Posted on 06/10/2002 1:11:58 PM PDT by Willie Green
Edited on 09/03/2002 4:50:37 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
TRENTON, N.J. -- After more than 30 years of farming, Wickie Hom knows how to spot a trend. And lately, his small farm has adjusted to a trend toward the East -- the Far East.
On Hom's 150 acres in Englishtown, he grows bok choy instead of spinach, bitter melon instead of watermelon, mustard greens instead of lettuce. There's not an ear of Jersey corn to be found.
Farmers in New Jersey are growing an increasing number of diverse crops as the region's Asian population swells and residents become attuned to ethnic foods, industry experts say.
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Who says we're not becoming a Third World nation?
BTW, Bok Choy is great.
And I suppose that's your attempt to elevate the intellectual level of discourse on this forum?
There were a few places in Portland (OR) that were family owned outfits that would build a barn-like building and sell their produce direct to the public. They made a fortune compared to dealing with grocery chains.
I remember buying 50 pound bags of potatoes for 3.99 and 20 ears of corn for a dollar. The guy that ran the place said if he could get 3.99 for every 50 pounds of potatoes he grew, he’d be a happy camper. Evidently, he got less selling to the middle-men.
They started growing/selling Asian produce about 15 years ago and had a booming little business going.
No. It is my attempt to inform you of a salient fact.
I thought that farmers growing what people want to buy is a good thing.
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