Picking your own cranberries on Terschelling

Cranberries on Terschelling
» American Cranberry

Cranberries, or American cranberries, arrived on Terschelling via an overboard shipload.

The berries now grow in lots of wet dune valleys on the island and when they ripen in mid-September it offers the opportunity to pick cranberries yourself.

Cranberries on Terschelling
» Ripe in September

Cranberries are ripe in the month of September. In consultation with Staatsbosbeheer when they may be picked may be picked.

As the Cranberries grow in the wild, anyone can pick them by hand for their own use berries, for their own use, by hand.

With a permit from the Forestry Commission, islanders may also pick with a cranberry picker.

Cranberries on Terschelling
» Cranberry products on Terschelling

Cranberries are used in many Terschelling products and so everyone can get further acquainted with the Cranberry and other local products of Terschelling and the surrounding Wadden Sea and North Sea.

Terschelling restaurants have Cranberries and other local products on the menu, incorporated in various dishes.

Cranberry on Terschelling
» Meet the Cranberry

There are excursions to the Cranberry fields, but if you get on your bike, they are not hard to find.

The berries thrive here, which is why there are now many places on the island where Cranberries grow. This genuine island product is used in cakes, jams and compotes.

Cranberries on Terschelling
» Come to Terschelling

All in all, enough reason to come to Terschelling in late summer and experience this 'festival'.

But of course there is much more to see and do on Terschelling.

Find a lovely holiday accommodation on Terschellingvia the Cranberry time availability- overview of op-Terschelling.nl. Always up-to-date.

Cranberry on Terschelling
» Very healthy

Did you know that Cranberries are very healthy? They contain a lot of vitamin C.

Cranberries do need to be processed. They cannot be not edible. Possibilities are: Cranberry jam, Cranberry compote, Cranberry sauce, Cranberry wine, Cranberry juice....

So take some cranberry products home with you to also enjoy this piece of Terschelling!

Picking your own cranberries on Terschelling

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