Who would have guessed, but according to a recent article in the Boston Globe, farming in Massachusetts is actually becoming popular. After decades of decline, farming is resurging across the state. New farmers are graduates fresh out of college, immigrants with farming backgrounds, or former professionals starting second careers. Many begin as part-timers while hanging [...]
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August 13, 2010The big deal of cranberries in the Bay State
July 28, 2010Farming in Massachusetts is a big deal. Not only is the Bay State highly populated and urbanized, its rough terrain mixed with wetlands and acidic soils is not ideal for most crops. That is probably why growing cranberries here has been so successful. Cranberries, or Vaccinium macrocarpon, thrive with a unique combination of acidic soils [...]