Last updated: December, 2016For current information, click ‘What’s on Now’ (above) So what happens on a cranberry farm in winter? Does everyone just pack up and go skiing? Not quite. There’s actually a lot of work to be done to protect the vines through the harsh, winter months. After harvest, the vines turn a deep […]
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Ontario Cranberry Harvest is Underway!
Last updated: September 30, 2016For current information, click ‘What’s on Now’ (above) The Ontario cranberry harvest has begun at Johnston’s Cranberry Marsh in Bala, Muskoka. Picking usually gets underway two weekends before Canadian Thanksgiving, but this year it started even earlier, and signs are pointing to a record-breaking crop. The dry summer was good for the cranberries […]
White Cranberries
What, exactly, are white cranberries? They’re cranberries early in the harvest season, and they’re ripe! If you put white cranberries in the freezer, they turn red. If you cook them, they turn red. That’s because cooking and freezing releases the anthocyanin (red pigment). If you look at a bed of cranberries, they all look red. […]
Summer Farm Tour
Last updated: Summer, 2016For current information, click ‘What’s on Now’ (above) If you come for a summer farm tour at Johnston’s Cranberry Marsh in Bala, Muskoka, Ontario, you’ll discover how we ‘bloom and grow.’ Cranberries blossom in July and, by August the berries have formed. It’s now near the end of August, and we have lots of […]
Cranberry Blossoms
Last updated: Summer, 2016For current information, click ‘What’s on Now’ (above) Cranberry blossoms appear in late June and into July at Johnston’s Cranberry Marsh in Bala, Muskoka, Ontario. It’s one of the prettiest times of year here because the cranberry beds take on a blush of pink. Cranberries are named for their flower. Early settlers thought it […]
Spring Farm Update
Last updated: June, 2016For current information, click ‘What’s on Now’ (above) Spring is a beautiful time of year on the farm. The cranberry vines emerge from under the snow a beautiful burgundy colour. Interestingly, cranberries are an ‘evergreen’ vine, which means they keep their leaves year round. When they enter their dormant phase, however, the […]