Pacific Coast Cranberry Research Foundation

About Us

Cranberries are as American as apple pie, in fact, even more so! Long before the Pilgrims arrived in 1620, and before Lewis and Clark walked these parts a century ago, Native Americans combined crushed cranberries with dried deer meat and melted fat to make pemmican, a convenience food that would keep a long time.

The Pacific Coast Cranberry Research Foundation was established in 1992 as a non-profit organization. Its goals are to:
**Help fund cranberry research and extension work on the West Coast of the United States and Canada. **Maintain a demonstration cranberry farm. **Produce cranberries on Foundation property to fund research and extension activities. **Provide an educational facility for tourists, local citizens, and schools.

Cranberry harvest at the museum happens on the second weekend of October each year. It's a great time to see the red berry being harvested!