Ocean Spray Turns Rockefeller Center® into a Cranberry Classroom for the First Day of Fall

LAKEVILLE-MIDDLEBORO, Mass., Sept. 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Ocean Spray is bringing its iconic 1,500 sq. ft. cranberry bog display to Rockefeller Center Thursday, Sept. 22, to ring "the school bell" on the first day of fall.

This year marks the bicentennial of the first cultivated cranberry harvest. The cooperative will be taking a page right out of history and science books to bring a Cranberry Classroom bog side to share the cranberry's amazing story of taste, health and heritage with visitors in a fun and fruitful way. 

The Cranberry Classroom will immerse visitors in a live lesson plan that focuses on the cranberry's farm to table journey. Led by multi-generational cranberry grower-owners and their families, the classroom brings the history, heritage, agriculture and harvest of America's favorite fruit to life through four interactive stations, including an immersive 360-degree virtual harvest.

When: Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016

Time: 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. EST – Open to the public; cranberry harvest demonstrations; product sampling

Location:
30 Rockefeller Plaza
Between West 49^th and 50^th Streets and 5^th and 6^th Avenues
New York, NY 10112

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• On-site interviews with multi-generation cranberry growers and their families
• Educational activity stations, including a 360-degree virtual cranberry harvest, bog terrarium and history station
• Spectacular visuals for live remotes/weather/broadcasts and Facebook Live

About Ocean Spray

Ocean Spray is a vibrant agricultural cooperative owned by more than 700 cranberry and grapefruit growers in the United States, Canada and Chile who have helped preserve the family farming way of life for generations. Formed in 1930, Ocean Spray is now the world's leading producer of cranberry juices, juice drinks and dried cranberries and is the best-selling brand in the North American bottled juice category. The cooperative's cranberries are currently featured in more than a thousand great-tasting, good-for-you products in over 100 countries worldwide. With more than 2,000 employees and nearly 20 cranberry receiving and processing facilities, Ocean Spray is committed to managing our business in a way that respects our communities, employees and the environment. For more information visit: www.oceanspray.com or www.oceanspray.coop.  

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