It's Cranberry Season: Learn The Local History In Berkeley

BERKELEY, NJ — Fall marks cranberry harvesting season in New Jersey, and there's nowhere better to learn about its history than where one of the state's largest cranberry harvesting operations once was.

Take a look into the past at the Ocean County Library Berkeley Branch during “It’s Cranberry Time!” on Oct. 11 at 1 p.m.

This program takes a retrospective look at Double Trouble Village, the company town on the tip of the Pine Barrens in Bayville where cranberries from surrounding bogs were processed before heading to markets and dinner tables. The village housed one of New Jersey’s largest cranberry operations for most of the 20th century, according to the library.

Interpretive staffers from Double Trouble Village Historic Site will share dramatic images and rare videos of labor-intensive dry picking and modern water harvesting of cranberries still performed today.

This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Berkeley Library, volunteers who support the Library through programs, fundraising, and advocacy. New members are always welcome. Application forms are available at all Library branches and reading centers and on the OCL website.

Register at tinyurl.com/BkyBerries for this free program. For more details, visit or call the OCL Berkeley Branch, 30 Station Road, Bayville, (732) 269-2144. See the full schedule of Library programs in the online Calendar of Events.