Goodbye berry ban. (Stateline).
Some New Yorkers are berry, berry happy to be able to grow black currants once again. A 100-year-old ban on farming the controversial berry in the state was unanimously overturned by both houses of the Legislature in April. Back in 1705, U.S. white pine seedlings were shipped to England...

We all live on an organic farm: Patricia Kyritsi Howell shares the bounty of eating organic and local Georgia produce.
I recently informally polled of a group of Georgians whom I consider fairly progressive and visionary about the effects of environmental toxins on their health. Every one of them claimed to be extremely concerned--even worried. Over the past twenty years, these are people who have volunteered and sent donations...

Pick-your-own berries a Zimmerman Berry Farm.
Growing berries is "pretty cool" according to Will Zimmerman, age 14. His sister Ashley, age 9, agrees, "you meet new people, and you can walk right out you front door and pick berries for a cobbler." Will and Ashley are carrying on a family tradition as the...

Ocean Spray Partners with Greater Boston Food Bank in First of its Kind Yearlong Food Drive.
Employee Campaign Provides Nutritious Meals and Promotes the Overall Wellbeing of Families in Need LAKEVILLE-MIDDLEBORO, Mass., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Ocean Spray, the nation's leading producer of canned and bottled juices and juice drinks, will be participating in a yearlong, employee-driven food drive to benefit The Greater...

Crimson harvest.
Byline: Winston Ross The Register-Guard BANDON - From a distance, cranberry farming looks a lot like mowing the lawn. Jeff Haga and his son Sean sit astride three-wheeled "beaters," equipped with a reel at the front that spins and munches through water-logged cranberry vines in...

Ocean Spray Proudly Announces Its First Television Special 'Cranberry Christmas' on ABC Family.
Animated Holiday Special Features Original Songs by the Legendary Barry Manilow and Longtime Collaborator Bruce Sussman LAKEVILLE-MIDDLEBORO, Mass., Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Already a star of the holiday table, Ocean Spray launches its first animated television special -- "Cranberry Christmas" -- airing at 7:30 p.m. (ET/PT) on...

Ocean Spray Energizes the Bar Scene With Cranergy(TM) Energy Juice Drink and Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice Drink BarPac(TM) Bottles.
LAKEVILLE-MIDDLEBORO, Mass., Nov. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- As consumers seek the latest, trendiest cocktails, mixologists must raise the bar to create the next wave of sizzling specialty drinks. For restaurants and bars competing to provide distinctive, high-quality beverages while maximizing sales, the new Ocean Spray(R) Cranergy(TM) Energy Juice Drink and...

BEARS IN MIND.
Byline: Winston Ross The Register-Guard FLORENCE - On the Chinese calendar, it's the year of the rat. On the central Oregon Coast, 2008 is the year of the marauding black bear. This is not a cause for celebration. Snarling, jaw-popping, false-charging, burglarizing, vandalizing...

Ocean Spray and Rainforest Cafe Announce Partnership - Bringing the Wonderberry to the Wild.
Companies Unite to Expand Rainforest Cafe Menu Offerings LAKEVILLE-MIDDLEBORO, Mass., Nov. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Ocean Spray and Rainforest Cafe today announced a new partnership to provide consumers across the country more fun drinks and dishes. From now until December 31, all Rainforest Cafe locations will feature two...