Cranberries, turkeys and spuds: A Northwest holiday ingredient spectacular

Cranberries, turkeys and spuds: A Northwest holiday ingredient spectacular

Bruce Lachney used to fly Boeing 737s for Delta Air Lines. But in 1988, he bought a farm outside of Eatonville, Washington. He began planting cranberries in the early 1990s.Today, he and his wife, Ann Lachney, still run Rainier Mountain Cranberries. They sell their berries at farmers markets in Seattle and Mercer Island.“Cranberries are the perfect American berry,” Bruce Lachney said. “They are an indigenous fruit. A lot of our berries have come…