I had the honor to sit down with Amber Bristow from Wisconsin. Amber is a cranberry farmer and she walked me through everything involved in producing Wisconsin's state fruit!
More on Amber:
Hi! I’m Amber Bristow and I’m a fifth generation Wisconsin cranberry grower. Our marsh was started back in 1918 and has grown over 200 acres since then. I work along side my dad, cousin and now husband so it is truly a family run operation like many other marshes in our area. I went to school for Sport Management and had a few jobs in baseball before realizing I didn’t belong in the big cities and begged my parents to let me come back home to work. They welcomed me back home and eventually welcomed my husband to the operation. There’s a reason cranberry marshes stay in the family for so long. The sights, the uniqueness of the industry, and the support from fellow growers is enough to make anyone miss it the second they leave. I’m so excited to be educating others on our unique crop and will continue shouting “CRANBERRIES DON'T GROW IN WATER” from the rooftops until everyone hears it.
Connect with Amber
IG: @cranberrychats
FB: Cranberry Chats
Podcast: Forward Farming (apple, spotify, and sticher)
Keep up to date with all things "The Dirt" by following along on Social Media
IG: @agchicks
https://www.instagram.com/agchicks/
FB: Ag Chicks
https://www.facebook.com/agchicks
Watch the visual version of every episode on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17nMmWCo1EY
Shop Ag Chicks apparel :
https://shopjunkndisorderly.myshopify.com/collections/junk-style
