The A.D. Makepeace Company, based in Wareham, is North America’s largest cranberry grower, the largest private property owner in eastern Massachusetts, and a recognized leader in environmentally responsible real estate development and stewardship. Cranberries are our heritage and our livelihood. Our 169-year history in the cranberry industry affects the way we do business, and it strengthens the communities we build.
LIFE on the BOG
Spring on the Bog
As warmer weather arrives in March, we drain the bogs of their winter flood. Once the water is removed, the vines begin to come out of dormancy and turn from their deep burgundy color to green.
As the vine grows and the cranberry buds develop, they must be protected from spring frost. Water is applied through the irrigation system to create a protective coating of ice around each cranberry bud, insulating the bud from colder temperatures. We do this any time the temperature on the bog drops below the tolerance level of the plant. This typically occurs during the late evening and early morning hours, generally from March through mid-June, long after the rest of southeastern Massachusetts has stopped worrying about cold temperatures outside of these “frost pockets.”
In our part of the world, March means something else too: the reopening of Makepeace Farms, the seasonal cafe and gift shop located on our Tihonet Village, Wareham, campus. Serving house-baked goods, cranberry themed gifts, and what is widely regarded as the best Thanksgiving wrap in New England (and therefore the world), the shop’s reopening is always cause for celebration.
Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Spring, 2024
ADM Issues $10,000 Challenge Match to Benefit Habitat for Humanity of Greater Plymouth
/in General, Real Estate /by Linda BurkeCARVER AND PLYMOUTH, ISSUED DECEMBER 14, 2022 … Habitat for Humanity of Greater Plymouth is pleased to announce that the A.D. Makepeace Company has issued a $10,000 Challenge Match to […]
ADM Supports Old Colony YMCA
/in General, Real Estate /by Linda BurkePLYMOUTH – The A.D. Makepeace Company has contributed $137,000 to the Old Colony YMCA to kickstart “Giving Tuesday.” The contribution, composed of several donations over the course of 2022, includes […]
New Dental Office at Rosebrook
/in General /by Linda BurkeWAREHAM – Local officials, the A.D. Makepeace Company, and the Cape Cod Canal Region Chamber of Commerce celebrated the opening of a new full-service dental practice at Rosebrook Place Thursday. […]