New Jersey. The garden state
There is a reason New Jersey is called the Garden State. It’s far from entirely being refineries, slums, and suburban sprawl. With California in the grip of a leftist state government and arguably suffering the wrath of God, the need for other states to develop fruit and vegetable production is incumbent. Not to sound like a liberal, but suburban growth has taken away farmland near the major cities. Why can’t, say, northern Missouri, within a day’s drive of the Great Lakes cities and the Texas Triangle, develop a more active orchard, vineyard, and vegetable agriculture?