All posts tagged "farming"
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6.7K4Crime and ScandalFortunate Son: The Madness of John Stark
For nearly 200 years, from the beginnings of the country, the Stark name, beginning with John Stark, was the gold standard of...
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14.6K3ConnecticutSix Historic Apple Orchards
Trying to pick six historic apple orchards in New England may be a fool’s errand. As Maine apple expert John Bunker explains,...
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8.1K5MassachusettsYoung John Adams Struggles With School, Vexes His Parents
Young John Adams frustrated his pious father and vexed his hot-tempered mother with his dislike of school and love of the outdoors....
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15.2K6Business and Labor6 Historic Stagecoach Stops You Can Visit
The history of New England’s post roads and their stagecoach stops mirror the history of the country. The roads date back to...
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27.8K5Business and LaborSix New England Ghost Towns
Though people typically think of ghost towns as belonging to the Old West, New England actually has plenty. Villages that once supported...
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17.3K2MaineHelen Nearing Writes an Anti-Cookbook
Helen Nearing, a founder of the modern back-to-the-land movement, believed there were more important and interesting things to do than to cook....
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