A FAMILY FARM
Two year old Addison helps her grandpa Scott sort freshly picked cranberries.
Scott and Carol McKenzie and their five children farm for the future.
The McKenzie family has been farming and ranching near Cape Blanco
since 1870. Scott's great grandfather purchased the land where the family
lives, raises sheep and cattle, and – since 1996 – farms cranberries in bogs
built by Scott, Carol and their children. The desire to maintain an economically
viable operation, not only for themselves but for future generations, drives
the McKenzies' approach to farming. Of equal importance is their goal of
minimizing any negative impact that their cranberry farming might have on
their surrounding environment, which includes recreation lands and wildlife
habitat.
Scott and Carol McKenzie and their five children farm for the future.
The McKenzie family has been farming and ranching near Cape Blanco
since 1870. Scott's great grandfather purchased the land where the family
lives, raises sheep and cattle, and – since 1996 – farms cranberries in bogs
built by Scott, Carol and their children. The desire to maintain an economically
viable operation, not only for themselves but for future generations, drives
the McKenzies' approach to farming. Of equal importance is their goal of
minimizing any negative impact that their cranberry farming might have on
their surrounding environment, which includes recreation lands and wildlife
habitat.