Cranberries

Harvest Corner:

• Cranberries grow on

bushes that get

flooded to harvest.

• When flooded, the

cranberries float to

the top of the

cranberry bog for

easy collecting.

Nutrition Bites:

• The red in cranberries

has lycopene which

helps keep our hearts

healthy.

• Cranberries have fiber

to keep you feeling

full.

Did you know?

• Cranberries grow really

well on the Oregon

coast.

• Cranberries are

harvested in late fall.

• Most cranberries are

too tart to eat raw.

Classroom Resources

Books featuring cranberries:

• Cranberry Thanksgiving by Wende Devlin Grades: K-1st

• Cranberry Christmas by Wende Devlin Grades: K-1st

• Saving Cranberry by Domarina Pace Grades: K-2nd

• Fox and Rabbit’s Cranberry Surprise by Laurel Hegar Grades: K-1st

Fun Facts:

• Fresh, whole berries are hand picked. Cranberries picked by a machine get damaged

and are used for juices or jams.

• Good, ripe cranberries will bounce.

• Native Americans brewed cranberry mixtures and placed them on arrow wounds to

draw poison.

Language Lesson:

Arándano– Spanish Canneberge– French

Free family resources:

• Oregon Harvest for Schools Family Newsletter:

http://www.ode.state.or.us/wma/nutrition/snp/cranberry_news.pdf

Cranberry bog