CRANBERRY HARVESTING - Why do they flood the fields?

Cranberry harvesting is a totally different way of farming. Have you tried fresh cranberries?
Thanks to @TheRiversideBog in Langley for showing me how it works.
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[@rogergommert528]

I worked at Ocean Spray in Richmond this year as a binner. The 2020 harvest was expected to be in excess of 53 million pounds of cranberries. This was one of the most enjoyable jobs in my working life, great people and experience, hope to be back next year.

[@dionztonjr.6405]

Can I work there as a truck driver? I'm a truck driver here in the Philippines...

[@robertgrey5993]

Cranberry sauce with chicken or turkey is really good. Cranberries are not the only berries that taste a lot better cooked than raw.

[@ANStan-xp6tb]

...and the giant spiders didn't bother you?

[@BaneRain]

@Dionz Tonjr. you have to see which work visas are available to you the canadian embassy in the phillipines

[@roywarriner8441]

@@robertgrey5993 I like dried cranberries and cranberry juice but loathe cranberry sauce.

[@anshuanand90]

Why am I watching cranberries at 1 am. Kudos to the creator for keeping me interested till the end.

[@DownieLive]

Yes! Thanks Anshu! Good night! 😄

[@seanokane2627]

Same

[@happyquacksgaming1285]

3:09 am for me XD

[@CropChroniclesFS22]

Its 5:10

[@AndyIsHereBoi]

whats a kudo

[@rileytampus8223]

"Its calm, its quiet" Machine: *BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR*

[@OHOE1]

I wonder who here that’s eaten a Lingonberries

[@Kiw111]

Plot twist: The water was actually sprite

[@trashboat4620]

w a n t a s p r i t e c r a n b e r r y ?

[@ryanswistakryanswistak5779]

Haha😂

[@nuggs942]

*W A N N A. S P R I T E C R A M B R A R R Y*

[@funtsucha7745]

But why? Why would you do that.

[@Adrian-tv6os]

Nani

[@janetross6107]

I remember seeing those ads for some cranberry juice when I was younger where there were just 2 farmers standing in the middle of a cranberry field talking about the juice. Those were the good ol days.

[@Sniperboy5551]

Ocean Spray? Good times…

[@Jackamat]

I love that this channel is always showing you something completely unexpected, cranberry farming, steam trains, Harley's, Airbnb's, keep up the hard work, it's always awesome to see something weird that you never would have expected to see in your feed

[@DownieLive]

Yes! That’s exactly my goal, Jack! 👍🏼😄

[@mickefy682]

I love how creative people have gotten to get certain things done in such efficient ways.

[@hemireborn6450]

"yeah.. ay" "It's the thirst,thirstiest time... Of the year"

[@lvdarth1256]

I have just one query

[@rapid_]

wanna sprite cranberry?

[@itsjedu8403]

juan.

[@d.b5471]

The answer is cleeeeeear

[@maixe13]

@@d.b5471 it’s the most thirstiest time~

[@catylynch7909]

I love making cranberry sauce for Thanksgiving and Christmas. It couldn't be easier ... equal parts water and sugar, and a bag of cranberries [plus a touch of salt] ... bring them to a boil, lower to a simmer, until all of the berries have burst. Voila, sauce! And, a lovely aroma will permeate your whole house.

[@DownieLive]

Sounds amazing!

[@thatjerseyb]

I do the same! with a bit of orange zest too!

[@idkanymorelmao5242]

I’m British so I don’t really celebrate thanksgiving but like good for u I guess

[@OfficialParkit]

@@idkanymorelmao5242 wtf is this comment

[@transcendnze572]

@@OfficialParkit wdym, the man just doesn't celebrate thanksgiving as the original comment was referring to. what's wrong with his comment? not everyone is american

[@teammeteamus.8315]

Dried cranberries are the best!

[@elizabethwells9605]

Ikr

[@candacej20]

Fun fact! A handful of dried cranberries has more sugar than a Hershey chocolate bar!

[@elizabethwells9605]

@@candacej20 why size Hershey Choclate bar

[@seanokane2627]

I no especially with trail mix nuts

[@itzpete1689]

@@candacej20 but cranberry’s have natural sugar

[@limbonlegs1662]

Oh god its my worst nightmare: drowing in one of those cranberry lakes Edit: my worst nightmare is now getting sucked into the . . . *CRANBERRY VORTEX*

[@spidertiger585]

oh nooo....

[@dennis5698]

@Fire lord Zuko Oh no

[@spidertiger585]

@@dennis5698 **OH NO**

[@tortrois3151]

@@spidertiger585 *OH NO*

[@acetyw7672]

@@spidertiger585 ohno

[@shivaprakash4717]

"We all know that they flood the fields" Me: *w h a t*

[@rachelcookie321]

I came to this video because I had no idea they did and wanted to see a bunch of cranberries floating on a cranberry lake.

[@myshoeisonfire]

"quiet" wearing hearing protection..... lol

[@erielcurva4604]

.

[@loganspry1017]

True

[@Linus-rr6ns]

He was around load tracters an trains

[@blunttime420]

Lmao my exact thought. A gas engine just chugging along.

[@blunttime420]

@@Linus-rr6ns I lived beside a train track just like that literally in my backyard it would shake the house. Hearing protection is not required for that.

[@julianakf]

This is fascinating! I had no idea how cranberries were harvested. This is an impressive video and this channel keeps surprising me. Thanks for such great content!

[@jerryolcsvary5039]

Cranberries (unprocessed) are very good for you. They are full of anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer nutrients. They help keep the liver healthy and lower your blood pressure. And although they are not a sugar bomb they taste great! A great way to add flavor to your steel cut oats for breakfast. And please do business with mom and pop farmers like this. I wish I lived in Canada.

[@kastertalkie4093]

2:06 damn, that sound transition tho

[@dundermifflin3847]

3:34 "Its quiet" the machine: am I a joke to you?

[@dblcheezburger]

😂

[@gloomyscribbles]

lol the music is far from quiet too

[@d.4.w.g]

the machine is a joke to me, yes

[@dundermifflin3847]

e

[@andrewrossell3782]

The hearing protection is only for decoration

[@hackhenk]

"It's quiet" CRANBERRY SLAPPER GO BRRRRRRRRRRRRR

[@Aftershock-xt3hr]

Brrrrrrrrrr

[@CrannTV]

Fun fact: I was born in that field. I almost died but I made it out

[@strawberryseal1851]

oh my god it's you!

[@ProdLvnden]

I ate your dad

[@lemon_enjoyer1476]

what was is like o-o

[@tahliac4837]

@@ProdLvnden -v- leave

[@zaemonk2942]

For real?

[@notsoanonymoususer8442]

Don’t know why, don’t know how but I sure am glad this was in my recommended

[@greg2052]

I’ve just got one question Wanna Sprite cranberry ;)

[@CaneSugars]

I have been spammed with those adds

[@bobagingo_]

No

[@jmike7005]

@@bobagingo_ :O

[@cardbored5961]

Uh huh

[@redbridge889]

First off fuck you, secondly. Yes please

[@TheHotdogstand]

This whole time I thought they grew on the water like Lilly pads!

[@bruhmoment5509]

It’s calm, it’s quite. He who wears headphones: yeah sure.

[@tanyamartino9030]

This was a great supplementary video I used in my homeschool day with my kids. Thank you for posting it! They were all fascinated!

[@noahhornecker4834]

I live in Southeastern Massachusetts, one of the biggest cranberry growing regions in the US. Going on field trips to cranberry bogs as a kid was a right of passage and we always got to pick our own cranberries (it’s not very easy by hand). Very nice informative video!

[@leanneearle3652]

We did a field trip to a cranberry farm when I was in elementary school. I remember it as the best field trip ever. I love cranberries!

[@chenfrances4012]

My 6-year-old daughter just watched this video. She wanted to say it is so cool to see this.

[@mothercereal4438]

I'm in British Columbia! That's pretty cool that there's 80 farms here just for cranberries.

[@holger_p]

British Columbia has about 17.500 farms.So cranberries is only a very little part of it.

[@apureo5720]

Who else got a weird taste in their mouth when he ate the cranberry lol

[@EmperorBum]

I havent eat cranberry

[@The-Meme-Guy-]

Yeah a raw cranberry has an apple texture

[@chelseyBeckOM]

Me

[@ptr1182]

Yeah hahahaga like sour but not sour hard to explain

[@user-ko3te7oy6d]

@@ptr1182 sweet.

[@thatjerseyb]

Growing up in NJ we lived right outside of Whitesbogs. Every year we would go on school trips there and learn about the history and stuff of how they were farmed and even got to go out and farmed some by hand. (this was fun as a 2nd grader. as an adult, it is awful lol) I didn't realize until I was half way through college that a lot of people are unaware of how cranberries are harvested or grown. Its interesting watching people learn new things.

[@Sniperboy5551]

They didn’t pay attention to the Ocean Spray ads… smh

[@Railboy2010]

I swear I’ve watched this video like 80 times. I just find it calm and cool how they farm the cranberries. Keep it up Mike!!

[@andrewkast4087]

Great video showing the cranberry harvest. I have friends whose family have cranberry bogs in New England. I have cranberries in my oatmeal everyday, they are good for you. I do enjoy watching your videos, thank you so much for them!

[@JeffMiletich]

When I was a kid I thought cranberries grew underwater.

[@DownieLive]

Right, but they don't! So surprising.

[@lopi1928]

i thought it grew on bushes

[@blisky3229]

@@lopi1928 same

[@SPHYNX_REAL]

Idk were I'm born

[@dominickjustave3558]

Same

[@smallstudiodesign]

Thanks- for making agriculture / food science fun & informative! ✨🏆✨💕 And thanks for making this pandemic lockdown/ social isolation enjoyable. Glad I discovered your wonderful KZbin channel!

[@rafaelsode3772]

:Yep the machine is called beater How about the operator? :Master- nvm

[@valentinoconosciuto5061]

The first vid i saw from this channel... i´m already a fan

[@bethmichaud3209]

Thank you for this video! I learned something new. Eating fresh cranberries gives me a happy attitude plus upbeat energy! A sunshine moment in any day; Mike your expressions deliver the same! Beth in North West Montana

[@DownieLive]

Wonderful! Thank you, Beth.

[@mr.pinkypanda531]

this video is probobly really good for social awareness and i think you should keep going on youtube this is really good content. (want more please)

[@piyush4815]

I love the way they use the new techniques. It really helps them gaining the production.

[@andycarlson5900]

Thank you very much for all the work you did when pulling them!!!!!! 😊

[@RedHillian]

Amazing - they don't grow cranberries here in the UK (although we do eat them), and seeing where they come from & how they're harvested is fantastic! I did know about flooding the fields to harvest them; but I didn't know much about why, or any more than that!

[@marieneu264]

This is crazy! I never understood how this fruit worked. Great video, as always!

[@krad1314]

3:49 its calm, its quiet... meanwhile the guy has ear protection on from the noise of the machine lol

[@spencerbird1273]

Wow! What a cool video! Loved every second of it!! Excited for the next adventure!

[@gaming_with_john6184]

This could easily be in discovery Channel and it should. Amazing video and extremely interesting

[@DownieLive]

Glad you think so!

[@bignog4198]

I’m supposed so be studying... but this is more interesting

[@gvrsocso2338]

Your studying ............. just not what u supposed to XD 🤫🤫🤫🤫hahaha

[@day3ric]

I love cranberries. I LOVE how tart they are, and it looks so satisfying to harvest too. Just another reason to like them

[@alyssajean2327]

This video is awesome! I always wondered why the guys in the commercial were always standing In water with floating cranberries... lol I had no idea flooding Cranberry fields was a thing...

[@nic573]

awesome and interesting content! I love stumbling across videos like this that inform me of cool information that I didnt know I wanted to learn!

[@hellobye9178]

I just watched a documentary on how farmers whack cranberries to collect them easier.

[@TM-qj4yr]

I love this, I had no idea that Langley has cranberry farms. Thanks for sharing.

[@cynthiahamilton3232]

FANTASTIC video!!!! Thank you for this!! Subscribed

[@khoitruong6593]

Great video, like always! That looks like A LOT OF hard work!! Will look for their berries when I go to the store next time. Watching this makes me appreciate the fruits of the farmers' labour even more (pun intended!)

[@TonyEjerJiang]

Ahhh, so this is what happened in my Stardew Valley farm during fall.

[@names.jordan8254]

Man, just found this video in my recommended and boy was I wowed. Super high production quality keep up the good work.

[@nosondre]

This is so amazing. Respect!

[@tankdoss7261]

who else loves it when he says cranberry

[@Quint1988]

I made a cranberry cake with 3 layers for christmas once and the sweet cream is perfect with the sour fresh berries :3 I coated some on top with sugar which made them look like they are cought in ice crystals - so pretty! It was interesting to see how they get harvested.

[@DownieLive]

That is awesome!

[@arpitjangir3349]

I loved it. I loved it. Such a beautiful video dude. Good stuff

[@susanowen1709]

This was absolutely riveting. I knew about cranberry bogs, but had no idea that they aren't bogs all the time. And the harvesting was fascinating to watch. Now I'm craving cranberry pie (so good - tastes a lot like cherry, only more tart).

[@MsSasha4444]

I eat cranberries all year when they are available. It is so interesting to know how they are grown and harvested. Happy Thanksgiving to all!

[@nayman2801]

very interesting! In Alberta, my grandma and I would always go pick the cranberries in the woods, she could fill a gallon pail faster than I could cover the bottom layer. The wild crans do taste slightly different than farmed, not sure why though. Great video :)

[@loganellis2164]

I normally dont comment very often or like videos, just watch them for fun constantly, and dude you are like the most lively and exciting people to watch I have ever found on youtube. your demeanor is so positive and excited, even after a 4 hour work shift and me having some personal issues, I cant help but be excited and happy while watching this video. absolutely earned the sub, please keep it up! =D

[@DownieLive]

Oh wow! Thanks Logan! Welcome!

[@Voobus]

This is one of the coolest videos I've seen in a long time, wish I would have seen this earlier, definitely earned a subscriber

[@Jacob-tl1ig]

No idea why this is in my recommended , but i LOVE it.

[@DownieLive]

Welcome Jacob!

[@Jacob-tl1ig]

@@DownieLive Thank you

[@tylergood4444]

Why am I 25 years old and now knowing that the commercial is real. XD

[@JPW98cleans]

Need more of these man awesome vid amd great info

[@Dikdusa]

My grandma makes this cranberry relish every year for thanksgiving, wildly amazing

[@Esisauden]

In my country cranberry’s grow naturally. We call them “purvs” where they grow. “purvs” in english means swamp. I’ve never heard about cranberry farms and i don’t know if we have them.

[@papablueshirt]

I actually love whole cranberries. I put it in oatmeal, potatoes, corn, just about any dish. You have to get accustomed to the taste. It gives it a nice bite. I load up my freezer around the holidays so I have them all year. Only blueberries have slightly more antioxidants, so they are very healthy. Blueberries, cranberries and oatmeal, the perfect dish. : )

[@dollofvoodoo]

I love cranberries. This was really interesting and educational.

[@quarlow1215]

Very interesting. I live in Richmond with the cranberry farms all around me. Cool stuff Downie.

[@rman8028]

That looked like a grain train passing the bog. I saw this process on 'Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe', but you really gave us an up close and personal of the harvesting process. I've tried craisins (dried cranberries), oooooo addicting! Belated Happy Thanksgiving, Mike! Thanks for taking us along.

[@DownieLive]

You’re so welcome. Happy Thanksgiving to you as well!

[@happydays8466]

FUN FACT: IM DRINKING CRANBERRY JUICE WHILE WATCHING THIS

[@frog55555]

That isnt a fact, and isnt even fun.

[@nugget4059]

@@frog55555 shut the fuck up

[@Deniss-cp2fo]

sprite

[@0bread286]

@@frog55555 shhhhhhh

[@Junkrr_0]

@@frog55555 Bruh you ruined the vibe

[@nathanpoirier8173]

Cool Downey. I find the field really satisfieng. It looks like a pink lake.

[@DenisePoole-Closet-Crafts]

Amazing videos you do. This was so intresting . Thank you

[@MsChestnutter1]

That's enough cranberries to keep a town full for a life time in one harvest. finds out there are more fields on that farm: Finds out there are 80 farms in one country:

[@Garbagemuncher826]

I

[@Vacuon]

That's in only in one province! There are 81 in Quebec, and I imagine maybe even more in Ontario!

[@FearlessLeader]

I’ve always loved cranberries, but then again I love sour, not so much of a sweet tooth, so they really are great, hard to find not frozen ones where I live though

[@nonamesign354]

This is so satisfying to watch

[@albinhansson9157]

My guy this was entertaining, you deserve more attention!

[@TheGlobalExpats]

What a fascinating process! Well covered and explained! 👌🏽

[@DownieLive]

Thanks so much!

[@JG-sherminator]

As always, well produced content Mike. Great job!!!

[@williamau5274]

It's beautiful cranberry farm. 👍👏

[@Fluffy65]

Having not watched this until now, I was really hoping it would have been filmed in my home area of central Wisconsin, but oh well. Great video, and thanks for sharing the story of the cranberry harvest with many people that never knew much about them before. The misconception that they actually grow under water is the one I encounter the most.

[@matthewwhiting255]

I live in carver mass. It's where like, most cranberries come from. The fact that some people don't know how cranberries are farmed or haven't tried a cranberry is totally weird to me

[@holger_p]

The fruit is not even known in any country. Meanwhile they became popular dried as raisins, for fitness food mixes.

[@TROLLSTIN13]

“WANT A SPRITE CRANBERRY”

[@shaminahossain8666]

No

[@nerycito5980]

THE ANSWER IS CLEARRR

[@TankGuyz]

When you showed Brian’s farm, the train came by in the background, good video

[@keishlaspivey6157]

This was cool, thank you for sharing 🌺🧡

[@michaelhoward9270]

that's all cool and all, but can we talk about how he's wearing a life jacket for 1ft of water

[@evelynharber6077]

Probably a safety requirement. Safe working etc! If he were to drown just makes it easier to find the body!

[@rustyscrapper]

if for whatever reason you go unconscious while working in the water. If you fall down even in shallow water the life jacket if worn properly will make an unconscious person roll around onto their back and float with their face above water.

[@pathfinder3175]

have you ever stepped in an 2' deep ditch in 2' of water? You'll fall due to the unseen. Not to mention submerged sprinklers (shin rackers)!

[@zac.f2493]

LOL

[@therealHannibus]

And technically a human could drown in 6 inches of water? Or less?

[@JustMaxim37]

"we know that they flood the fields" me who just stumbled on the video by random : Do we?

[@glnassa5589]

It's not only awesome, beautiful, sweet & sour, but fantastic. Many thanks for sharing this wonderful video. Best regards, Nassa

[@skyrunnergamer4989]

my recommendations have blessed me again

[@unaverageavocado159]

Useless fact: Wisconsin is the United States top cranberry producing state

[@b2k-boomer]

not really useless

[@r4ptoritachi]

Cheese

[@dominickjustave3558]

@Marked One fu

[@matthewwhiting255]

Massachusetts is second.

[@jennifermoses8330]

Fianaly Wisconsin is useful for something! (Besides cheese)

[@evecottom9966]

I live near Bala Ontario where they also do this. Just haven’t seen it.

[@lia-jk9yt]

Me and my brother are trying to go to sleep this video teach us something and we’re able to fall asleep great video!

[@louisandallan]

First time watching one of your vids and i thoroughly enjoyed!! Great vid

[@DownieLive]

Thanks! Welcome!

[@765lt]

me who lives in the state known for cranberries: this is 1st grade knowlage

[@lolbitentertainments8500]

I named the Cranberry getting off machine thing chop chop is the name

[@rcmini1000]

Cranberries are weird for me. When I first had them I thought they tasted disgustingly sour, but occasionally, I'll get huge cravings for them. They're really good! I love them.

[@person-yu8cu]

Love the agricultural theme!