A.D. Makepeace: Inspired by Nature
The A.D. Makepeace Company, based in Wareham, is the world’s largest cranberry grower, the largest private property owner in eastern Massachusetts, and a recognized leader in environmentally responsible real estate development and land stewardship.
Cranberries are our heritage and our livelihood. Our 150-year history in the cranberry industry affects the way we do business, and it affects the communities we build.
A.D. Makepeace News
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Wareham Board of Selectmen Presentation
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New! Click here to see our presentation to the Wareham Board of Selectmen on June 30, 2009, regarding economic development and the Business Development Overlay District.
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Makepeace Neighborhood Fund Grants Announced
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The Makepeace Neighborhood Fund has awarded $158,000 in grants to 32 local organizations. The awards were announced at a ceremony at the Tihonet Village Market, on the grounds of the A.D. Makepeace Company.
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Land Conservation Will Protect Thousands of Acres, Support 'Smart Growth' and Wind Energy Projects
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An initial agreement to preserve thousands of acres of critical habitat and open space – and clear the way for an innovative eco-friendly smart growth development project – in southeastern Massachusetts has been reached between the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game and A.D. Makepeace Company, the world’s largest cranberry grower and the largest private landowner in eastern Massachusetts, Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Ian Bowles announced today.
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Makepeace Honored for Sustainable Forest Management
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In 1952 when Dwight Eisenhower first ran for president, cranberry grower A.D. Makepeace Company had the 10,000 acres of woodlands surrounding its cranberry bogs first certified as a Tree Farm. Today, more than 50 years and nine presidents later, Makepeace is still continuing the tradition of sustainable forest management on 4,000 acres of pine woodlands in Plymouth County.
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Cape Cod Canal Region Chamber of Commerce 2008 Annual Event and Business of the Year Award
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The Cape Cod Canal Region Chamber of Commerce has announced its 2008 Annual Event…
Upcoming Events
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Wareham Swan Festival
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July 11, 10am to 3pm — Wareham Village.
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Onset Bay Association "Illumination"
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July 18 at dusk
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Summer Open House
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Saturday, July 18, 10am to 4pm — Tihonet Village Market
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Free Ice Cream Day at the Tihonet Village Market
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July 25 — Tihonet Village Market
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Onset Blues Festival
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August 1, 10am to 6pm &mash; Onset Band Shell
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Cape Verdean Festival
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August 8, 10am to 6pm — Onset Band Shell
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Sixth Annual Cranberry Harvest Celebration &mdash Save the date!
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October 10 and 11, 10am to 4pm — A.D. Makepeace Company campus
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