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Greenhouse, floriculture, and sod products – including the ornamental market – make up more than one third of the state's agricultural output. [2] [3] Cranberries, sweet corn and apples are also large sectors of production. [3] Massachusetts is the second-largest cranberry-producing (Vaccinium macrocarpon) state in the union after Wisconsin ...
Barker's Farm (also known as Barker's Farmstand or the Barker Farm) is an American farm and orchard in North Andover, Massachusetts. The business has been operational since 1642, making it one of the oldest companies in the United States. They specialize in locally grown organic fruits and vegetables.
The 'Roxbury Russet' is an apple cultivar, believed to be the oldest apple cultivar bred in the United States, having first been discovered and named in the mid-17th century in the former Town of Roxbury, part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony southwest of (now part of) Boston. [1]
In North America, almost 2.2 million hectares are managed organically, representing approximately a 0.6 percent share of the total agricultural area. There are 12,064 organic farms. The major part of the organic land is in the US (1.6 million hectares in 2005). Seven percent of the world's organic agricultural land is in North America.
NATICK — MOM's Organic Market, a Maryland-based grocery chain that specializes in organic food products, is expected to open its second Massachusetts store next March at the Sherwood Plaza on ...
Drumlin Farm is a 291-acre [1] farm and wildlife sanctuary which is also the site of the headquarters of the Massachusetts Audubon Society. It is located at 208 South Great Road ( Route 117 ) in Lincoln, Massachusetts .
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The state has led the U.S. in apple production since the 1920s. [11] Two Eastern Washington areas account for the vast majority of the state's apple crop: the Wenatchee–Okanogan region (comprising Chelan, Okanogan, Douglas, and Grant counties), and the Yakima region (Yakima, Benton and Kittitas counties). [12]