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Contrary to popular belief, the cranberry, a North American native, does not grow in water. These shiny scarlet berries grow on low, trailing vines in beds commonly known as “bogs” layered with sand, peat, gravel and clay.

Atocas Notre Dame, located in Quebec, Canada, is one of the largest producers of certified organic cranberries in North America. From the first flowering in the field through harvest and packing, Atocas Notre Dame carefully monitors every step of the process to ensure that only the best organic cranberries bear their “Tree Kids” label.

To insure top quality for the fresh market, Atocas Notre Dame dry-harvests their cranberries at the peak of flavor and color. To dry harvest, growers use mechanical pickers with comb-shaped conveyer belts that pick the berries and carry them to attached burlap bags. Once harvested, the cranberries are quickly transported to the on-farm packing plant where they are sorted, cleaned, and cooled. Within a few days of harvest, the freshest, tastiest organic cranberries anywhere are available in the produce department of your local store!