SIMSBURY, Connecticut — Ben Harris knelt in the dirt under the mid-morning sun and pulled weeds. If left unchecked the thin blades would quickly overtake the nine rows of newly emerging potato plants. Covering two-and-a-half acres, the Root Down Farm is one of several Jewish farms dotting this small New England state — a concentration that…
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Thank you so much for a delightful article. Though I’m a west coaster now, I’m very familiar with the parts of Connecticut (and Massachusetts) you mention.
All the best for a bountiful crop!
–Eva Trieger, Solana Beach, California