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The annual Ruesch Century Farm cranberry harvest is well underway; it's year number 146 for the farm. As always, there is a great group of dedicated friends and family making it happen, Brian Ruesch says.
Organic cranberries grow in marshes at Ruesch Century Farm. The marshes are flooded as needed for the health of the berries, but the berries are harvested only when they are dry.
Brian Ruesch poses with a majestic oak on his century farm.
Cranberry marshes show green in early September.
Organic cranberries begin to turn red as they ripen in September at Ruesch Century Farm.
Organic cranberries peek from under foliage as they ripen.
Cranberry-sorting machines await the harvest.
A vintage grading machine stands as part of the cranberry-processing line at Ruesch Century Farm.
Printing shows the name of the manufacturer of a cranberry-grading machine.
An assortment of machines and conveyers comprise a cranberry-processing line.
Brian Ruesch holds an old-fashioned hand-operated cranberry picker.
A self-propelled dry harvester awaits ripe cranberries at Ruesch Century Farm.
A self-propelled dry harvester stands near a hand-operated harvester.
The logo for Ruesch Century Farm appears on Brian Ruesch’s back.
Plastic crates await the October cranberry harvest.
Carving on stone that’s part of a barn foundation provides a bit of farm and barn history.
The barn at Ruesch Century Farm is a rebuild after the original blew down in the 1950s.
An aerial view shows cranberry marshes and an irrigation pond at the Ruesch Century Farm.
Brian Reusch says, 'Cranberries … require a lot of daily observation. Moisture must be monitored. We have to watch for insects. You can’t just walk away from a cranberry marsh. In summer we irrigate almost every day, unless we get a big rain.'
Ruesch cranberries are shipped across the Midwest as well as to the Carolinas.
The cranberry harvest is underway at the Ruesch Century Farm near Vesper, Wisconsin.
Brian and brother Patrick Ruesch recreate the Ocean Spray commercial.
VESPER, Wis. – Some marvel at old buildings in the United States. But no building built since European settlement is really very old in the vast span of time.
Jason Maloney and Red
Jason Maloney is an “elderly” farm boy from Marinette County, Wisconsin. He’s a retired educator, a retired soldier and a lifelong Wisconsin resident. He lives on the shore of Lake Superior with his wife, Cindy Dillenschneider, and Red, a sturdy loyal Australian Shepherd.
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Brian Reusch says, 'Cranberries … require a lot of daily observation. Moisture must be monitored. We have to watch for insects. You can’t just walk away from a cranberry marsh. In summer we irrigate almost every day, unless we get a big rain.'
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