We were featured in the “Cranberries in Massachusetts” episode of America the Bountiful on PBS. In this episode of “America the Bountiful,” viewers are taken on a journey through the rich history and contemporary significance of cranberries in Massachusetts. Indigenous people have harvested and enjoyed wild cranberries for millennia, incorporating them into their traditional cuisine. […]
Walk into Deb Greiner’s home kitchen on any given weekday, and she and Tina Labossiere are probably making jam. The taste and the charm in each jar is derived from the personal handling each receives. Even as their business has grown, they’ve kept it personal. Recently, someone asked Greiner for her card in a .pdf […]
As ingredients go, cranberries are underappreciated. Here’s how four local chefs (and two jam ladies) are turning this around. Think beyond quick bread, jellied sauce and thanksgiving. the Cape Cod cranberry has expanded it’s repertoire from such traditional fare and has claimed a starring roll on the plates of chefs and diners year round. This […]
At the Orleans market, it’s not unusual to find a line snaking down the aisle of vendors as people wait their turn to select from just opened crates of beefy tomatoes or verdant chard still damp from the morning dew. Scents unroll like carpets as each tailgate opens, and boxes, crates, bags and bushels are […]
For 10 years, Debbie Grenier and Tina Labossiere have really been cooking. Literally. About a decade ago, the two friends began making jellies together in Grenier’s state and town-licensed Harwich kitchen. Using locally-grown Cape Cod cranberries, their home based business Cranberry Harvest, Inc., has grown steadily every year, allowing the two mothers a flexible schedule […]
Harwich friends balance success of jelly business with family It all started when two Harwich friends, Tina Labossiere and Debbie Greiner, were looking for an at-home business to run while raising their kids. They tried making stuffed bunnies, snowmen and velvet stockings. But they had more success selling Greiner’s pepper jelly at a craft show. […]