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
Flannery Joins ADM Team
/in General, Real Estate /by Linda BurkeWAREHAM – Lori Flannery has been named vice president and Chief Financial Officer of the A.D. Makepeace Company. Flannery, 56, most recently served as senior director of corporate finance for […]
Redbrook-Plymouth Wins More Awards
/in General, Real Estate /by Linda BurkeBOSTON – The Builders and Remodelers Association of Greater Boston (BRAGB) presented Redbrook-Plymouth with another six Prism Awards at a recent virtual awards ceremony. The annual awards celebrate the best […]
100% of Ocean Spray’s Cranberries Verified as Sustainably Grown
/in General, Real Estate /by Linda BurkeBOSTON, April 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., the agricultural cooperative owned by more than 700 farmer families, announces it is the first major fruit cooperative worldwide to achieve 100% […]