisconsin fresh cranberry farm. Today’s post is going to be a picture story of my trip with some light commentary. If you’d like to learn more about the specifics of how cranberries are harvested, please visit the Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association.

Wisconsin cranberry vines at a cranberry bog

Cranberries are grown on a vine, in the ground, they’re perennials. Meaning, a vine is planted and then it comes back year after year! Vines last upwards of 100 years.

Harvesting cranberries in Wisconsin

Fresh cranberry harvesting starts by flooding the cranberry beds with 6-8 inches of water. Cranberries float, but do not come off the vines, so they bring in harvesting machines that gently comb the cranberries off the vines.

Fresh cranberry harvesting at a Wisconsin cranberry bog

The berries are put into silver tubs, which are then brought to the edge of the marsh where they’re picked up by a truck, and transported to the processing facility.

Fresh cranberry harvesting in Wisconsin

Fresh cranberriess being harvested in Wisconsin

After the cranberries are transported to the processing facility, they get air dried and stored until they are ready to be bagged.

Wisconsin cranberry fresh harvest processing

Fresh cranberry harvesting and processing in Wisconsin

When the cranberries are ready to be bagged, they go through a whole series of very neat steps, which involves putting cranberries through a ‘bounce test’ the ones that bounce move on to get processed, the ones that don’t bounce are considered not suitable for bagging and get filtered out (to be used in juices/concentrates, etc). The cranberries then go through uv lights and then through a room where any bad ones that remain are hand picked out.

Processing fresh cranberries at a cranberry bog

The cranberries are then bagged and sold in stores! Hope you’ve enjoyed this picture tour of my visit to a cranberry bog!Visiting a Wisconsin cranberry bog

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  1. Karen says

    October 29, 2019 at 9:42 pm

    I’ve toured Wisconsin’s cranberry bogs & factories twice- and were I given a 3rd chance, I’d be there again! SO
    interesting, and seems like you see something new each time. Amazing- all the work that goes into that lovely dish of Cranberry sauce……………………………. 😉 !!!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      November 3, 2019 at 7:49 pm

      So happy to hear this, and yes, it’s incredible to think about the work that goes into the cranberries

      Reply
  2. littlecookingtips says

    October 27, 2016 at 2:14 am

    This tour must have been quite an experience! Your photos are beautiful and the information you shared about the whole process is amazing. We never knew. Thank you for sharing this. Sending lots of hugs! xoxoxo

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      October 28, 2016 at 9:02 am

      I’m so glad you enjoyed reading about my tour of a cranberry bog – it was really neat!

      Reply
  3. Kris ~ Big Rigs 'n Lil' Cokies says

    October 26, 2016 at 10:13 pm

    My parents just brought me some fresh cranberries from their travels through Wisconsin. So excited to try them!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      October 28, 2016 at 9:01 am

      That’s awesome that your parents brought you fresh cranberries from WI, they’re deeeelish 🙂

      Reply
  4. Rony Jahid says

    October 26, 2016 at 1:53 pm

    Photographs look just awesome in this cranberry bog. Thank you for sharing!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      October 28, 2016 at 8:57 am

      So glad you liked seeing my tour of the cranberry bog

      Reply
  5. Jessica says

    October 26, 2016 at 3:18 am

    What an amazing experience! I never knew exactly how much work went into harvesting a tiny cranberry! You got some amazing pictures too – thank you so much for sharing!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      October 26, 2016 at 9:41 am

      Isn’t it amazing how much work goes into harvesting cranberries? I was so surprised as well. Thank you for your lovely comment.

      Reply

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