Fifty-one weeks a year this is just an interesting building on the shore of Wing Pond. But one week in October, the doors are open, the pump is pumping, and the water flows from the pond to the bog to start the cranberry harvest.
Henry
Meet Henry, the brains and brawn behind the Handy Cranberry Trust for over 50 years – the true “unsung hero”.
Cranberry Harvest at Bourne Farm, 2017
Fresh Cape Cod cranberries are starting the journey from bog to Thanksgiving table. This was the scene yesterday at the back bog at the Bourne Farm bogs. Did you know this is the oldest still working cranberry bog?
Stay tuned this week for more cranberry posts.
Falmouth DQ 3/6/17, 3:45 pm.
Yesterday at Falmouth DQ – don’t worry, the line is long even now!
February on Cape Cod
Ground’s not frozen. Rhodies are being moved up the hill from the house being sold because the buyers didn’t want them. Bill Bourne, West Falmouth’s own “mountain man”, is behind the wheel.