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The Great Canadian Farm Tour Visits a Cranberry Farm in British Columbia

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The Great Canadian Farm Tour Visits a Cranberry Farm in British Columbia

The Great Canadian Farm Tour Season 4 continued its journey across the country with a stop in Fort Langley, BC, at The Bog at Riverside Cranberry Farm. This family-run farm spans 34 acres and produces over 900,000 pounds of cranberries yearly.

Brian Dewit, who grew up on a dairy farm before venturing into cranberries, shared his journey into cranberry farming and how the unique challenges of the crop make every day different and exciting. He also introduced students to the fascinating world of cranberry production, from water-efficient harvesting techniques to the science behind their buoyancy.

Here are some fun facts we learned on the tour:

  • Cranberries Float! Thanks to four hollow air pockets inside each berry, cranberries float, making water harvesting possible. Fields are flooded, berries are loosened from the vines and then they float to the surface for collection.
  • Water Conservation in Action: The farm is designed with fields at varying elevations, allowing water to flow from one to another during harvest. This innovative approach reduces water waste.
  • Perennial Power: Cranberries are perennials, meaning they grow back every year. With proper care like pruning and sanding, they can produce fruit indefinitely.
  • Massive Yield: On average, the farm produces 30,000 pounds of cranberries per acre, translating to an impressive 70 million individual cranberries annually!

Before wrapping up the tour, Brian encouraged students to incorporate more cranberries into their daily diets and explore local farms.

“Come out to the ones that are doing the tours,” said Brian, “it’s really  good to know what’s going on out there, who’s growing it and how it’s grown, you’ll learn a lot when you’re out on the farm.”

If you missed this stop on the Great Canadian Farm Tour, you can catch the recording here: WATCH THE TOUR

Join us for the final stop of Season 4 on Thursday, December 5, at 11:30 a.m. ET, as we learn about ice cream production in Manitoba: REGISTER HERE

Thank you to Farm Credit Canada and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada for supporting this program!

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