*sigh*. I live very close to the shade-grown tobacco in the CT River valley. Sadly most of the farms have been paved over and turned into housing or low-density manufacturing.
I have a soils book from the 1890s that talks about the CT River valley farming, including broad leaf tobacco for cigars.
We used to be a center for manufacturing and quality farming and now all we seem to export is the moonbat liberal ideas of some of our citizens.
I told my Dad a long time ago when I lived in CT about the shade tobacco grown in the CT River Valley and he (fond of tall tales, he was) said that where he grew up in GA was also famous for Shade Tobacco.
I said "Dad...that's not possible. Ct River Valley is the most famous place in the world for shade tobacco."
But he insisted that the worked under the shades at a tobacco field.
He grew up and worked the tobacco fields in Decatur County GA.
Heheh...one of his many seemingly outlandish stories that was, after all, true.
He passed away last year at 94 and I really miss him.
Shade tobacco is grown in 2 places in the world (the CT River Valley and a few counties near Decatur Co GA...including Gadsden Co FL).