Ep. 289 : Wild Cranberry Harvest

<p>I am in love with Cranberries. I have loved them for a long time. When I ended up in a bog full of Wild Large Cranberries (<em>Vaccinium macrocarpon)</em> last year, I knew I had to come back again and harvest some. </p><p>The plan worked out and this year, on a beautiful early Autumn day, I got to hike out to that very same bog with a couple of pals and harvest a small buckets worth, for cookies, for sauce, for crumble and for joy. </p><p>I didn’t know much about the natural history of Cranberries until now, but as is the case with this radio/podcast project, I learn with the shows.</p><p>Hope you enjoy!</p><p><strong>To learn more :</strong><br><em>Michigan Shrubs and Vines </em>by Burton V. Barnes, Christopher W. Dick, and Melanie E. Gunn. University of Michigan Press, 2016.<br><em>Natures Garden </em>by Samuel Thayer. Forager’s Harvest, 2010. <br><em>The Book of … Swamp and Bog </em>by John Eastman and Amelia Hansen. Stackpole Books, 1995.</p><p></p>