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Sixth-generation farmers, the alums are part of the co-op producing fruit for Ocean Spray products, from sauce to juice<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Melissa Newcomb<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sisters Alison Gilmore Carr \u201901 and Abigail Gilmore Anderson \u201904 grew up helping out on their family\u2019s eastern Massachusetts cranberry farm. During fall breaks on the Hill, they\u2019d return to pitch in with the annual harvest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now the pair, who both majored in agricultural business management in CALS, are running the enterprise along with their mom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Located not far from Cape Cod, the Gilmore Cranberry Company<\/a> is a family business whose fruit is featured in some of the most popular products on the market\u2014during the holidays and year round.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Carr (left) and Anderson at harvest time. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Their 100-acre farm harvests berries that are used in Ocean Spray juices, sauces, craisins (dried cranberries), and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Says Carr: \u201cIt\u2019s such an honor and so heartwarming to know we get to be a part of people having special moments with their family in this little way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Ripe berries on the vine.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Ocean Spray is a cooperative comprising more than 700 growers. It was founded in 1930\u2014with the sisters\u2019 extended family as one of the three original members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two Dyson School<\/a> alums plan to continue the tradition of passing the land on to the next generation\u2014and they\u2019ve even welcomed fellow Cornellians through visits organized by the Cornell Club of Boston<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It\u2019s such an honor and so heartwarming to know we get to be a part of people having special moments with their family in this little way.<\/p>\nAlison Gilmore Carr \u201901<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

As they explain, the crop is typically harvested in October: the bogs in which they grow are flooded, and the water is agitated so the berries fall off the vines and float to the top for collection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sisters have been running the farm for about a decade. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Happily bogged down: The Gilmore family.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Both still love the growing process\u2014and the fruit of their labors\u2014and use cranberries to make everything from sorbets to baked goods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And of course, they also make cranberry sauce for the holiday season: each family member brings their own version and a winner is chosen based on which is eaten the most.<\/p>\n\n\n

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A (literal) truckload of cranberries en route to become sauce and more.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

\u201cOur parents told us that if we love it, we\u2019ll come back to it,\u201d Anderson says of working in the family business. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s exactly what we both did: we took off our corporate hats to put our agricultural hats back on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After graduation, the sisters lived together in NYC; Carr worked in food product marketing and Anderson had jobs at law and architecture firms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our parents told us that if we love it, we’ll come back to it. That’s exactly what we both did.<\/p>\nAbigail Gilmore Anderson \u201904<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCranberry farming is a part of the fabric of who I am,\u201d says Carr. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI had some other professional passions\u2014but I always knew that at some point, I\u2019d return to the farm.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top: A flooded bog during harvest at the Gilmore farm. (All photos provided)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Published November 15, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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